OK..over the summer I broke down and finally bought a new replacement power antenna unit from GM partsdirect. Even though it was PITA, I installed it and it worked fine until 3 weeks ago. Now It just stays up all the time. The antenna motor is not running or anything, and the fuse is fine. I thought it might be the relay, but I can hear it clicking when I turn on the radio. Any ideas? I'd really hate to have to buy a new one again.

 

loose wire somewhere?

 

yep, loose wire or bad motor

 

Also a small possibility that the coil in the relay is still good, but the contacts for the high amperage wires are broken or froze in the open position.

 

I thought that too, so I put in a new relay for the hell of it...same thing. I guess I have no choice but to take out the inner fender again and get in there to check all the wires. Thanks for the help.