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I have installed a aftermarket double din radio in a 2014 Ford Edge SEL and now the car will not start but before install was working fine, radio works properly in the accessory key position but when trying to start the car the engine turns over but will not start and the instrument cluster makes clicking noises, battery was tested to be good at the parts store and the car has less than 40,000 miles on it, harness connections were also double checked. Anyone know what the cause could be? Do I need to get a stronger battery than the 540 cold crank amp battery I currently have?

 

Pioneer AVH-4201NEX (using no amp) Metra 99-5829CH Dash Kit (to keep MyFord 4.3" screen) iDatalink Maestro RR (flashed with ADS-RR(SR)-FOR02-DS (512) (2.7) ) HRN-RR-FO2 Factory Integration Adapter Harness

 

 

 

 

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Battery is only 3 years old and it is holding a charge, still getting the same symptoms with the radio removed. Same symptoms happen just by opening the driver door with no key in the ignition, interior lights and the door keypad light flashes and instrument panel clicks and the gauge needles woble a little and this happens with each click but then stops when the headlamp exit delay time is reached.

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Disconnect the I link and the Metra. One or the other and perhaps both may be interfering with the CAN bus. The Edge is mostly fly-by-wire and any third party overlay risks disruption of the signals along the communication path between modules. Diagnosis will typically involve an oscilliscope which is typically outside the range of a Sunday mechanic.

 

Good luck.

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