Midnightcity

I have similar issues as well. Quiet on left driver side mostly (front and rear). Normally keep my fade to half way between middle and left to make it hear normal to me. Thought it was just my location in the truck but passengers confirm the same thing. I installed the alpine 440u amp (something like that) under my dash and it made no difference how the gains were set. Some radio stations on fm band appear more pronounced than others too (with unbalanced channels). I'd like to eventually fix it but I'd probably just put an aftermarket nav unit like many have done. If you find anything out I'm all ears...

Z7What

I did come across these two links.

http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f170/...e-w-nav-20880/

http://oemdtc.com/12518/no-audio-out...14-lincoln-mkx

Wayne

flamehead16

i had a similar issue. my 13 driver speaker sounded like it was blown out and very muffled one day. then the next day it was fine and hasn't acted up since :/

Masi1926

I remember with my 2005, that my front passenger speaker was finicky. There would be no sound coming thru when i started the truck.
I had to turn the volume up and then the speaker would fire up and stay working perfect, till I shut it off.
I had installed a Pioneer double din stereo, all new speakers and an 8" Bazooka tube.
I didn't touch any of the factory wiring, because it came from Crutchfield with adapters.
Checked that speaker connection several times and couldn't resolve it.

I took that entire system out and put everything into my 2010 and didn't have that issue.

So my best guess is that it was a screwy wire in the harness loom to the front right speaker in the 2005 truck

Z7What

I think it's something internal of the amp or headunit itself. I performed the speaker test using the ACM diagnostic text and they all work. Changing sources one day fixes it, and other days it won't. Change the station fixes it one day and not the next. Do the tune test and they all work so I can't see it being wiring.

Wayne

Mattwrotethis

I replaced everything but the wiring harness in my truck with aftermarket upgrades about six months into owning it.

Imagine my surprise when my left-front speaker started cutting out, crackling, and popping last month.

I unplugged the adapter harness between that speaker and the factory harness, tweaked the pins a little, plugged it back in, and the problem went away and hasn't yet returned.

This was a REALLY common problem on Ram trucks when I was turning wrenches at a Dodge dealership, with ANYTHING electrical. We even coined a term to put in our stories to get paid for warranty work (we called it "incorrect pin tension") where it was the only problem we could find for electrical issues. Intermittent headlight, sensor, fuel injector, and speaker problems were all frequently fixed with just tweaking the pins in the connector slightly so they'd make better contact. No idea if it would work for anyone else, but it did fix it for me (so far).

IronRobi

I've got a 2011 Lariat and noticed the front passenger side speaker was cutting in and out at random. Took it into the dealer and they replaced the speaker. A few weeks later, same issue on the drivers side. Dealer once again replaced the speaker. Everything was fine for a few months when the front passenger side started crackling again. At this point I was fed up and went ahead with the kicker upgrade. I've now had that in for about 4 months and both front speakers will still cut in and out completely at random.

In total this is 7 different speakers doing the exact same thing, I'm pretty sure it's safe to rule that out. I haven't stripped apart the wiring harness to check for shorts, however I would assume that the odds of an identical shortage in the wiring appearing at almost the same time on opposite sides of the vehicle would be very slim.

My father had the same issue way back in his 2011, the dealership ended up replacing the head unit to solve the issue.

Z7What

I highly doubt it's a wiring issue because after this last week I have really payed attention to it and noticed a few strange things. Today and i will state today(because I can't say I noticed before) that my preset #1 had quieter drivers side sound were preset #2-6 sounded just fine. I will continue to monitor different things and report back.

Yesterday was the first time my rights speakers acted up. Next time they act up I will be sure to make a mental note of the different things I notice

Wayne

SilentJ

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Z7What

This morning all of my preset stations had quieter drivers side speakers. Changed to AM and they all worked just fine. Back to FM and ever speaker works now.

I will note. The speakers don't cut out they are just much quieter.

Wayne