Static / Dropouts in Audio System

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I bought my 21 Select last year with about 60k miles on it. I initially noticed it had some occaisonal what sounded like static in the audio system. It has gotten gradually worse and now has periods where it will go a few seconds at a time with zero audio. I think the static I initially head was really just a really short period of no audio.

Some things I've observed...

It happens in all the speakers (It has the base sound system so I don't have the center speaker that seems to be commonly bad.

Some days are better than others. I think it's worse after startup for about half an hour then gets better, but still very random. I can't hit a bump and make it do it or anything like that.

Resetting it doesn't help.

Source doesn't matter, radio, android auto, satellite radio all the same.

I did have HVJB replaced and nothing changed

12v battery was new last year

Dealer updated software with no change.

Any ideas on what to investigate? My thought was to replace ACM but the part number I have is difficult to come by. Do they base models have a seperate amplifier?
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If all sources have the same issue it is assuredly the head unit.
Looks like this:
Ford Mustang Mach-E Static / Dropouts in Audio System 1782603890096-x5

21-22 pn looks to be Lj8t18k810ahk but you should verify...
No separate amplifier...
 
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Thank you for the help, I've had that out and shook the wires around it checking for a loose connection. Mine is part # LJ8t-18K810E-AHE
 

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looks like you have navigation... this is the latest...

Radio/Audio System.

Part Number: LJ8Z-18K810-K
Supersession(s): LJ8T-18K810-AHK; LJ8Z-18K810-E; LJ8T18K810AHK; LJ8Z18K810K; LJ8Z 18K810E
 
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So that part number or any of those superceeded parts would work? I'll need to copy some information to it with Forscan right?
 


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So that part number or any of those superceeded parts would work? I'll need to copy some information to it with Forscan right?
they should. not sure about Forscan, maybe someone else that has replaced theirs will chime in.
 
 







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