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2008 Malibu factory front speakers stopped working


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ezascad101
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May 9, 2013, 12:15 PM

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2008 Chevy Malibu, front speakers quit working. they sometimes will work for a very short time. It is like they are not making contact. they cut out.
I am trying to not take it somewhere maybe just a little guidance.

Thanks


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May 9, 2013, 12:48 PM

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Does this have the audio amplifier option?
Has there been any recent work done inside any of the front doors?





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ezascad101
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May 9, 2013, 1:34 PM

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I am not sure on the audio amplifier option. and no there has been no recent work done to the inside of the doors.
The front speakers were working fine and just about a month ago, nothing. I have read that they are notorious for doing that but I dont know if that is true


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May 10, 2013, 6:35 PM

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There is a sticker, I believe in the trunk, underneath the spare tire cover. It has a bunch of numbers and letters on it. The codes tell you what options the vehicle is equipped with.

The option for the radio and amplifier system is: UQ3

There are a couple of possibilities. It could be the front channel has a short or open in the speakers and or wiring. You would have to test for shorts by removing the radio and doing an ohm check of the speaker channels at the connectors. If there is an amplifier in between the radio and speakers, you would have to check after the amplifier instead.

If the wiring and speakers ohm check good, you could have a faulty radio. If there is an amplifier, the amp could be faulty, the wiring in
between the amp and radio could have an open or short.

Basically your going to have to use an ohm meter, wiring schematic, and the process of elimination to determine where the culprit is.





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ezascad101
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May 13, 2013, 8:04 AM

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I looked for this sticker and I didn't find one for the amplifier.
I will have to do the ohm check on it.
Does anybody know if I took it to like Best Buy's installation center if they would charge me to look at it?


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May 13, 2013, 3:40 PM

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I am sure they would charge you for diagnostic time. Give them a call and find out.





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(This post was edited by Discretesignals on May 13, 2013, 3:40 PM)






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