I have a 97 Explorer with the JBL soundsystem. While driving home own day, I heard the bass drop out and I was left with only treble. Shortly thereafter, I noticed the car was getting harder to start and then finally would not turn over at all. I bought a new battery and not to long afterwards, the battery died again. When I took it in, I mentioned that I thought it might be the alternator but the shop tech said it the alternator was fine. He traced the drain on the battery to the radio/JBL system and pulled the fuses for both. Since then, I have had no radio but the battery has performed fine. I am tempted to go and get a new radio however, I don't want to run into the same problem again if it turns out to be a larger problem than the radio alone. Does this problem sound familiar to anyone? I have not taken it to the dealership yet and would prefer to stay away.
Brian