CD player not working

Aug 11, 2006 9 Replies

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Ejected a cd from the factory installed cd player in my 2002 Maxima and when I tried to put a new one in, it wouldn't slide in. The player was whirring as if a cd was in there, then I got an error message F3 and then it shut down. I called my Nissan dealership. They said it would cost $495 to take out the cd player and send it away to be repaired. I called one auto stereo shop and they told me that since it was a factory installed player, I would have to bring it in to the dealership and have them take care of it. Then I called another auto stereo shop and they told me to bring it in and they would see what they could do. Should I rely on an outside shop to repair or replace the cd layer?


"Bubby" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@corp.supernews.com:

Buy a can of comressed air at a camera store and then blow it around inside the CD slot. I'm guessing that there is a fouled sensor in there. If that doesn't work, replace the CD player with an after market player.

I don't believe it is a Bose head unit; it is the cd player that came with the car.

It's not the radio; it's the cd player. Anyway how would I pull the unit out myself?

First you gently pry the upper vent assembly out. After that it's pretty obvious. I'm sure there are directions on

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somewhere.

A quick Google and here's one site.

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If it's just the standard factory HU, you can probably just pick up a replacement working one from Ebay and swap yours out. That is probably the cheapest solution (and easiest).

Taking the HU out is not hard - just follow the instructions posted at the site already posted.

Cheers, Nirav

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