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Old Jan 3, 2019 | 04:20 PM
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Ford Excursion Radio Unit Volume Fluctuating

Recently my 2003 ford excursion’s radio’s volume has started fluctuating. At random points while listening to the radio or the aux the volume will randomly turn all the way up and sometimes all the way down. Most of the time it turns up. All the fuses are fine and nothing is blown. Any way to fix or prevent this?
 
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Old Jan 3, 2019 | 04:35 PM
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The rheostat is toast when this starts happening...it is just wore out. I had the same problem with my Expedition volume ****. Ended up going to salvage and getting a radio from another Expy, and it works great.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2019 | 10:22 PM
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Thank you!!
 
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Old Jan 7, 2019 | 12:19 PM
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I have a similar problem if I adjust volume using the ****. I just use the steering wheel control and it works fine. Just waiting to swap out my HU for something more modern...
 
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Old Jan 9, 2019 | 08:57 AM
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Common issue, one of my ford trucks had a similar problem. New radio does the trick.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2019 | 03:32 PM
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You are certainly not alone, mine does the same. Looking into aftermarket options now...
 
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Old Jan 14, 2019 | 02:36 PM
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Mine (2004) started doing the volume up/down and then progressed to flipping through stations & modes as though the steering wheel controls were flaky. As far as I could tell, though, the steering wheel controls were fine, and eventually the radio quit working altogether. In fact, the display would only come on when my lights were on, and it was completely dead apart from that. Replaced it with a Kenwood & steering wheel controls adapter, backup camera, etc., from Crutchfield. I'm slowly getting it fully set up.
 
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