Why doesn't the radio stay on when I turn off the engine?

2004 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE
25,000 MILES
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REBCAT2250
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The radio usually stays on 10 minutes after the engine is turned off...the keys are in the ignation. Today when I turned off the car the radio went off,too. Is this a sing that the battery is going bad? Thanks
Mar 7, 2012 at 11:11 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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the bcm is what controls this function. have a shop with a scan tool check for any body codes to see if there is an internal failure with the bcm.

Roy
Mar 7, 2012 at 11:14 PM
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