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herkman · 11-09-2009, 07:36 PM

I have had my car for 5 months now and the radio will not hold the right date. It's not an everday driver and it seems whenever I do get in it, the date is off by 1-3 days. The time is always correct. I know I am setting it right and if I drive two days in a row the date is correct. It's only after the car has sat for a few days.

Beandip2811 · 11-09-2009, 07:41 PM

I haven't ever seen that before but if you don't have the time with the correct am/pm setting it will be off, but only by 12 hours. I think your car is trying to tell you not to leave it behind or it's going to mess with you a little bit. Anyway try calling your dealership's service dept. and see if there are any simular reports, they may have something for you.

latinoslife · 11-09-2009, 07:54 PM

better take it to dealer ASAP while u still have that warranty!

1sickss · 11-09-2009, 09:38 PM

warranty

MasterZ · 11-09-2009, 09:48 PM

you know this is odd.... just Saturday we were in the car and my step daughter noticed the date was wrong. I thought it was strange cause I had set all that up when we bought the car and it has never been changed or lost battery power. I didnt think anything of it and reset it.

Now this thread has me curious... cause my car goes a while sometimes without being driven either. I am going to have to keep an eye on it and will post an update.

JIGSAW · 11-09-2009, 09:53 PM

i drive my car everyday and the date is always correct. however i went on vacation this past week which it sat for 8 days. today i started it this morning and realized i had to change the clock back an hour and the date was also wrong. it was about 4 days behind. this may be a new issue with this car. if i dont drive it on the weekend its fine. maybe longer than 3 days is when it gets screwed up.

HeavyD · 11-09-2009, 10:33 PM

Make sure you leave the time circuits turned off. I saw this DeLorean once that got the date screwed up a few times.

KJS · 11-09-2009, 10:34 PM

Date changes once in a while on ours too ! ? ! ?. Not sure why.

Captain Awesome · 11-09-2009, 10:55 PM

Have your dealer replace the Flux Capacitor.

But seriously... one thing that bugged me is that after all the high tech advances in the car I STILL had to manually set the clock back for DST the other weekend.

Come on... it's got a calendar... Timekeeping software is trivial to write. And there's tons of open source software code available to show how to set this up. What's next, will I have to set it a day back every leap year too?!?!

"prima"Donna · 11-10-2009, 12:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MasterZ

you know this is odd.... just Saturday we were in the car and my step daughter noticed the date was wrong. I thought it was strange cause I had set all that up when we bought the car and it has never been changed or lost battery power. I didnt think anything of it and reset it.

Now this thread has me curious... cause my car goes a while sometimes without being driven either. I am going to have to keep an eye on it and will post an update.

it's happened to me a few times too...at first I thought I had programmed the wrong date, but it happened again...
I've had my car 5 months now...
Didn't realize it's happened to others...wonder if GM knows anything about this...

And, the time stays correct...

OUR72GTO · 11-10-2009, 02:42 AM

Is her name Christine?

hrpiii · 11-10-2009, 06:34 AM

I'm lost, why is your car timetraveling while you are sleeping. Is this something new from SEMA?

MasterZ · 11-10-2009, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hrpiii

I'm lost, why is your car timetraveling while you are sleeping. Is this something new from SEMA?

well I wouldnt mind so much if the car traveled just as long as it would take me with it back in time.... Then I could purchase some Lottery tickets and stock

MasterZ · 11-10-2009, 05:23 PM

Or either go into the future and get me a Sports Almanac ....hehehhe

11-09-2009, 07:36 PM	#1
herkman Drives: 2010 IOM SS/RS, 69 Camaro Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Douglasville, Georgia Posts: 563	Radio not holding the correct date I have had my car for 5 months now and the radio will not hold the right date. It's not an everday driver and it seems whenever I do get in it, the date is off by 1-3 days. The time is always correct. I know I am setting it right and if I drive two days in a row the date is correct. It's only after the car has sat for a few days.

11-09-2009, 07:41 PM	#2
Beandip2811 #25263 Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fremont, NE Posts: 348 View My Garage	I haven't ever seen that before but if you don't have the time with the correct am/pm setting it will be off, but only by 12 hours. I think your car is trying to tell you not to leave it behind or it's going to mess with you a little bit. Anyway try calling your dealership's service dept. and see if there are any simular reports, they may have something for you. __________________

11-09-2009, 07:54 PM	#3
latinoslife Drives: silver ice 2010 camaro 2lt RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: dyer, indiana Posts: 136	better take it to dealer ASAP while u still have that warranty! __________________ [IMG][CENTER][/IMG]

11-09-2009, 09:48 PM	#5
MasterZ Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Denham Springs, LA Posts: 705	you know this is odd.... just Saturday we were in the car and my step daughter noticed the date was wrong. I thought it was strange cause I had set all that up when we bought the car and it has never been changed or lost battery power. I didnt think anything of it and reset it. Now this thread has me curious... cause my car goes a while sometimes without being driven either. I am going to have to keep an eye on it and will post an update. __________________ 2014 C7 Z51~ M7 custom paint, Mods soon to come, researching at the moment.

11-09-2009, 10:34 PM	#8
KJS Drives: '10 RJT,'95&'14 Vette Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cut Throat, NY Posts: 1,723 View My Garage	Date changes once in a while on ours too ! ? ! ?. Not sure why. __________________ *"As ye sow, so shall ye reap" - Me* Mine at sunset

11-09-2009, 09:38 PM	#4
1sickss Drives: BADDEST SS IN ATL!!!! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 634	warranty

11-09-2009, 09:53 PM	#6
JIGSAW Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North NJ Posts: 162	i drive my car everyday and the date is always correct. however i went on vacation this past week which it sat for 8 days. today i started it this morning and realized i had to change the clock back an hour and the date was also wrong. it was about 4 days behind. this may be a new issue with this car. if i dont drive it on the weekend its fine. maybe longer than 3 days is when it gets screwed up.

11-09-2009, 10:33 PM	#7
HeavyD Drives: 1SSRS RY L99 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 1,329	Make sure you leave the time circuits turned off. I saw this DeLorean once that got the date screwed up a few times.

11-09-2009, 10:55 PM	#9
Captain Awesome Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York Posts: 3,746	Have your dealer replace the Flux Capacitor. But seriously... one thing that bugged me is that after all the high tech advances in the car I STILL had to manually set the clock back for DST the other weekend. Come on... it's got a calendar... Timekeeping software is trivial to write. And there's tons of open source software code available to show how to set this up. What's next, will I have to set it a day back every leap year too?!?!

11-10-2009, 02:42 AM	#11
OUR72GTO 2010 SIM Beige RS 6M Drives: SIM RS 6M 66 Corvair Silverado LTZ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kamloops,British Columbia Posts: 4,677	Is her name Christine? __________________ CAMARO.. 2010 The Heart Beat is back in CHEVROLET Now let's put it back in America

11-10-2009, 06:34 AM	#12
hrpiii AKA "Beefcake" Drives: 2023 ZL1 Sharkskin Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Indy Posts: 8,529	I'm lost, why is your car timetraveling while you are sleeping. Is this something new from SEMA?

11-10-2009, 05:23 PM	#14
MasterZ Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Denham Springs, LA Posts: 705	Or either go into the future and get me a Sports Almanac ....hehehhe __________________ 2014 C7 Z51~ M7 custom paint, Mods soon to come, researching at the moment.

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