# 2010 Ford Fusion plays and stops

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-ford-fusion-plays-and-stops/116908>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** fusion, ford\
**Created:** [May 7, 2018, 11:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-ford-fusion-plays-and-stops/116908 "2018-05-07T11:33:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![COFFMAN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@COFFMAN](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COFFMAN)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 11:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-ford-fusion-plays-and-stops/116908/1 "2018-05-07T11:33:19Z")

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My radio plays for about a minute and stops for a few seconds and plays and stops. It is consistent this way. It does this with all stations and Bluetooth and when a CD is in. It just started doing this and it is very annoying. We had a big rain and I forgot to close my sunroof. my seats were soaked and cup holders were full of water. I didn’t notice the dash being wet or anything else, but the radio started acting up right after this.  
Thank you!!

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**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-ford-fusion-plays-and-stops/116908/2 "2018-05-07T16:33:10Z")

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couple of questions:

Does the music just stop playing (no sound,) or does the entire radio or dash go dead?

Do you have any radio control buttons on your steering wheel?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-ford-fusion-plays-and-stops/116908/3 "2018-05-07T16:34:13Z")

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I think you are in the market for a new radio. Maybe a waterproof one? 😉

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 4:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2010-ford-fusion-plays-and-stops/116908/4 "2018-05-07T16:38:15Z")

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> [@COFFMAN](#):
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> We had a big rain and I forgot to close my sunroof. my seats were soaked and cup holders were full of water. I didn’t notice the dash being wet or anything else, but the radio started acting up right after this.

Well, I think you’ve found the root cause!

Try replacing the audio system fuse in the fusebox under the dash. It’s a crapshoot, but you might get lucky.  
The next step would be to remove the head unit and clean the contacts (head unit and wiring connectors) with contact cleaner.