Dunno about the CD changer, but U made the transition between a Jap reliable
4x4 and a Landy.. We have both, YES, a Vitara, with the non existant boot, U can't fit a mouse back there, but the car will work until it rots into dust.
So if we need to move some big "stuff", it's over to my noisy, smelly 110, which although it don't have a CD changer, DOES have a CD player, fitted by my own fat hands.
I'd extract the CD exchanger, shout at it a lot, throw it at the pavement, then go back an INSIST U have your old Vitara back.
Your kids may have to move the seats so far fwd that U all have bent noses to get shopping in, but lets face it, did the Vitara ever really break?
The wifes just passed it's 12 year MOT, it needed 1 CV boot doing, and she wasn't diddled, cos I put the bagpuss mobile in for her (Bagpuss and anything pink features big time in the Vitara, I normally will NOT drive it), and know the garage owner.
But come on, one rubber boot from a 11 year old car for it's MOT.... My 1989 Landy will need SHEDLOADS for it's MOT, my 2 front outriggers are shagged.
Landy peops, don't shout at me, I had a Vitara as well... Hangs head in shame.. But I did have 3 Landys at the same time as well at the time, and my ONLY car IS a Landy 110, which I am forever fiddling with, and love very much (Bagpuss is the wifes, I WILL NOT drive the damned thang with pink pussy cats looking thru every window)... But the Jap "crap" does make our fave marque look very bad on the reliability front. In mine the only CD changer that can break is me, if I don't change the CD LOL