jwats

For no apparent reason, a commercial CD is jammed in my 2003 CL--I get an error code, it will neither play or eject.

I called dealer, they want $450 to remove and send it our for repair.

Here are my questions

1. Does anyone know of a do it yourself fix? can I make it worse by trying?

2. would I be better off buying a new after market unit than paying to repair this one?

3. Any other advice?

thanks in advance for your help

John

eyesnake02

Better off by getting aftermarket Player. stock player doesn't read burned Cd's. Heres what works for me make a fist and hit where you insert the CD in hard couple times it might help.

BIGTUFFGUY

what year/gen are you talking about? 1 though 6 are cds that i burned.

my #6 wasnt accepting cds when i got it. I stuck a cd in partially and wiggled it up and down which fixed the problem. I suggest something similar. Wiggle and see if you could somehow pull it out with a tweezer.

if not you should still have 5 other cd bays.

eyesnake02

I have 0-3 TL-S and mine keep saying error 1. Cause i used burnt CD

harminder247

iTrader: (1)

change to aftermarket, ive replaced mines a year ago and now doing the same thing, eclipse indash coming in this month

jwats

When I switched the car on, the CD ejected-problem solved for moment, thanks to all for comments

sadly

I have an 04 with stuck cd's too.I want to just take it all apart if i can.

Bob_F

Search the forum for tips on removing stuck CDs. Some of these, such as banging on the dash, don't involve taking anything apart. They don't always work but they're worth a try.

Timslunch2

Try sticking another CD in to fool it. Ive done this twice and it worked

MrMakeMoney1

That worked for me too. I had the same problem a few times and I just got another CD and started poking the one stuck with it until it finally popped out. It may not come all the way out, so you'll have to pinch it out with your fingers or use tweezers, you may scratch the CD a little, but a least it'll come out.

Pun

CD's sometime get stuck in my changer as well, if its the same problem as your having. all you have to do is take another cd and lightly press down on the cd in the changer that you can see...if the door opens that is, and it should come right out.

but you could have a different problem then me and it may not work im not possitive.

good luck!

ratch333

i cant get the little front load door to close on my frontload factory system, i think that is my problem (i keep getting error message and cant eject cds)...is there any way to get the door to close and/or why it wont close? the error code is ER-1. i have an 03 acura tl. I have an empty disc slot (#3) as well but i dont know what number the player is on. i just want to get the freakin door to appear/come down to fool the system into playing and/or ejecting.

Wonder if the banging trick will work? do you bang on the side or the front of the console?

IM COMPLETELY FRUSTRATED!!!

rtraceski

When my stock 6-CD changer on my 2003 TL freaked out, it would only load CDs to slot #1 sometimes. It took a while of fiddling, turning the unit on and off with the eject button depressed, but managed to eject all six discs.

It was a pain in the butt. The dealer said they would send it out for repair. I would be without music for about a month. I opted for a HU replacement. New unit plays CD-R and DVD-R discs.

spiro

With the palm of your hand bang where the acura sign is above the cd player, that works for me.

TLP_TLS

alrite maybe someone can help me. mine does the same thing and im looking into an aftermarket deck. You see i would like to have a changer and i know that aftermarket in dash changers dont exist. also my mom drives the car sometimes and she likes her old skool TAPES. so am i stuck with a cassette player with built in cd changer controls or are there other options??

xmandu

Hi, same problem. burned cd with label too thick got stuck. can't get it out. tried all suggestions. acura wants $350 min to fix and 6 weeks. local radio shops, circuit city, car toys won't replace because of amps connected to speakers. they say would have to replace the whole thing. don't know whether better to replace whole thing or let acura do it..radio and cassette still works....ugh this really sucks...

Bob_F

Did you try all the suggestions that you found in the forum or just the ones in this thread? There's at least one other method, involving a thin piece of metal like a nail file.

See this thread:

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=111409

And you can find used OEM radios for much less than $350.

Check out http://car-part.com/index.htm , ebay and the Black Market forum. There are units listed as low as $100 on car-part.com. (Be sure to ask if they've been tested and if they come with a warranty or return policy.)

And, as another option, many forum members have successfully installed aftermarket radios. Search the forum for details on that. "Aftermarket" and "radio" should do the trick as search terms

Good Luck!

m.lolo

this just happened to me...
Soi just purchased a '05 (with 74k miles) acura tl with the nav/ els 6 cd changer system and love it, unfortunately JUST the other day while listening to my music i noticed it blanked out and after i stopped for lunch the cd's stopped playing, AND ejecting!
The radio works fine although when i try and cycle through the cd's and then go back to the radio it stops working (radio that is), someone please help me!!!
and how would i go about getting radio and nav codes... i keep reading about disconnecting the battery, just in case i need them...

pacificharrison

iTrader: (1)

you can call your local acura delearship to get the codes. I'm not entirely sure but I think there's an acura owners website that you can register your vehicle and attain your codes this way too. someone else would need to validate me and give you the link.

either way, make sure you have your VIN number ready