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Originally Posted by Jose Luis
I just installed the Metra kit over the Memorial weekend and went for a short test drive and had no issues. The next day on my way to work, what you described above happened to me. It freaked me out and I was scared my car would shut off on the highway. Luckily, it didn't and I made it to work but I was freaked out that somehow there was a short circuit somewhere. I parked my car and locked my doors. I started to walk away and the damn stereo turned on by itself. I unlocked the doors and went back in the camaro and the stereo started shutting down again. I turned the ignition on and the stereo and Metra kit remained off. I was worried that my car battery would die while I was at work so I stayed in the car, locked the doors and waited for the stereo to turn on. When it did, I held the source button to shut down the stereo and went to work. 8 hours later on my way home, the stereo turned on but not the Metra kit that controls the AC controls. I pulled the system out and rechecked all my connections and they were all nice and tight and had no shorts and they were also correct per the instructions. I reinstalled the kit and reconnected the battery and the Metra kit turned on again. I played with it a little bit and changed the color for the lcd screen and turned the system and car off. I decided to go for a test drive before calling it a night and before I could leave the driveway the Metra's climate controls stopped working including the lights and all but the stereo remained on. This is so odd. It definitely sounds like a software issue. Today on my way to work everything turned on and performed as expected. I am expecting it to stop working soon as this does not make much sense.
I also drive a 2015 Camaro LS and was hoping you received an update from Metra that would resolve this but I noticed you went back to the stock head unit. Oh well.
I contacted Metra and I am hoping they get back to me soon.
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The sound shop that did my install keeps calling to see if an update is available. He is checking both brands and which ever has the fix first is the one I will go back with. I will post as soon as I hear something or hopefully someone else will do the same if they hear anything.
Sorry to hear that you had to go through this also. They should state that these are not compatible with the 2015/2016 models to keep people from spending the money to have installs done and then have issues that they could avoid. I personally wish I had known.