Symptom Chart - Sound Quality
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2012 Ford Pickup, 2012 Ford F550 Super Duty, 2012 Ford F450 Super Duty, and 2012 Ford Cab & Chassis. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
SOUND QUALITY
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- Wiring, terminals or connectors
- Antenna
- Antenna cable
- Charging system
- Ignition system
- Noise suppression equipment
- Audio Front Control Module (ACM)
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- Poor reception - satellite radio
- Poor reception - satellite radio
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- Obstructions to the antenna line of sight
- Antenna
- Satellite radio antenna cable
- ACM
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- Continuous seek/scan - AM/FM
- Continuous seek/scan - AM/FM
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- No channel found in the selected category
- Antenna
- Antenna cable
- Noise suppression equipment
- ACM
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- Continuous seek/scan - satellite radio
- Continuous seek/scan - satellite radio
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- No channel found in the selected category
- Obstructions to the antenna line of sight
- Antenna
- Satellite radio antenna cable
- ACM
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- Poor sound quality/no sound while in satellite radio mode - all other functions operate correctly
- Poor sound quality/no sound while in satellite radio mode - all other functions operate correctly
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- Satellite radio antenna
- Satellite radio antenna cable
- ACM
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- No sound from one or more speakers (not all speakers) - vehicles without navigation
- No sound from one or more speakers (not all speakers) - vehicles without navigation
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- Wiring, terminals or connectors
- Speaker
- ACM (vehicles without Ford Work Solutions™)
- In-dash computer (vehicles with Ford Work Solutions™)
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- No sound from one or more speakers (not all speakers) - vehicles with navigation
- No sound from one or more speakers (not all speakers) - vehicles with navigation
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- Fuse
- Wiring, terminals or connectors
- Speaker
- Audio amplifier
- ACM
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- No sound from all speakers
- No sound from all speakers
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- Wiring, terminals or connectors
- ACM (vehicles without Ford Work Solutions™)
- In-dash computer (vehicles with Ford Work Solutions™)
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- The subwoofer is inoperative/does not operate correctly
- The subwoofer is inoperative/does not operate correctly
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- Fuse
- Wiring, terminals or connectors
- Subwoofer
- ACM
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- Poor quality/distorted/no sound while in SYNC® mode
- Poor quality/distorted/no sound while in SYNC® mode
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- Wiring, terminals or connectors
- APIM
- ACM
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- Poor sound quality or distorted sound from one or more speakers (not all speakers)
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- Wiring, terminals or connectors
- Speaker(s)
- Loose trim panel fasteners
- Loose trim panels
- Loose speaker grille
- Loose harnesses
- Loose items in storage areas
- Loose harness fasteners
- Loose door and handle lock components
- Loose component fasteners
- Watershield bonding and placement
- Subwoofer enclosure
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