Help please! My CD is stuck in the CD Player!

[TAHOEGIRL05]

Hello everyone! I'm new to this forum. I'm still not sure how it works, but I'm coming to you for help. I stuck a CD in my Tahoe's CD player and the player won't eject it. It doesn't even recognize the CD as being inside. How am I supposed to get it out? Please, if anyone can help, it would be greatly appreciated!

[andjh123]

Mine used to do that, except it would partially eject it so if you look in there you can see the CD. I took a knife and pried the CD out by the edges (not real good for it I guess, but didn't scratch the playing surface) then promptly bought an aftermarket receiver. Or, if you're planning on getting a new CD player anyway (which you might want to consider) just wait until the old one comes out and mess with getting the CD out then.

[TAHOEGIRL05]

I think I probably should get a new sound system, but I need $$ for that. I did go ahead and call the dealer and they told me to bring it in. They said it's covered in the warranty and they'd fix the problem. The guy I spoke to said that their systems are extremely sensitive and that I shouldn't play anything but original CDs. Mine was a CD-R. According to the technician that happens a lot. My question is, are there people out there who go out and buy an actual CD? I personally don't know any, lol. Time to start saving $$.... Thanks for your response andjh123!

[GETOUTHEWAY]

Originally Posted by andjh123

Mine used to do that, except it would partially eject it so if you look in there you can see the CD. I took a knife and pried the CD out by the edges (not real good for it I guess, but didn't scratch the playing surface) then promptly bought an aftermarket receiver. Or, if you're planning on getting a new CD player anyway (which you might want to consider) just wait until the old one comes out and mess with getting the CD out then.

LOL @ playing bootleg CD's hahahahahaha! But a Kenwood or Pioneer to do that

[TAHOEGIRL05]

I took it in to the dealer today and they reset the CD player. I was advised to not play anymore CD-Rs, which I think sucks...

[andjh123]

Well I don't see how playing a CD/R can have an effect on the CD physically ejecting. I mean does the type of data on the disk really matter? If the CD player can't read it then it flashes error and ejects it. Unless this is some ploy by the music industry to cut back on illegal CD burning and bootlegging, I don't think I buy it...no pun intended

[GETOUTHEWAY]

Originally Posted by andjh123

Well I don't see how playing a CD/R can have an effect on the CD physically ejecting. I mean does the type of data on the disk really matter? If the CD player can't read it then it flashes error and ejects it. Unless this is some ploy by the music industry to cut back on illegal CD burning and bootlegging, I don't think I buy it...no pun intended

Right! LOL! The dealer tells people anything! I understand it not reading the CDR or whatever, but has nothing to do with eject. My kenwood was doing that when the frame on it was slightly bent, they were getting stuck! It's time for a new radio Tahoe Girl! I can't believe you took a stuck cd to the dealer! LOL

[TAHOEGIRL05]

Thanks for making fun of me GETOUTHEWAY!

[ponchonutty]

Originally Posted by TAHOEGIRL05

Thanks for making fun of me GETOUTHEWAY!

You know, the first thing I did when I brought home my new Silverado was yank the headunit. I hate GM radios. Now I can ply MP3 and also Sirius. I 2nd on the idea that the radio should play CDr because they are recorded as regular CD media. I mean, you can put in a regular CD upside down and it will spin the disc then spit it out. That's what it is suppose to do on a unreadable CD. SO, if your disc was unreadable or something wasn't right, it should have spit it out.

I just love excuses dealers have when it comes to electrical problems. Read this story from my dealer rep on a dealer screwing a customer.....

The first call about this issue was to me, and was on the 10th. It was an 01 Grand Cherokee, the shop had installed a Viper 791 in it, and shortly thereafter the car would have starting problems with the key. Also, it would die while driving down the road for no reason, and would not start. Took it to the dealership, who replaced the bcm and told them the system was incompatible with the car and it had killed the bcm. After our last conversation, in which I told him I would bet 3 months pay there was nothing wrong with the 791 or the install (we had covered and tested the install in great detail, and the shop solders everything) I found out that the customer had recently had the engine replaced in the car. (At this point, everyone in the shop was on speakerphone, including the customer.) I looked at all ground points, and found that the bcm ground was in a location that might have been in the way of an engine swap. Sure enough, the ground for the bcm was loose, apparently had been replaced with fingers but didn’t get torqued down. They tightened the ground, and the car has been running fine for a week now with no issues.

The customer, who had to pay the dealership $700.00 for the bcm swap, is livid with the dealership for telling him the remote start was the problem, and for charging him for a computer and diagnostic time, and is talking of a lawsuit unless they refund his money and apologize to our dealer.

[roblowsta]

That's bull. Occassionally a CD will get stuck in my factory stereo and alot of the time they are the "real" CDs. Never take what the dealer says for face value. That's why this board is so great.

[BowtieFreak]

I've heard it said to disconnect the battery. Since that in a way resets everything. Never had a problem with my factory stuff so I never tested that theory. But to me if a cd is stuck or jammed how is temporarily removing power going to fix it? But I quickly swapped factory pieces for aftermarket, much better sound.

[Y2khawk05]

For all of you who have a cd stuck in your stock GM CD Changer I just wanted to let you know the reason my cd stuck in mine was due to the actual thickness of the disk. I have learned a lot about the GM CD Changers and this evening took it upon myself to remove the CD Player from my 2005 3500 Turbo Diesel 4x4 Crew Cab Truck. All I had to do was take the Top of the CD Changer off, Cut out the disk that was stuck, put the CD changer back together and back into my truck. Now it works just as good as new. Plays CD's fine, ejects them fine and so on. So, this saved me a ton of $$$ just by taking the initiative and doing the job myself. Personally, I am not a fan of aftermarket receivers anymore. I have had several multi amp systems in the past and decided to move on. The stock units look cleaner and mine sounds freaking awesome. From now on I will be careful with what CD's I load into my player.

['97ventureowner]

Please check the dates of the post in the thread you are replying to. This one's over 4 years old and a little too old to be resurrecting. If you have new info to add please start a new thread, and link to the old one for reference if you wish.
On a side note, I recently had an issue with a stock GM CD player in one of my vehicles. It occurred shortly after going over some rough railroad tracks. I have a good friend who is a Chevy service manager and is quite honest with me. He told me certain models are prone to the issue that the OP described. Most of the time it is related to one of the cicuit boards within the unit messing up. The jarring of going over those tracks may have caused one of the circuit boards in my radio to mess up. He said they are very close together within the unit and it doesn't take much to cause a problem. Aftermarket discs aren't a problem unless you print and apply your own labels to the CDs. Then you run the risk of heat produced by the unit softening the adhesive of the label causing the label to lift off the CD and possibly jam in the player.
the service manager also said a quick fix many times is to just purchased a used unit from a salvage yard and replace it yourself tosave some money.
Also check if an aftermarket player will work right in your vehicle if you plan to go that route. Some vehicles with factory installed DVD units use the factory radio to broadcast the sound from the DVD player . Many aftermarket units do not have the proper plugs or connections to hook the DVD unit back up to experience the sound from your speakers and the occupants of the vehicle will have to wear headphones to listen to the audio from the DVD player.