Why a lockout code?
A lockout code protects against radio theft. If a thief disconnects the radio, the code locks the radio up, rendering it useless. However, it's not much of a safeguard because the thief usually doesn't know that the code has been tripped until he powers up the radio after he has removed it from the vehicle.
What caused the loss of power to the radio?
You should first check battery terminal connections, and possibly check the radio connections to make sure there is no intermittent connection causing loss of voltage to the radio. Why do this first? Because the radio will get locked out again if the root cause of the problem is the loss of voltage.
Is there any way to get the code other than paying for it? Can I get it on the Internet?
Unfortunately, no. You must get it from the carmaker, the radio manufacturer, or an automotive electronics house. People have searched the Internet to no avail. So make sure you write the code down somewhere so you have it if the radio locks out again.
RPM-AutoDeals can NOT provide you with codes. We don't have access to that kind of information.
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