2009 Aveo radio

[mairj40]

My parents have a 2009 Aveo. It has Onstar, but no satellite radio. My Dad installed a factory XM radio out of another Aveo. He cannot get the XM to work. Is there something else that he needs in order to make it work? He said that he has a wire left over on the radio that was not in the dash. The radio just says "check antenna".

[tacomafitch]

Maybe a silly question but did he subscribe to XM ? I am not sure if that antenna works with the xm. i have the same set up as you. i use an xm radio and feed it into the aux jack of radio

[mairj40]

He didn't subscribe yet. He was just trying to get it set up in the car before he subscribed. I think he is going in to Best Buy to talk to them and see what they say. I'm 2 hours away from them, so I can't actually be there to help him with it.

[2010AveoLT]

essentially, the Radio is looking for the XM Antenna, which more than Likely, the Multi Band Antenna that your Parent's Aveo is equipped with doesn't have it.

[Chevy Customer Svc]

My parents have a 2009 Aveo. It has Onstar, but no satellite radio. My Dad installed a factory XM radio out of another Aveo. He cannot get the XM to work. Is there something else that he needs in order to make it work? He said that he has a wire left over on the radio that was not in the dash. The radio just says "check antenna".

Thank you for your post. I would recommend your Dad speak with his GM dealer of choice. They dealer will be able to provide further assistance with these concerns.


Vanessa,
GM Customer Service

[petrified.rabbit]

there is an XM convertor box in the parts manual, but i can not find the schematic or the part #. But i remember this issue came up before, and it was around $130 at the time.. and the person attempting the install never got back to use if he bought it, or if the wiring harness had provisions for it to be installed or not.

[aveopart]

my guess is either the antenna isnt fully connected or visible to the sky, or the antenna is faulty so it isnt picking up a signal.