# 2019 Chevrolet Equinox - Radio rebooted

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-chevrolet-equinox-radio-rebooted/158376>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [February 12, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-chevrolet-equinox-radio-rebooted/158376 "2020-02-12T15:36:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![CharlesLey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@CharlesLey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CharlesLey)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-chevrolet-equinox-radio-rebooted/158376/1 "2020-02-12T15:36:34Z")

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The radio cycled it’s power while I was sitting idling in a parking lot. It went off, then came right back on as if I had hit the power switch.

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-chevrolet-equinox-radio-rebooted/158376/2 "2020-02-13T03:00:36Z")

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That happens to cars I test pretty regularly. Not just GM products, but all brands. 2020 Nissan I was testing today did it.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 3:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-chevrolet-equinox-radio-rebooted/158376/3 "2020-02-13T03:45:38Z")

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Newer cars have a lot of ways they use electrical power. The computer probably prioritizes what’s allowed to be on and what must be off when there is a competing need between something safety related (like the engine) and something that is optional (like the radio). That’s my guess anyway.

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**Author:** ![vipergg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@vipergg](https://community.cartalk.com/u/vipergg)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-chevrolet-equinox-radio-rebooted/158376/4 "2020-02-13T12:29:35Z")

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Radios arent just radio’s anymore , they are basically a laptop built into your dash with a operating system . It is like getting a BSOD on your laptop and we all know how often that happens .