Just installed jvc kd-s16 and it loses power after 5 seconds. Used proper wiring harness and installed in 1996 f150

well it sound like your ground wire is not connected the properly way this wire is black make sure
the other 3 are connect right are Yellow is constant power ,Red is acc.ingnition,Blue is the remote.
that would complite your conection done.

Here is the link for kd-s13 but the wiring is universal

http://caraudio.manualsonline.com/manuals/mfg/jvc/kd-s13.html

The yellow wire is the constant 12+V.
It has to be hooked up to a constant battery source.
If you did not install an aftermarket wiring harness consult
http://www.installdr.com/QuickWiring.html to find the constant 12+V wire color code in your dash.
If you unhook your battery, you can splice into the cigarette lighter hot wire to keep the constant memory of stations and clock time.

There is a constant power wire and a power wire that is actuated when you turn the car on. sounds like you may have them reversed.
You can check the pamphlet that came with your radio to see what the Jvc color code is for your hot's.
Double check them with the wire color code on the harness.

you have the red and yellow wire on the radio mixed up switch them

Get an adaptor wiring harness. It plugs directly into the plug in the truck. The wires are all labeled and you won't have to hack up the wiring in the truck. You can get the adaptor whereever they sell car stereos.

Wife bought me a new JVC KD-S16 in dash cd player/radio. Is this a good unit?

Make sure its grounded properly and has all power, other than that, R.I.P.

Check your wires they might be touching steel around your car mostly look at your yellow and red wires those are the 1' that give it power and light to your radio also check your radio fuse in the back.

You can go to a place that installs car stereos and purchase a universal wiring harness for your car that will cost about $15 and allow you to do the wiring very easy without the need to know what every wire is for. This harness would be wired to the harness you got from JVC for your new radio and all you need to do is to match the colors of the JVC harness to the same colors of the universal harness that would then just plug right into the factory wiring harness for your car and then the other end plugs into the connector for your JVC radio. It is very easy and insures that you have all the proper wires connected to operate your radio and have full functions available for use.

If you require to know what each wire from the JVC harness is for, just ask.

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Thanks and good luck with your radio installation,

Dave