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Post-Delivery FeedbackApr 29, 2026
A little over a year ago, I purchased a PAC RP5-GM11. After installation I noticed that when I press the volume down button on my steering wheel it mutes the radio the first time I press the button when trying to lower the volume. After many many phone calls and email exchanges with customer service on how to reprogram the device to remove the mute function all together to no avail I started doing research on the internet. I am not talking about once or twice; I tore my dash apart and tried to reprogram this thing probably 10+ times. It's such an irritating problem to have. After research and Chat GPT conversations I took it upon myself to unpin what I was led to believe was the wire that sends the mute information to the PAC. It instantly ruined the unit. I tried to put it back and it was too late.
I contacted customer service for the countless time again asked about getting a replacement and explained everything to them. Now over the course of about a year and half the price of this PAC unit has increased significantly from $90 to $140. I was hoping maybe you had an open box one or at least could give me a small discount for all the trouble I have had. Even 5% would have at least made me feel like I wasn't getting completely hosed in this situation, but they as nicely as possible told me there is nothing they could do for me.
I reluctantly purchased a brand new RP5-GM11 again and installed it, everything is now working as it was before. Everything works, except for the stupid volume down button that mutes the radio randomly. This time I contacted PAC customer support to see what I am doing wrong. After talking to them there is no way to remove the mute function, you are stuck with whatever functionality the factory designed it with. The PAC instructions are misleading in this fact though, I see why your tech support would think this is possible, because PAC omitted that minor detail from the programming paperwork.
In the end I have wasted a lot of my time and money as well as your tech support time because PAC didn't write clear instructions. In the end this doesn't appear to be either of our faults, but I do feel that if the customer service rep after hearing my story and seeing that I have spent thousands of dollars with you and will continue to could have at least gave me some sort of help with the price I would have felt better about the situation.
Thank you, have a great day.