kitra
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- August 9, 2009
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- City, State
- Beaverton, Oregon
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1999 Montaineer
Hey, just wanted to let other owners know about a problem I solved. The Ford Mach radio in our 1999 Mountaineer has been making weird buzzing noises which I isolated to the CD player's loading motor running. It's been cycling for over a year now. The CD player thought it had to load a CD even though one wasn't present. I pulled out the radio and removed the CD player section. I found a very small circuit board located on top of the unit. The board has a small IR sensor. The mate to it is on the lower main circuit board of the CD player. I both sensors with alcohol and although they didn't seem that dirty, it solved the problem. The CD load motor is quite and everything works. Load a CD and it loads perfectly. Don't know if this is a one-off problem or not but thought I'd let owners know. Hope it helps someone out there.
