RSE won’t come on - LCD black

[ses_yukon]

My RSE screen won’t turn on in my 2016 Yukon.

I replaced the RSE #20 fuse on the passenger side which didn’t change anything.

When I push the video button on my in dash screen nothing happens.

Even with no signal, it used to at least turn the LCD screen on. Now it does nothing.

I fiddled with the entertainment remote also to no avail.

Any expertise would be appreciated, I’m not too excited about replacing the whole rear entertainment unit.

 

[CMoore711]

I’m experiencing the same issue on my 2nd row screen.

There’s hope, at least there is a cost affective repair option worth pursuing before you spend the $ to replace.

You may find this thread helpful:

DVD REAR PLAYERS not working

www.gm-trucks.com

There’s a very detailed how to video on page 6.

I picked up a few of the replacement ribbons on eBay.

 

[ses_yukon]

I’m experiencing the same issue on my 2nd row screen.

There’s hope, at least there is a cost affective repair option worth pursuing before you spend the $ to replace.

You may find this thread helpful:

DVD REAR PLAYERS not working

www.gm-trucks.com

There’s a very detailed how to video on page 6.

I picked up a few of the replacement ribbons on eBay.

Awesome, thank you!! I’ll check it out.

FYI… GM part number for the gray trimmed 2nd row RSE unit is 84539507.

 

[ses_yukon]

I found these on Amazon. I’ll update this thread once I get them and attempt the repair.

Link to the cables I ordered.

 

[ses_yukon]

Well unfortunately the new ribbon cable didn’t solve my problem.

It could be the hinge on/off switch or it might just be fried. Although I’m not sure why it would just die.

Any more insight would be appreciated!

 

[ses_yukon]

For giggles I checked everything again. Nothing.

Tried the “flip the OEM ribbon cable” trick. Nothing.

Looked at the hinge switch which seems to be working properly.

Sooooo, looks like I need to try a new unit. I’ll update more as things develop.

 

[CMoore711]

Man that’s discouraging to hear! Was really hoping that solved your issue, as I haven’t removed mine to do the ribbon swap. And I’m really hoping that’s all it takes to fix mine!

 

[ses_yukon]

Man that’s discouraging to hear! Was really hoping that solved your issue, as I haven’t removed mine to do the ribbon swap. And I’m really hoping that’s all it takes to fix mine!

Fingers crossed for you.

FYI… the screws holding the unit to the roof are 7mm hex head.

Be careful when prying the LCD panel cover apart. The plastic is soft. Maybe one of those plastic prying pick tools. Good luck!

 

[ML0000]

Fingers crossed for you.

FYI… the screws holding the unit to the roof are 7mm hex head.

Be careful when prying the LCD panel cover apart. The plastic is soft. Maybe one of those plastic prying pick tools. Good luck!

Any updates? Having the same problem here!

 

[ses_yukon]

Any updates? Having the same problem here!

Still not working. I open it every now and then to see if it magically comes one. Spoiler alert...it doesn't, LOL!

I need to order one but it's annoying shelling out $250-350 for a somewhat crappy 2016 LCD screen. And those are used prices. New they're something like $8 gazillion dollars.

 

[ses_yukon]

UPDATE…

What a weird saga this has been. A bigger issue came up with my Yukon. The transmission puked. So that was a fun $5K I didn’t really want to spend.

When I got the truck back from the shop my son opened the LCD screen and it was magically fixed. I couldn’t believe it.

I imagine they disconnected the battery at the shop which I’m thinking reset the main dash unit which I never did. Or, the transmission reprogram / flash might’ve woken something up.

So if you have this issue just get your transmission rebuilt and all should be well.

 

[CMoore711]

UPDATE…

What a weird saga this has been. A bigger issue came up with my Yukon. The transmission puked. So that was a fun $5K I didn’t really want to spend.

When I got the truck back from the shop my son opened the LCD screen and it was magically fixed. I couldn’t believe it.

I imagine they disconnected the battery at the shop which I’m thinking reset the main dash unit which I never did. Or, the transmission reprogram / flash might’ve woken something up.

So if you have this issue just get your transmission rebuilt and all should be well.

What a crazy fluke thing to have happened! One of those things that's hard to understand why there would be any relationship between your transmission repair and your DVD screen. But you're just glad it works now and you didn't have to spend extra money to do so!

After having the ribbon cables in my possession for longer than I care to admit I finally got around to performing this repair to my 2nd row overhead DVD screen.

I followed the instructions in this video (linked below) exactly and the repair fixed my overhead DVD player screen and it's now working again. It's worth noting that prior to the repair the screen didn't have any backlit, or sign at all of powering on or working. The built-in dome lights still came on and functioned as normal, but the screen did nothing.

 

[ses_yukon]

What a crazy fluke thing to have happened! One of those things that's hard to understand why there would be any relationship between your transmission repair and your DVD screen. But you're just glad it works now and you didn't have to spend extra money to do so!

After having the ribbon cables in my possession for longer than I care to admit I finally got around to performing this repair to my 2nd row overhead DVD screen.

I followed the instructions in this video (linked below) exactly and the repair fixed my overhead DVD player screen and it's now working again. It's worth noting that prior to the repair the screen didn't have any backlit, or sign at all of powering on or working. The built-in dome lights still came on and functioned as normal, but the screen did nothing.

I’m guessing they disconnected the battery when they rebuild the transmission. I believe that would reset the main radio unit. I think that is what fixed it. Nothing really to do with the transmission, more to do with disconnecting the battery.

 

[skidaddytn]

Stumbled on this post when fixing our RSE screen. Tried the ribbon cable flip first, didn't work... then ordered the 20 ribbon cables for 6 bucks earlier in this thread-- this worked. Wanted to shout out a thank you to everyone for all this info! I don't sit in the back seat, but I'll bet this stressed cable creates an "intermittent" issue first before failing completely... I'll bet my kids just didn't tell me it was flickering or something. Anyway, easy project, just a lot of screws thats all, lol...