my 2017 radio is all a sudden getting poor reception

Asked by Guru9XRXNC May 24, 2021 at 11:45 AM about the 2017 Ford Explorer

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

can the shark fin antenna go bad

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Anything can go bad. Something to try though is to fish under your dash and find the antennae lead/cable (probably a fat one like a co ax cable) and follow it to to where there is a connector. On some radios it plugs directly into the radio case, with others its a short ways away. If its accessible, try unplugging and replugging it a few times to burnish the connection. Time was that external cable coming into the vehicle would build up oxidation in THAT connector. Also, if the cable is hanging down, someone/something may have snagged it accidentally and partly unplugged it.

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