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Radio Problem - MAlby7 - 11-15-2005
I put this in here because more people will see it. I put my car back to stock and put the stock radio back in and connected everything like stock. Every once and a while the radio will just shut off like it's loosing power but it won't reset all the settings. It comes back on after like 5-10 seconds. What the hell is wrong now with this vehicle?
Radio Problem - euro_zx5 - 11-15-2005
Did you try reconnecting the radio harness? If so, it could be a bad radio.
Radio Problem - MAlby7 - 11-15-2005
euro_zx5,Nov 14 2005, 04:57 PM Wrote:Did you try reconnecting the radio harness? If so, it could be a bad radio.
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Ya I reconnected the radio harness and everything. It was the stock radio I got with the car it was only used like a year. It works properly like 95% of the time!
Radio Problem - euro_zx5 - 11-15-2005
I'd check the harness' wires then. You could have a bad connection due to a lose wire.
Radio Problem - habmann - 11-15-2005
I had a similar problem with my radio when i had the stock one in my car not too long ago. I think its the security feature. I found that the little part that comes off the front of the radio, i think it holds 3 of the preset buttons, can become lose and doesn't make contact with the contacts behind it properly and when it doesn't the radio won't turn on. I found if i pushed it in the radio would come back on. I never found a solution, altho if you never remove, i never did, then i guess you could try and just glue it down that should hold it in place pretty good.
I had the exact same symptoms, my mom has a cougar and her stock radio does the same thing from time to time as well. Prolly another ford design flaw.
Radio Problem - NOS2Go4Me - 11-15-2005
^^ Superglue? :o
Radio Problem - Frost__2001 - 11-15-2005
well if anyone read under the faceplate ( the plastic buttons and such ) it's a SONY product. and Sony Sucks ass.
Radio Problem - brucktown - 11-15-2005
Check your grounds.........that exact same scenerio happened to me
Radio Problem - dannyq - 11-16-2005
habmann,Nov 14 2005, 09:08 PM Wrote:I had a similar problem with my radio when i had the stock one in my car not too long ago. I think its the security feature. I found that the little part that comes off the front of the radio, i think it holds 3 of the preset buttons, can become lose and doesn't make contact with the contacts behind it properly and when it doesn't the radio won't turn on. I found if i pushed it in the radio would come back on. I never found a solution, altho if you never remove, i never did, then i guess you could try and just glue it down that should hold it in place pretty good.
I had the exact same symptoms, my mom has a cougar and her stock radio does the same thing from time to time as well. Prolly another ford design flaw.
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Had the exact same problem with my stock radio, kept shutting off due to the security thingy not contacting properly. My solution was to put an aftermarket in.
Radio Problem - euro_zx5 - 11-16-2005
Frost__2001,Nov 14 2005, 04:17 PM Wrote:well if anyone read under the faceplate ( the plastic buttons and such ) it's a SONY product. and Sony Sucks ass.
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Yup! That would be about right!
Radio Problem - paolo - 11-17-2005
Frost__2001,Nov 14 2005, 05:17 PM Wrote:well if anyone read under the faceplate ( the plastic buttons and such ) it's a SONY product. and Sony Sucks ass.
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mine does not say sony, i think it says visteon or some crap???