# HELP!!! My CD Player in car is stuck! **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 18, 2005, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-cd-player-in-car-is-stuck/299845 "2005-04-18T04:04:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ur8it](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecd19e/32.png) [@ur8it](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ur8it)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-cd-player-in-car-is-stuck/299845/1 "2005-04-18T04:04:23Z")
if anyone has any ideas on how I can get my cd player to work, i’d eallyappreciate it!!! Car: 03 Toyota Avalon CD Player: Already is full with 6 cds loaded, prior to past 2 days it worked fine. Problem: Won’t play, eject, wont allow me to “load” or switch. Error Msg: On the display screen it reads, “CD X” Ok, Thanx! ---
**Author:** ![Fritz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Fritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fritz)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-cd-player-in-car-is-stuck/299845/2 "2005-04-18T04:46:31Z")
> [@ur8it](#): > > if anyone has any ideas on how I can get my cd player to work, i’d eallyappreciate it!!! > > Car: 03 Toyota Avalon > CD Player: Already is full with 6 cds loaded, prior to past 2 days it worked fine. > Problem: Won’t play, eject, wont allow me to “load” or switch. > Error Msg: On the display screen it reads, “CD X” > > Ok, Thanx! I’m sure I’ve got the same 6 disc player in my '03 Camry XLE, but there isn’t anything in the manual that covers this. My only suggestion, short of taking the car to a Toyota dealer, is to disconnect the negative battery terminal for a while. 30 minutes or so? Removing the power from the system may help reset the system, and allow you to eject the discs. If this doesn’t work, a Toyota dealer is your best bet. It’s possible that the CD player is simply broken or physically jammed - and it’ll cost you about $2,000 to fix ( 😃 [sub]just kidding[/sub]). ---
**Author:** ![ur8it](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecd19e/32.png) [@ur8it](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ur8it)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-cd-player-in-car-is-stuck/299845/3 "2005-04-18T04:49:51Z")
> [@Fritz](#): > > I’m sure I’ve got the same 6 disc player in my '03 Camry XLE, but there isn’t anything in the manual that covers this. > My only suggestion, short of taking the car to a Toyota dealer, is to disconnect the negative battery terminal for a while. 30 minutes or so? > Removing the power from the system may help reset the system, and allow you to eject the discs. > If this doesn’t work, a Toyota dealer is your best bet. It’s possible that the CD player is simply broken or physically jammed - and it’ll cost you about $2,000 to fix ( 😃 [sub]just kidding[/sub]). Fritz, thanx! i’ll give it a try in the morning… yikes! possibly a $2000 repair job if broken? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Fritz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Fritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fritz)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-cd-player-in-car-is-stuck/299845/4 "2005-04-18T04:53:18Z")
> [@ur8it](#): > > Fritz, thanx! i’ll give it a try in the morning… yikes! possibly a $2000 repair job if broken? :eek: Nah, I was just kidding. The car is still under warranty, right? The CD player might be covered. ---
**Author:** ![ur8it](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecd19e/32.png) [@ur8it](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ur8it)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-cd-player-in-car-is-stuck/299845/5 "2005-04-18T05:21:54Z")
> [@Fritz](#): > > Nah, I was just kidding. The car is still under warranty, right? The CD player might be covered. it’s a Hertz rental, i suppose i could take it to them but probably have to leave it for svcng and i’d have to take small compact until fixed, so if i can keep it simple (a quick do-t-urself fix) the better 🙂 btw, unplugged it few minutes ago, wait’n another 20 mins b4 reconnect… will let ya know if it worked. ---
**Author:** ![Fritz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Fritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fritz)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-cd-player-in-car-is-stuck/299845/6 "2005-04-18T05:27:10Z")
> [@ur8it](#): > > btw, unplugged it few minutes ago, wait’n another 20 mins b4 reconnect… will let ya know if it worked. Yes, please let us know what happens. ---
**Author:** ![ur8it](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecd19e/32.png) [@ur8it](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ur8it)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-cd-player-in-car-is-stuck/299845/7 "2005-04-18T15:39:20Z")
> [@Fritz](#): > > Yes, please let us know what happens. It WORKED!!! Now i dont have to suffer through the sucky radio stations! Many thanx again, Fritz! ---
**Author:** ![ur8it](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecd19e/32.png) [@ur8it](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ur8it)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-cd-player-in-car-is-stuck/299845/8 "2005-04-18T15:43:16Z")
> [@Fritz](#): > > Yes, please let us know what happens. It worked!!! Fritz you’re a genious!! now i dont have to suffer through the lame radio stations 😃 Thanx!!! ---
**Author:** ![Fritz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Fritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fritz)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-my-cd-player-in-car-is-stuck/299845/9 "2005-04-18T16:09:46Z")
Great news! Glad to help.