My Stereo ate my CDs

[ctp]

I have read that the stock stereo on the VX has given many owners trouble. My 01 was perfect until today. I have 3 discs in the changer and it won't play or eject them. Is there a trick I don't know? Is there something I can do or am I going to have to get a whole new system? For God's sake, the radio is freakin' killing me. To make matters worse, my favorite Dropkick Murphy's CD is in there!

[doubleadesign]

i love my iPod. got a new unit to have a line in from the iPod and replaced the CD changer with a pocket. you'll have to go to a dealer if it's under warranty. i had mine replaced when i bought it so i wouldn't have to deal with it.
the guy says if you live in a warm or humid climate the CDs can warp if left in too long and thus get stuck. sorry man.

[ctp]

The CDs were only in for a few hours. ARGHHH

[nater]

With the vehicle cold, hold the eject button in. Once you hear the motor whir, take your fist and give one good pounding (not too hard, not to soft) on the dashboard. You should get the offending Cd (which is too thick) to come out. Make a copy of it, and play only the copy. Repeat as needed for each slot. (With key off, push eject, then push the slot number).

Nate

[doubleadesign]

you don't need the car to be on to eject CDs. neat, though i found out about this trick (standard feature) a week before i pulled it out.

[nocturnalVX]

Good luck! I'm on my 5th CD changer, and will soon go the IPOD route as well. However, the good news is that only once was I unable to get the CDs to eject and even then they were returned to me once the dealer sent out the offending gizmo. Oh, and one more thing... Dropkick Murpheys!?! Punk Rock!!! Let me know if you are ever in Chicago. I'll take you to the coolest bar in town for that sort of thing! :goof:

[HotFlyer]

I've been using an iPod for 6 months now and it works beautifully. The FM transmitter connects without wires. Very easy to use.

Howard

[doubleadesign]

Line-In beats Fm transmitter hands down.
I have the iTrip, Belkin FM transmitter and a Sony tape adapter. Of those 3 the tape adapter was the best but there was still a tape hiss, but it was better then the distant sound of the transmitter, plus the fact that there are so many stations in the city you could never get a clear signal. so, line-in was the way to go. Stereo quality sound, just perfect but it came at a hefty price so it is a major consideration because you jump from your $50 and under options to the $300+ options.

[ctp]

I just tried the whacking the dash-no love. Is it possible driving down a really rough dirt road shook something loose?

[migil]

I assume you aren't getting the infamous ERR3 code or any other error code. Try the following reset procedure originally posted by Tone - I know it sounds like mumbo-jumbo but it works!

Disconnect the negative battery cable. Depress the eject button 50 times,
turn the key on and depress the brake, turn the key off and reconnect the battery cable.
The lights on the CD changer will flash orange-green. As soon as this stops,
depress the Eject button. This may release (eject) the CDs.

[ctp]

I tried it-(and felt like a dufus pressing the eject button 50 times) and still no love.

I don't hear the motor in the stereo doing anything at all. When it worked I could hear the insides.

[doubleadesign]

do you have one? it should be covered.

[ctp]

No warranty. I bought it used.

[Anita]

Have you tried whacking the left side of the changer while pressing the eject OR a different CD slot? Ten minutes of patient slugging might do it.

[ctp]

I'll give it a shot.

[migil]

If nothing works and you don’t hear it working you might need to take the CD changer cover out while still connected to the wire harness to find out if something has stuck the internal mechanism and if it is actually working.

I had that problem with my original CD changer but unfortunately some plastic pieces in there were already broken so there was no fix for it anyway. :mad: It served me to to learn how this changer worked (As if it's useful at all to know :rolleyes: ) and it ultimately was the only way for me to get my CDs back.

[Edward]

I had my 6 cds stuck... tried everything I had an error3.. took the changer all apart to get my cds out now I need a new changer is there anything besides the factory one I can just plug and play..? Or do I need a adapter wire harness..?

[migil]

Bad luck there. As it has been said several times here the only plug & play CD changer that would work with the original head unit is the factory one, although some have theorized that another CD changer from the same manufacturer (Fujitsu Ten) should work.

Unless you're able to find a good offer on an used factory CD changer (not an easy thing: It took me more than 6 months to find one within my budget :o ), an after market CD/MP3 player or an IPOD-like device will be the way to go.