# 2003 Ford Crown Victoria Radio will not play **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** radio\ **Created:** [June 13, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-crown-victoria-radio-will-not-play/65415 "2011-06-13T17:12:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kescott1910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/958977/32.png) [@kescott1910](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kescott1910)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-crown-victoria-radio-will-not-play/65415/1 "2011-06-13T17:12:57Z")
2003 Ford Crown Victoria with only 49K miles. This was my great aunt’s and this car sat a lot(no garage) She has passed and I need to sell but the radio won’t play. CD and cassette are fine. Radio station appears on display but all I get is static. If I wiggle the wires on the back windshield I get reception sometimes but not often. I have taken wires off and cleaned terminals but that did not improve receiption at all. Can anyone offer any ideas? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-crown-victoria-radio-will-not-play/65415/2 "2011-06-13T17:16:56Z")
If you’re selling the car I wouldn’t worry about it. Just divulge the person buying that radio doesn’t work. There won’t be much difference in selling price. It does sound like a antenna problem though. ---
**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-crown-victoria-radio-will-not-play/65415/3 "2011-06-13T17:42:27Z")
Does the Crown Vic have a “mast” antenna? Or, is the antenna a wire on the windshield or rear window? The antenna connection isn’t making contact either because the antenna is bad, or there is a fault in the wiring and/or connector(s). Not a big fix, just disclose this to potential buyers, or take it to a car audio shop for a repair.