[V8] Bose rear amps catch fire?

Kneale Brownson knotnook at traverse.com
Sun Dec 5 15:28:21 EST 2004


Call or take the car into a dealership.  They can tell from the VIN whether
the car qualifies for the Bose amp replacement and, if so, whether the
replacement has been done.  There has never been a list of "bad amp" part
numbers posted on Audifans.

At 09:00 AM 12/5/2004 -0800, Pat Gillen wrote:
>Does anyone have the specific part numbers of the Bose amplifiers that are 
>suspected of overheating and burning the car?  My 90V8Q was bot used and the 
>original owner had the "radio" dealer-replaced 2 times in 1993; his receipts 
>don't define "radio" or give part numbers.
>
>I have read dozens of old posts on this and have missed this data if it was 
>ever written.  As I understand the problem, only the1990 and 1991 model 
>years could have this problem.
>
>Thanks for your help.
>



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