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I have had a static noise at low volume levels coming from my speakers in my 2013 Ford Fusion for the last 4 years. Usually louder when it is cold out. My wife could never hear it, but I could and was so annoying I would turn the radio off all together—even contemplated selling the entire car. I had taken it to the dealership under warranty 3+ times. They replaced the radio, same issue. They had a Ford Engineer look at it who said it is a known issue with that model/year and there is no fix. Well, I was programming the As-Built code for an aftermarket remote starter (getting the remote starter screen to come up on my menu) and I came across a code for “Audio – Variable Line Level Preamp Output from Speaker Wiring” in the ACM. I changed my line code from regular speakers to “Variable Line Level Output w/Subwoofer Aux” and after four years, my static is GONE! If you have this problem, it can be fixed. Most likely at the dealer for them to reprogram your ACM. I was able to do it at home with the following: 1. Ford Interface cable - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DFDXZT6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 2. FORScan software 3. I used this forum’s As-Built codes for fusion 2013+ - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yax6zfhZYj2joBczEeruqKh9X5Qhee3C0ngilqwTA7E/pubhtml?gid=0&single=true 4. Once in FORScan, go to the ACM As-Built section, find code line 727-01-01 and change the code from 00 to 59 (xx00 xxxx xxxx to xx59 xxxx xxxx, where the x’s you leave alone and only change the digits shown). The 00 = Regular Speakers (default) and 59 = Variable Line Level Output w/Subwoofer Aux) This is not something that is easy to do if you don’t understand the recoding of your car, so WARNING – don’t attempt this yourself unless you have experience. It CAN mess up coding in your car and void a warranty! I am only posting this because I have spent years trying to find a solution, and would have loved to found it posted on the internet. I recommend taking it to the dealership, telling them this solution and let them do the coding. It might cost you a fee, or free if under warranty still. $150 would have been worth it to me to make this noise go away. There is also an extended warranty I saw for the ACM which you might be able to convince them to write this off under. Especially if you have been at the dealer before trying to get this fixed. This code worked on my specific car, and might be different on other trims or models. Same concept of getting the dealer to reprogram your ACM should be universal though. Good luck!