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djamphi555 · 08-07-2010, 02:30 PM

Seems there are a lot of threads on the PDIM. Hope nobody minds if I start one for the people that have a little technician blood in them and maybe this will help when we confront the Chevy dealerships.

I drive a 2SS. My PDIM module worked fine. I could plug in my USB and my wife could use the 3.5MM input for her phone.
Now, nothing works.
My first conclusion is I do not have a wiring issue. My USB lights up, so I know the path from the USB port through the PDIM to the radio is good.
Here is where I need some help. The radio will not see the PDIM. I can cycle through my sources and all I get is: CD, FM, AM, XM and then back to CD.
How do I determine if the software in the radio has "crashed", or if the PDIM module just went out. Is this just a matter of swapping the module, or does the radio need to be re-programmed? Thank you for any help.

13lade · 08-07-2010, 03:11 PM

This happens to me intermittently with my iPod... Ife found that often times I will have to reset the ipod and a replug it in to get it to recognize... And when that doesn't work, i will have to turn off the engine and remove the key then restart. Usually this will work for me.

djamphi555 · 08-07-2010, 03:27 PM

Well, would that be an example of a corrupted software?
Mine doesn't work intermittently. It just does not work. Does this point to a bad module?

08-07-2010, 02:30 PM	#1
djamphi555 Drives: Camaro 2010 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 57	Faulty PDIM symptoms? Seems there are a lot of threads on the PDIM. Hope nobody minds if I start one for the people that have a little technician blood in them and maybe this will help when we confront the Chevy dealerships. I drive a 2SS. My PDIM module worked fine. I could plug in my USB and my wife could use the 3.5MM input for her phone. Now, nothing works. My first conclusion is I do not have a wiring issue. My USB lights up, so I know the path from the USB port through the PDIM to the radio is good. Here is where I need some help. The radio will not see the PDIM. I can cycle through my sources and all I get is: CD, FM, AM, XM and then back to CD. How do I determine if the software in the radio has "crashed", or if the PDIM module just went out. Is this just a matter of swapping the module, or does the radio need to be re-programmed? Thank you for any help.

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08-07-2010, 03:11 PM	#2
13lade Drives: '11 SIM 2ss/rs LS3 #13363 iom seats Join Date: May 2010 Location: NoDak Posts: 262	This happens to me intermittently with my iPod... Ife found that often times I will have to reset the ipod and a replug it in to get it to recognize... And when that doesn't work, i will have to turn off the engine and remove the key then restart. Usually this will work for me.

08-07-2010, 03:27 PM	#3
djamphi555 Drives: Camaro 2010 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 57	Well, would that be an example of a corrupted software? Mine doesn't work intermittently. It just does not work. Does this point to a bad module?