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Car stereo repairs have a one year warranty!

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If your car stereo or audio problem is not listed, please email us Car Stereo Repair. All problems are not listed.
 

96-00 Ford / Mercury
(Nissan Quest)
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All known common problems are attended to while car stereo is in shop for repair.
 
This is a dual media car stereo. Steering wheel and rear controls are incorporated in this car stereo. No or intermittent display, volume control erratic, $100, (common problems). This repair includes modifications to deter future problems.
 

 

Ford / Mercury (Pioneer)
6 CD Changer In-Dash

Ford Expedition
2L1F-18C815-ED
Ford Mustang
3R3T-18C815-KA
Mercury Mountaineer
3L2T-18C815-FA
  
CD changer jammed, will not play CD's, will not eject CD's, $295. Before repair, try disconnecting one of the battery terminals for several minutes then reconnect. This may act as a "Reset" and bring the changer back to working condition.
Ford (Fujitsu-Ten / Delphi)
6 CD Changer In-Dash


Ford F150
5L3T-18B815-FH
 
CD changer jammed, will not play CD's, will not eject CD's, $295-345. Before repair, try disconnecting one of the battery terminals for several minutes then reconnect. This may act as a "Reset" and bring the changer back to working condition.
Mercury
6 CD / MP3

Mercury Milan (2006)
6E5T-18C815-AH
CD changer jammed, will not play CD's, will not eject CD's, $245. Before repair, try disconnecting one of the battery terminals for several minutes then reconnect. This may act as a "Reset" and bring the changer back to working condition.
Car Stereo Removal Instructions
Supplied by Car Stereo Removal, LLC.
 
Ford Expedition Roof Display (99+/-)

 
Over head display intermittent or blank, $95.
Removal instruction are posted on this site. See
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Ford Expedition '99
Odometer blinks or no display

 

Ford Expedition
Do It Yourself Remove and Repair Dash Odometer
Odometer blinks intermittently or blank
Do It Yourself Repair
(We were quoted $289 exchange from our local dealer$hip, not including labor)

Ford Focus '03 +

Blaupunkt / Ford
3S4T-18C869-AF
PM-3S4T-18C869-AF
 
MP3 Stereo, display blinks on and off with or without ignition key removed.

 

Ford Explorer / Alpine Car Stereo
Lincoln Navigator Car Stereo Repair - No Display
AM/FM/Cassette
Lincoln Navigator Car Stereo Repair - No Display
AM/FM/CD
No or intermittent display, car stereo dead, no power, no lights, $100.
   

The following car stereos are only a list of common problems and possible Do It Yourself repairs.

We no longer repair the following listed car stereos.
 

Ford 6 CD Changer In-Dash


 
CD changer jammed, will not play CD's, will not eject CD's, $285.
Ford Focus
CD Error, jammed CD mechanism, will not eject CD's, will not load.
Ford / CD Changer
(Clarion)
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CD Changer does not operate properly, skips, display shows ERR or BAD CD, we no longer repair this Ford CD changer.

 

Ford / CD Changer (Alpine)
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Radio displays "NO MAG", "EMPTY MAG", ERR, NO DJ, or CD's skips, we no longer repair this Ford CD changer.

 

Ford / CD Changer (Clarion)
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Will not play CD's, Displays error message or no CD, Displays no mech, we no longer repair this Ford CD changer.
 
1999 Ford Expedition
Dash board instrument cluster
Instrument cluster, odometer hieroglyphics or blinks? We have pictures on file for adding a "Do It Yourself" page, includes repair and removal. Are you interested? Email Car Stereo Repair
 
Mercury Cougar AM/FM/CD
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CD player will not accept or eject.
90-95+ Ford (also Nissan Quest)
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AM/FM/Cass

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AM/FM/Cass

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AM/FM/Cass
with rear passenger headphone jack

No tape, or distorted tape audio, display reads BAD, distorted output on radio, AM or FM or both, no power or intermittent.
  Ford

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AM/FM/CD/Cass

CD Err, no CD, intermittent display, blinking display.


 

 

  Ford
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Dead, does not power up.
  Ford / JBL / Premium Sound

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JBL
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JBL
Amplifier and Tuner controller
Does not power up, this is the control head. The defective unit may be the controller-tuner-amplifier. It may be located in the trunk or in the dash in pick-ups. You can recognize the difference between this radio and the above radio when removing, there is no antenna plugged into this radio.

 

 

    Ford / Single CD / Sony (Nissan Quest)
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Parts are no longer available, we do not repair these CD players.
  Ford / Taurus
Factory Car Stereo Repair - Ford car stereo - Bose amplifier speaker enclosure repair
Defective tape, defective AM and FM good or poor, check antenna.
Defective AM or FM, defective tuner box with amplifier, located in trunk on drivers side wheel well.
We suggest a salvage yard on this one.

 

  85-92+ Ford
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Distorted output on tape.
For bad display, static, scratchy or loss of audio when adjusting volume controls.

Radio Shack sells a "Control/Contact Cleaner". Remove the stereo and top cover for access to openings in rheostat volume control. Spay, rotate control and repeat several times. Radio Shack also sells the bayonet lamp for the display.
 

  88-91 Ford / Premium Sound
Factory Car Stereo Repair - Ford car stereo - Bose amplifier speaker enclosure repair
There are many problems with this car stereo and we find it not economically repairable.
See our Car Stereo Removal pages, they also include instructions for installation of an aftermarket car stereo with amplifier bypass help.

 

  Mercury Grand Marquis Static in car radio when rear window defroster is tuned on. The Amplifier is the problem, it is being redesigned through the manufacturer. Check with your local dealership for an update.

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