Left door speaker problem - Any thoughts?
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Left door speaker problem - Any thoughts?
I've got a 2010 FX4 and several months ago the front driver door speaker started turning on and off for no reason while I'm driving. It drive's me crazy but I figured I would just put it off until my next servicing. Brought it in today and of course they can't find anything wrong with it. They did order me a new speaker in the hopes that it will take care of the problem. My only question is when the speaker IS working, it sounds fine, wouldn't a speaker going bad have sound problems? Anyone else have speakers that turn on/off for no reason? I hate to have to bring my truck into the shop several times only to find it's the radio and not a speaker.
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My '10 XLT left speaker did the same thing, on and off. I have the std. radio, nothing extra. If you switched to the rear speakers the left side on that did the same thing. So, it wasn't the wiring. Ford dealer replaced the radio and problem is gone! They told me that they replace a radio about one every month on warranty. It the amp. that built in to the radio. Took one day to get a new one for the replacement, takes about one hr.
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The cable is the length of the door and the harness includes all power equipment in that door. Windows, locks, mirrors, keypad, speaker, ect.
1.)Remove the door panel.
2.)Remove the plastic vapor barrier.
3.)Take a photo of wiring layout or make a sketch.
4.)Disconnect and remove existing wiring.
5.)Run new wiring in pass through hole at the front bottom of door.
6.)Route wiring per your photo or diagram and reconnect all power options.
7.)Reconnect harness to terminal outside of door (it'll be helpful to have a second set of hands for this, as the door needs to be held at just the right angle to make this connection.)
8.)Reinstall vapor barrier (a second set of hands is helpful for this as well.)
9.)Reinstall door panel.
10.)Confirm correct operation of all power options.
It took me about 45-60 minutes. Could've gotten it done a little quicker if I had the extra set of hands I referred to above. Also, pay attention to how the main harness connector works when you remove the existing harness. It'll make it easier to install the new one. I'm not making a guarantee on this fixing the problem; but I know it did for me.
1.)Remove the door panel.
2.)Remove the plastic vapor barrier.
3.)Take a photo of wiring layout or make a sketch.
4.)Disconnect and remove existing wiring.
5.)Run new wiring in pass through hole at the front bottom of door.
6.)Route wiring per your photo or diagram and reconnect all power options.
7.)Reconnect harness to terminal outside of door (it'll be helpful to have a second set of hands for this, as the door needs to be held at just the right angle to make this connection.)
8.)Reinstall vapor barrier (a second set of hands is helpful for this as well.)
9.)Reinstall door panel.
10.)Confirm correct operation of all power options.
It took me about 45-60 minutes. Could've gotten it done a little quicker if I had the extra set of hands I referred to above. Also, pay attention to how the main harness connector works when you remove the existing harness. It'll make it easier to install the new one. I'm not making a guarantee on this fixing the problem; but I know it did for me.