FM radio problem with Ford Focus 2007. HELP!
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Recently I purchased a 2007 Ford Focus with 90k miles on it. When it was purchased, the antenna at the top was snapped off from a car wash or something so the radio was very faint and only like 1 channel worked. I finally got around to buying a new antenna to get better reception and clearer audio on FM and I purchased this radio base and this antenna. After recieving and installing them, I indeed got more channels and clearer audio...but every 5-10 seconds the audio goes faint and staticy. I figured it could probably be the factory stereo, so i replaced it with a double din kenwood stereo. To my demise, same problem. So I thought well maybe the antenna is faulty, so i ordered this "Stubby" antenna. It just came in today. I screwed it in annnd same problem. I literally have no idea where to go from here. Any suggestions?
A few months ago, I was getting fed up with poor radio reception on my 07 Focus ('Sony' branded stereo). Symptoms were frequently losing FM reception and a constant background noise on AM overlaid with electrical interference from things like injector pulses. Like you, I tried another stereo but the problem remained. After a bit of searching, I came across a thread over on TalkFord which described an antenna connection which is often missed.
The antenna cable is in two parts, and is connected about halfway along the driver's side A-pillar. To get to it, you need to pull off the trim cver - it's clipped on quite tight and there is always a risk of snapping the plastic tabs (trim removal tool may help!). The antenna connector is a small round looking thing - I simply disconnected the two cables and reconnected them, and instantly restored radio reception. I guess it must have got very slightly loose or a tiny amount of corrosion which affected the connection.
Can't guarantee it will fix the problem, but something worth trying for free!
The antenna cable is in two parts, and is connected about halfway along the driver's side A-pillar. To get to it, you need to pull off the trim cver - it's clipped on quite tight and there is always a risk of snapping the plastic tabs (trim removal tool may help!). The antenna connector is a small round looking thing - I simply disconnected the two cables and reconnected them, and instantly restored radio reception. I guess it must have got very slightly loose or a tiny amount of corrosion which affected the connection.
Can't guarantee it will fix the problem, but something worth trying for free!
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