Cavalier radio stays on

(1) Is it normal for the radio to turn on when a 2000 Cavalier is remote started? After car shuts off (with key OR 15 min remote starter run timeout) radio stays on untill door is opened as per GM factory 'feature'...    (2) Can the radio be turned off by the remote starter? I have the DIRECT START CS324T sterter. It has a 're-arm' signal that I wonder if I can somehow hook to door switch?

At the ignition harness on your vehicle, the brown wire powers up the accessories (radio, wipers, and such). Just make sure that there is nothing hooked to that wire from the remote starter. That way when you remote start it the radio will not turn on and stay on until you open the door. Hope this helps you out.

I double checked the wireing diagram, and there is no brown wire listed. I know the only BROWN wire I hooked up was for the parking lights... I heard that it may be possible to 'pulse' the door switch so the radio will go off after the car shuts off... but I would rather the radio just not come on in the first place. The only accessory wire I show is: Accessory - Orange - Ignition Switch Harness (Heat/AC) -B

well i dont see a brown wire for anything in your car that has to do with the radio. I think it is powering with the orange wire. YOu can find the radio switched ignition wire and use a relay to break circuit while remote started.This should work to stop radio from comming on.

From the info I have below, I would think the (brown) second accessory wire would be the one to trigger the radio circuit. But I don't know for sure, haven't worked on one. But here is a copy of the info I have for you. |       ITEM      |     WIRE COLOR     |POL|       WIRE LOCATION        | |              12V|red                 |+ |ignition harness            | |          STARTER|yellow              |+ |ignition harness            | |        IGNITION|pink               |+ |ignition harness            | |        ACCESSORY|orange              |+ |ignition harness            | | SECOND ACCESSORY|brown               |+ |ignition harness            | |       POWER LOCK|lt. blue            |*2 |either kick panel           | |     POWER UNLOCK|white               |*2 |either kick panel           | |       LOCK MOTOR|gray               |   |drivers kick panel          | |     UNLOCK MOTOR|tan                 |   |drivers kick panel          | |    DISARM DEFEAT|tan                 |   |passengers kick panel       | | PARKING LIGHTS +|brown               |   |harness to rear, dkp        | |       HEADLIGHTS|dk. blue            |- |headlight switch            | |     DOOR TRIGGER|grn/blk & lt. blue |- |*3                          | | TRUNK/HATCH PIN|black               |- |trunk light                 | |TRNK/HTCH RELEASE|BLACK/ white        |+ |BCM *4                      | |       TACHOMETER|PURPLE / white        |   |engine harness *1           | |       BRAKE WIRE|white               |+ |stop light switch           | |     HORN TRIGGER|black               |- |steering column             | |           WIPERS|                    |   |                            | | LF WINDOW UP/DN|dk. blue - brown    |A |LF window motor in door     | | RF WINDOW UP/DN|lt. blue - tan      |A |drivers kick panel          | | LR WINDOW UP/DN|dk. green - purple |A |drivers kick panel          | | RR WINDOW UP/DN|lt. green - purple |A |drivers kick panel          | Notes: NOTE: This vehicle has the passlock II immobilizer system that, when adding a remote start, must be interfaced with. Use DEI part 555t or 555L. *1 The engine harness is found next to the battery, below the radiator hose, just above the transaxle.   *2 Non keyless cars, locks are 5wi (type C) and they are mastered from the passenger side switch. Keyless cars, locks are positive trigger (type A). Also found at BCM. *3 The GREEN/ black is located in the lower drivers kick panel. It catches the drivers door only. The light blue is located in the lower passenger kick panel, and catches the passenger door(s). Tap both wires and diode isolate each. Also found at BCM. *4 The BCM is located to the left of the steering column above the kick panel.

Use the orange wire to pulse the door trigger which is Lt.GREEN/ Black in the drivers door harness.J Rilla

Owner/Installer

J Rilla is correct. The 12 gauge wire in the ignition harness does provide power to the accessories such as the radio and wipers. Your vehicle is probably new enough to have RAP (retained accessory power) The BCM activates the radio and by starting the car the BCM tells the radio to turn on. After the car shuts down the radio will continue to work until it sees the driver's door open. This tells the BCM to shut off RAP.sparky

it times out after 10-15 minutes, if it worries you, use your "re-arm" wire to pulse the drivers door pin, it's light green with a black stripe in the drivers kickpanel.