I have a ipod nano 6G and a 2010 Ford Fiesta. which for some reason don't get on. when i plug in the ipod through the aux cable music will play but with a very annoying static noise in the background. HELP!

Since your iPod Nano works everywhere else.......

Call Ford again. This time ask to speak w/a supervisor/manager & specifically ask them if their dock is compatible with the iPod Nano 6th Generation. If they say yes, ask them to provided you w/step by step instructions to get rid of the static noise.

Turn up the volume on the ipod all the way, and presto the static is gone.

I too have the same problem with a 0959 plate Fiesta Zetec (only aux port available) and the nano 6G just gives a load of static no matter what I do. Works fine with the same lead with a nano 5G. I've tried 5 different leads.

Just spoke to a dealer and they didn't have a clue.

Dan - did you get to the bottom of this?

Cheers,

Davellll

You're not alone!

I realized the problems with the ipod nano 6th generation when i got myself one of these little toys and tried to get it running in my Ford Focus (build 2010) using the AUX-input of the car.

Same problems with the static noise, no matter which cable i tried. But I ignored it then, because I usually use the iphone 3gs I have in my car for music and navigation (via AUX-input and headphones) without any problems.

But that forgotten incompatibility-problem between ford aux-port (I have a CDS6000 radio) and iPod nano 6G just reappeared when I tried my new iphone 4s in the car. Just the same **** as with the ipod nano 6g.

My guess is, that apple replaced the earphone-sockets with some other components with the newer built devices (2nd half of 2010 and newer).

So I've just ordered an adapter from apple-dock to AUX. I hope that helps, but I don't understand, why just Ford has this problem. I've tried the same cable with the iPod Nano 6G and iPhone 4S with my logitech speakers (using the headphone-socket) without any problems.

If anybody has a clue why this happens, or what changed between the ipod/iphone generations regarding the headphone-socket, I'd like to know.

thanks in advance

The static is caused by the alternator, and the problem reads as if it's a combination of using an improperly grounded aux cable, and using the headphone connector. The FM radio uses the headphone cord as an antenna and, as such, the aux cable is also an antenna. Although an inelegant solution, try putting the aux cable in a grounded cable braid. Ugly, to be sure but, if it works, you can cover the braid with heat shrink tubing. I'd be interested in knowing the differance in using the 30-pin dock connector.

I've just received my Y-cable with the apple-dock-connector on one side and an USB-connector (for recharging the ipod/iphone) and an aux-cable on the other.

When connecting the iphone4s to the car using the dock connector and the aux-cable there's at last no static noise any more! So I guess that's the best solution for all of us Ford drivers out there trying to use apple products with the aux-in of the car.

I tried at least 4 different aux - aux cables with the headphone socket and all of them didn't work with iphone4s / ipod nano 6. All other devices (ipod nano 2nd generation, iphone 3gs, samsung galaxy s and s2) worked with all the cables in the car. So I'm still asking myself if it's this alternator and why did apple change here anything (in comparison to the older ipods/iphones).

Hi there, I just recieved a little portable "hi-fi" speaker which i was going to use with my ipod. there is no ipod dock on it, just a USB port, SD card slot and an AUX input. I used the AUX input and i also had static noise from it. When i used my ipod cable to usb and put in in the usb slot i could just play music without noise, but i couldn't scroll through my music, because the ipod jumps into the charging screen and the speaker uses it as a USB stick.

I tried my (heavy, pretty high resistance) headset on my ipod and i didn't get any noise. also when i use the AUX on my phone there is no noise either. So i think the problem is the power output from the ipod's 3.5mm jack is too low.

That's my explaination, but i'm no expert or anything.
Could you please tell me where i can get one of those Ipod Connector - 3.5mm cables?

http://www.amazon.de/30-Pin-Apple-Connector-Klinke-Audio/dp/B00590AXHG/ref=sr_1_ 1?s=ce-de&ie=UTF8&qid=1333559413&sr=1-1

I guess amazon.com has something similar, just search for dock connector to jack plug.

Greets

Uwe

You could try a USB connector cable. I bet that the static is from the connection. It's funny that Ford blamed it on someone else.

Hello Dan Hampshire,

The only thing i could think of is, if the cable has any silver showing where it connects into the ipod. Plugging it all the way in should fix the static.

Test a different dual aux cable.

Hope this helps.

~Julian

P.s. I agree with Baby Boomer

my nano 6g has always hissed when playing through my skoda roomster speakers, and thru the hi-fi . just not enough output strength.

it has now developed a terminal fault (unless someone out there can help!) in the screen which only lights intermittently and momentarily when first touched. I can't help feeling it's a software problem.

not a good buy at all

Same thing here. Ford Fiesta 2011 and ipod nano 6. Way too much static to live with, even when turned up full blast. My old ipod and my daughter's work great through this aux cable. Since I bought ipod mainly for the car, I'm taking it back. They can say it's Ford's issue, but the other ipods work fine with this setup.