Not sure whats going on but i was sitting in the truck with it off a little while and noticed it was constantly making noise like it was trying to grab a cd. there was no cd in it but it still made noise like it was having one being inserted. When i put one in it stopped making the noise but it clicks constantly, sounds like a clock! is this whats draining my battery? just replaced the alternator and battery cuz they went bad but im pretty sure this was happening before. ugh im so tired of these little problems.

 

yep most likely is draining your battery... try pulling the fuse for your radio if there is one and then drive for a few days and see if you battery goes dead again- if it doesnt you know it was the radio

 

i'll pull the fuse in the morning. do i need a new radio to fix this?

 

Brother, you are not being serious? The handbook states that a radio that continues to hunt for CD's is not repairable. Matter of fact on page 9 it says the entire truck has to be replaced.

 

LOL....nice....

OP - Go get a new CD player man.

 

Awesome -- might be a good idea to pull your CD's out before you take the fuse out -- not that it's hard to plug it back in, but still.

Just think of it as an excuse to get a new CD player.

On another note -- I put a CD player in my bike, it runs off of two power wires - one turns on when the vehicle is on, the other is always on. Hopefully it is just a problem with the player staying on and not a problem with a switch. I have the power switch, the one that actually turns the head unit on and off tied to a regular rocker switch, so it doesn't have to turn it on and off with my bike. The other wire only should provide power so your radio can keep time while youre vehicle is not running -- which should never drain your battery.

Pull the fuse and check that first. At least then you will be at the root of the problem.

 

Dude just go get an aftermarket unit.... Dont bother with the OEM crap radio...