# 2001 Ford Explorer car radio **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [December 12, 2007, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-ford-explorer-car-radio/8263 "2007-12-12T16:38:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jgregory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e47c2d/32.png) [@jgregory](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jgregory)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-ford-explorer-car-radio/8263/1 "2007-12-12T16:38:24Z")
I have a 2001 Ford Explorer with the original radio. In the past month, there have been a couple of times when I first start the car and only some of the buttons on my radio work. The presets 2, 4, and 6 as wells as the seek buttons will not work. However the presets 1, 3, and 5 do. After I drive for a few minutes, the buttons start working again. I live in Austin so the weather has not been very cold and the problem seems to occur when it is humid. Is this a sign of the radio dying or a larger electrical problem with the car? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 7:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-ford-explorer-car-radio/8263/2 "2007-12-13T07:00:46Z")
The trouble is within the radio. No big deal. If you can’t live with it you may want to check out Ebay for a used replacement radio. It would probably be less expensive than repairing yours. ---
**Author:** ![Ranck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@Ranck](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ranck)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-ford-explorer-car-radio/8263/3 "2007-12-13T15:58:51Z")
I agree with Cougar, except I’d go with a Crutchfield replacement. Inexpensive ($100 or less) radios and they include all the adapter plugs and instructions. Of course, you could also spend more money and get a fancy replacement, but for under $100 you can get a good basic radio with either CD or tape player. Ford factory radios are generally pretty low quality, at least they always were when I did stereo repair and I’ve not seen any evidence that they’ve improved since then.