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itissi

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Hello all.
Newbie here.
I have searched the forums and can’t seem to find a definitive answer.

Recently purchased 2011 Ram 1500 Laramie Crew 4x4 Hemi 5.7 with the Uconnect Alpine system.

Center channel, ceiling speakers, and subwoofer all work fine. Door speakers screech, pop violently, and go out. Awful loud screeching noise through system. Power off the unit and the screeching lessens somewhat but does not stop till you shut down the truck and open door.

Could it be: bad ground, bare wire somewhere, or the channel on the factory amplifier to the door speakers going out?

I have ordered a new amp ($345 on ebay). Hope swapping that out will fix the issue. If not, I will start tracing wires and grounds.

I have found many complaints online about the wire stripping issues but not on 2011 models, only earlier models.

Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks
 

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I'd lean towards bare wire touching something.
 

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Might be worth taking the inside door panels off...see if the previous owner replaced the door speakers...maybe there is a wire rubbing somewhere like you said.
 
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Thanks guys - soon as it warms up some outside I will go pull door panels and start tracing wires.
 
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Fixed!

Well... it was the amp.
Traced every ground and they all looked good. Removed door panels and inspected speaker terminal connections and they too looked fine. Traced the wires through the door passages and none were stripped or bare.
At that point we changed the amp and everything is now good to go.
So now... question is... anyone have an idea where I could have the original amp repaired? Might be a good idea to keep around for a backup or help another forum user out.
Attached some pics - not a small amp! Yet it manages to fit in the sidewall right behind the emergency brake pedal.
 

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