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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 06:22 PM
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Hey guys I need a little help. My 2001 F350 started doing some strange things the last couple days. I was driving and all of a sudden there's this clicking noise like a solinoid under the dash on the drivers side. Accompaning this is the radios going on and off and then the door ajar light comes on. I went a couple of miles and we were back to nomal. Well the wife had the truck the last couple of days and she asks why the radio turns on and off, well I never even thought of crawling under the dash to see if I noticed anything weird and who knows maybe she'll give the truck up if I don't pay any attention to it. I finally get to drive the truck again and the solinoid noise is gone but the radio atill goes on and off when it wants and sometimes the door ajar light comes on. Got to be something loose I would imagine. Anybody have this problem before I sqeeze my big but under the dash to take a look around.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 06:43 PM
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There's a 5 amp fuse fuse 8 that controls radio and goes to the gem module the gem controls the dome light.....Thats the only circut I see that controls both..
 
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 06:47 PM
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Well, I'll check to make sure the fuse is in all the way tomorrow, seems strange though,
 
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 06:49 PM
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More likely you have a connector loose. Get under there and wiggle the wires till the rad goes off. Could be under the hood also.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 07:31 PM
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COuld be the fuse itself acting up, or a relay going south.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2004 | 09:05 PM
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Thanks guys, it dosen't sound like one of those usuall quirks so I'll just start running it down, have a good one.
 
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