6 CD changer died

For the second time now, my 6 CD changer has quit working. Just won't do anything when you choose the CD mode. Radio works fine. The dealer replaced the first one (I guess cheaper than fixing), but it is now out of warranty. Not sure what a replacement one would cost, but I'm sure it ain't cheap! I have a 2001 LS. Anyone know of this problem, and is there some easy/cheap fix?
Thanks.

Nope there are no cheap fixes. All of the 98-03 cd Changers all crap out at sometime. There is not cheep fix. If you want to buy used check Ebay or www.car-parts.com

but keep inmind that within a few years it will die too.

I would recomend purchasing a new aftermarket headunit, which has move power and will sound a heck of a lot better. Also, you can purchase a unit that will play MP3's so you could put at least 6 disks worth of tunes on it.

-Ryan

Yeah, I was afraid of that. I much prefer aftermarket units also, but I wanted to keep this vehicle as original as possible. Thanks for the advice though, and maybe I'll check good ol' ebay.

all you have got to do is remove the cd changer take the top off of it, very carfully remove the CD's that are in it plug it back in and it should work fine

Great! I'll try it. Thanks.

Here a couple of other things to try that I found on other sites (they are in the FAQ now).


http://club.vmag.com/ubb/Forum39/HTML/001245.html
From my most excellent dealer, Tom Benson Isuzu
CD Changer codes and descriptions
Err 1 - loaded disc is dirty or improperly inserted
Err 2 - no CD inside the CD changer
Err 3 - CD changer problem, cannot play
Err 4 - over current, cannot play
WAIT - high temperature, cannot play
Err 3 - How to reset:
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.

or try this:
My CD Changer decided to keep all six of my CDs hostage and than gave me a rude "Err3". I read a post on here a while back that says a fix is to whack it on the side immediatly after hitting eject.
I'm not one to hit things like that, but in a moment of weakness - I did it.
Out they all came, and it works great now. I have tempeted fate by putting them back, and things are just groovy-splendid.

or try this
Ok here's is what I do, make a fist and hit the side of the CD player just after hitting the eject button. I would usually whack it with the side of the fist about 3 times and it should spit out the CD in question. I,ve done this with my Amigo and the VX.


if that doesn't work try this

Take the CD player out of the dash. Carefully take the screws out of the lid. Once the lid is open and you can see the mechanics of the CD player, locate the little blue eye in the area where the CD fits. It should be all the way in next to the spindle.

Now, go in the house and get a bottle of non-ammonia windex, mix a few squirts of that and a few drops of rubbing alcohol into a cup. Now you have "Professional" lens cleaner!

Get a Q-tip, B-tip, or whatever cotton swab your family uses. Dip the swab into the Windex/Alcohol mixture and then wring the excess liquid off with your fingers. Just pinch the tip and squeeze all of the excess out. (You don't want enough on the swab to drip and run down the side of the eye.) lightly twist the tip of the swab on the eye (like you would if you were screwing it into your ear). Do not press hard as you can knock it out of alignment. It will feel springy... that is ok, just don't bear down on it.

Now flip the swab over to the dry side and dry the eye using the same motion you used to clean it.

Put the lid back on, reinstall, and enjoy your tunes!

http://www.carstereohelp.com/isuzu.htm

I had a jammed CD in my CD changer and I had to remove the entire cosole to remove the jammed disk. I had tried the sequence described above serveral times without success. Here's what I did to remove it:

Remove the negative cable to your battery!

First, to remove the wood panel (LSE model), I used a very tiny screw driver to pry open the 5 mounts. (2 on each side of the panel at 2,4,8, and 10 o'clock plus one nasty bugger at the base behind the cigarette tray at 7 o'clock.)

Once the panel was off the four screws supporting the entire radio/CD console was visible. I unscrewed them and gently pulled the out the console.

I detached the power supply cables in the back and removed the lid to the console. The lid has two small screws on the back that hold it in place.

Once the lid was off, I could see the disks inside. Each disk hangs in a 'basket' which suspends the CD by the outside edges of the CD. There is a 'lid' on top of the CDs which is attached to a spring. You can gently raise and hold this lid with your thumb and index finger to see the CDs underneath

These baskets are arranged in two groups of 3. Imagine 2 stacks of pancakes with one set of three at the bottom and the other 3 suspended in mid-air above them.

I could see clearly that my disk was jammed in between the fourth and fifth CD baskets. I gently used my pinkie finger to grab the CD by the spindle hole and brought it out of the basket at an angle.

Once the baskets were cleared, it put eveything back together and reattached the negative battery cable. I turned the ignition key to the 'ON' position and inserted the same troublesome CD. This time, it played without any issues.

Hope this detailed desciption helps others out there.

Good luck.