Radio no longer has any volume: Resets suggested dont work. How to pull this sucker apart?

Hi Steve:
You may have 2 separate problems so I'd try to approach it that way. RADIO - On this older truck, it may be that there is a separate in-line fuse for the radio. If you can see under the dash where the wires come from the radio, look for a red or black one that has an in-line fuse holder. Push the ends inwards and twist counterclockwise, then pull apart to get at the fuse. It is also possible that the "accessory" terminal of the ignition switch is no longer working. A continuity meter should help you resolve that.
DOME LIGHT - Pull the bulb and test to make sure it's working. Check for power at the bulb connection receptacle (socket). Dome lights typically are switched from the doors or by rotating the light switch. If the bulb is good, it should be a hide and seek game to find where the power is, and where it isn't. The shorter the distance between these points, the closer you are to the problem.
Patience, and a sense of humour. You'll get it.

Assuming your truck has cruise control, this has been a common thing with these vehicles. The radio's volume is designed to increase if the vehicle's Body Control Module sensed that:
-you rolled a window down
-you accelerated
Ford's recommended repair is to reprogram the BCM. Runs about $90-120 at most dealers.

One circuit is constant power to keep the clock and station pre-set memory maintained. The other is for the radio in general. If the clock works, pull both radio fuses and put them back in one at a time to see which one is constant power. If one of them is blown, you can usually see the wire inside it is burned with a gap. I don't believe there is a separate fuse for the CD player apart from the one for the radio. If the radio works but the CD player doesn't, I'm guessing it's an internal problem.

Antenna is fixed and attached to the housing. The front and back housings must be first removed to get to it. The volume knob will pull straight up and off the volume potentiometer shaft. This is risky because the small clip which holds the knob in place usually gets stuck on the shaft and then you run the chance of not getting the knob to stay back on the radio.

Best regards.

Try to mess with the fade and balance. It's possible you have one or two bad speakers and the radio only has the bad ones getting power.
If you have a remote or can borrow a remote (or have steering wheel controls) try to change the volume with it. Your volume button could be bad on the radio.
Something else you may want to try; first make sure you have your unlock code for the radio! Then remove your radio from the dash. This will take some time but be patient you don't want to break anything. Once out unplug all the wires and wait about 10 min's. This will sometimes reset the radio but if this works it will most likely go back out in due time. This will give you time to get a new radio.
You could try to pull the fuses to the radio instead just make sure you get them all or disconnect the battery for a while. These two may not do anything sense some pcm or ecu have their own battery back up and the radio will use it for it's memory if it can.
Another way to check the speakers is to do a oil lift reset. If I remember right; you can do the reset though the radio and it should chime over the speakers.
Most likely the channels have burnt out and you will need to replace the radio. Stay with an OEM shop ebay.

Posting this in hopes of saving others from the same problem. Simply pull the premium amplifier fuse out and put it back in. You will find the fuse on page 5-96 of your owner's manual, it's in the underhood fuse block. It is labeled "PREM AUD". This resets the premium audio amplifier. Worked for us and saved us hundreds on replacement radio and installation.

If you are looking for the fuse a good place to look is on the left side panel as you set on the passager's side. Pull that panel off and look on the panel that you pulled off and it will tell you which fuses go to the radio...pull that fuse out and look to see if there is a burnt mark on it; if so that maybe your problem.

HI...

Yes you can fix this issue your self..

trouble shooting steps as follows

If it possible open the Radio..

then find out the contacts of Volume button..

Just solder two small wires then refix the Radio

Once you have fixed turn ON and short circuit the wires to increase the volume..

if you have any clarification let me know..

If you did not fix this, I would like to purchase the antenna from you. My ex wife returned my radio with a missing antenna! So please email me at [email protected]

Volume + power resets it - making the player turn off lets you know that the reset work

Will it play non-radio music files fine?

Once again, when you change the radio station, you must press the play or right-pointing arrow button, or it will just continue playing the last radio station that you had it turned to

If it still won't change, then autoprogram the unit and select presets like it suggests in pp.32-35 of the manual