Frozen radio ,stuck on one channel, cannot turn off or adjust volume, cannot use cd multi player but can use old tape but then still have all the same problems. Help?

Battery keeps dying and radio defaultig to am

Your start fuse is no way on earth 5 amps...

easy check to carry out ,borrow a speaker that you know works, if you remove one from another vehicle make sure ignition is off when taking speaker out, take a speaker out from your vehicle ignition off , the door speakers are usually the easiest to remove,plug in the known good speaker to your vehicle turn ignition on then radio, if you get sound then the problem is with the speakers but very unusual for all speakers to blow at the same time unless there has been a power surge through the amp. if no sound still remove radio and make sure the wire connectors are pushed home securely if they are then it's most likely the radio is not working will need replacing as a repair can be more expensive than new

I'm sorry, but that's just an awful car to have purchased. Faults gallor I'm afraid. Even some of us experts would gain valuable expertise working on a car like that.
There is almost no online help for French cars as most people with experience like myself tend to stay well clear of them.

Your present issue is a failed stereo head unit.

Good luck with all the others you will no doubt have though.

Sorry for the bad news, and good luck!
Don't take it the wrong way. I am talking about the car being of poor build and quality, not the owner. It's anyone's mistake to own a French car once in a lifetime.

sounds like internal problem with stereo....may need to replace ??

You will need to have the radio reset or checked out at the dealer.Ther could be a cd stuck in it.Or the radio/CD player may have be on when the battery power got to low.

You can use another old CD and some very sticky tape (like duct tape).Take a peice of tape about 2 inches long.Fold it so it's half the lenth and sticky on both sides.Adhere it to the end of the old CD so its flat and will adhere to the other stuck CD.Slide the old CD w/the tape on it(aimed down) in the CD slot and while pressing the eject button and adhere it to the stuck CD and pull.It should stick to the other CD and dislodge it

I just got a tape unstuck myself. Everytime I would hit eject it would make a clicking noise.

Here is what I did:
First I watched these videos to remove the radio.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29MTa4FLjtk&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqvk_PNo9Kg&feature=channel

Then I unscrewed the bottom panel of the radio.
Unscrew the brass screws holding in the cassette player portion of the radio.
Now flip the cassette player over to see your tape, etc.
When I pressed the eject button, I noticed a little motor with a worm gear would move a a gear which moved several other gears until it eventually moved a black gear which has a little post that moves the metal arm which moves back when pushing in a tape and moves forward when ejecting a tape. But I would get a clicking sound which seemed to be due to one gear trying to move a stuck gear.
I forgot the exact details of how I managed to get the tape out, but when I did get it out I noticed when I turned on the radio, it would act like it was trying to play a tape. But when it found out it couldn't, it would try to eject but would fail once again with the gear clicking sound.
I think I tried moving the black post on the black gear that moves the arm that pushes the tape out. Eventually I got to the point where the arm was pushed forward like it should be when a tape is ejected. At that point I was able to insert and eject a tape without any problems.

For 1998 Mercury Tracer (and probably Ford Escort)

Put key into ignition and turn until just before start.

Turn off radio.

Press and hold "H" button and adjust the hours with the "+/-" volume buttons while holding the "H" button.

Press and hold "M" button and adjust the minutes with the "+/-" volume buttons while holding the "M" button.

Sounds like the head unit is bad. If the truck is under warranty , get it back to the dealership.