Questionwhen im driving around, the radio in my 98 cadillac catera works when i hit a bump and then the smallest bump will make it cut out....im trying to find where the ground wire connects, whether its on the frame or not to see if it has a loose connection...where can i find it??
AnswerHello,
This is not a frame ground problem. The radio is automatically grounded just with the antenna being plugged in. There is also a ground that goes to the plug, but it is a shared ground and you would most likely have issues with other options on the vehicle as well.
Your description leads me to believe that possibly you have a cracked printed circuit board in the stereo. You can pull out the stereo and check the connections at the plug ins, but you will find them pretty secure from the factory. As for the grounds, you will need to look under the dash for bolts going into steel bracketery with multiple black wires leading to the bolt.
From your description, it sounds like there is an internal issue with the stereo and it is not worth fixing, if you could even get it fixed. You may have to go to a junk yard to replace.
These problems are rare, but they do happen. The circuit boards are made of plastic and they do crack giving you a connection problem as you describe. You can check the connections, but I doubt if you will find anything wrong.
If you had a frame ground issue, you would have charging issues and more.
Please get back to me on what you find.
Good luck!
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