# 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche - radio won’t work after rear end change

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-avalanche-radio-won-t-work-after-rear-end-change/173951>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, avalanche\
**Created:** [January 7, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-avalanche-radio-won-t-work-after-rear-end-change/173951 "2021-01-07T05:01:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Coffey18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@Coffey18](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Coffey18)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 5:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-avalanche-radio-won-t-work-after-rear-end-change/173951/1 "2021-01-07T05:01:40Z")

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I had to change the rear end and now the Radio will not come on and the battery runs down every night,i checked the fuse is good for radio

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-chevrolet-avalanche-radio-won-t-work-after-rear-end-change/173951/2 "2021-01-07T15:38:17Z")

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The only thing I can think of this **might** be related to the ABS system when the rear end was swapped out. Or does your rear ended have an e-locker? That might be a problem source.  
Neither however should affect the radio, just the battery drain.  
The radio failure could just be a coincidence.