Hi All
Wife's 2000 Ranger XLT, bought in 2018.
Aftermarket older Sony AM/FM/CD player.
The last year or so the radio will only last about 20 minutes then it will lose reception and fade, kinda like driving in the mountains and losing signal reception.
However this happens every time she drives it, It is a time thing not a location thing.
My F-150 has a very similar Sony so I swapped them and the issues stayed in the Ranger, it never moved to my F-150.
When the radio fades we can switch to playing CD's without issue.
The next time she gets in the radio works great but again only for about 20 minutes, as if it is a heat related issue.
Since the CD player will work regardless of anything it seems like it's maybe not the speakers.
Since it works great each time she gets in the truck it does not seem like it would be the antenna.
Anyone have any similar issues or thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
Bill
Wife's 2000 Ranger XLT, bought in 2018.
Aftermarket older Sony AM/FM/CD player.
The last year or so the radio will only last about 20 minutes then it will lose reception and fade, kinda like driving in the mountains and losing signal reception.
However this happens every time she drives it, It is a time thing not a location thing.
My F-150 has a very similar Sony so I swapped them and the issues stayed in the Ranger, it never moved to my F-150.
When the radio fades we can switch to playing CD's without issue.
The next time she gets in the radio works great but again only for about 20 minutes, as if it is a heat related issue.
Since the CD player will work regardless of anything it seems like it's maybe not the speakers.
Since it works great each time she gets in the truck it does not seem like it would be the antenna.
Anyone have any similar issues or thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
Bill
