CD won't eject or play

[wilfie27]

05 Chevy Malibu, stock stereo/cd player

I was driving down the interstate and all of the sudden my CD player stopped playing and it said locked on the display. The radio wouldn't play all it said was locked. I stopped for gas and shut off the car, when I started it up again the radio would play but the CD wouldn't play or eject, it says NO DISC even though there is a disc in there.

[VR43000GT]

Something is clearly internally wrong. Whether the disc has been only very partially moved when you hit eject or it does not read it I do not know. I would reccomend you just get an aftermarket CD deck for your car. Now for the bad news, wiring harness alone (not inclduing the deck nor deck kit) is going to run you about $100-$120 because for some reason GM thought it would be a good idea to run a bunch of other things through the deck. I see it every day at my work with people with your same car that comes in. Best of luck in w/e you do.

[pimprolla112]

If your comfortable with it you might have to pop the top panel off the top of the unit to get the CD out. Thats what i had to do with my panasonic when i wrecked my car. I would take the car to the dealership and get them to look at it, it should be under some kind of warranty.

I found the wiring harness itself on ebay for 8.99. Im guessing you where talking about this

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dash-kit-Radio-W...QQcmdZViewItem

Which makes sense since most of the new cars have the climate controls and HU in one piece. AS well as some other things.

[VR43000GT]

^^ You can get that all for cheaper than $137, try Best Buy.

[pimprolla112]

I was just looking for an example. And thats a really big surprise basterds charged me 16 for a damn harness i could have gotten at wally world for 8. They can charge what they want as long as they pay me good when i get in the install bay.

[VR43000GT]

^^ Yeah generally you can find wiring harnesses for cars between $7-$20. However, there are some cars (some Mercurys in the late 90's, some newer GM's) that require very spendy harnesses. And then there are some vehicles (ie. mid-80's GM trucks/suv's) that require a dash cut. Some cars just get the shaft when it comes to car audio.

[pimprolla112]

Originally Posted by SL3000gt

Some cars just get the shaft when it comes to car audio.

Like the early 90's buick regal. I had to duct tape the damn thing to the bottom of the dash. But it worked so i couldnt complain.

The one for my blazer needed some plastic crap to make it look normal.

[VR43000GT]

Originally Posted by pimprolla112

Like the early 90's buick regal. I had to duct tape the damn thing to the bottom of the dash.

Classy!

[playitloud]

There is definitely something screwed up in the insides. You probably got a thing stuck or something!

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[PaulD]

if it's an '05 and you haven't fooled with it, it should be under warranty

[wilfie27]

5yr/50K, we have 60,000 mi on it. Oh and thanks for the educated diagnosis(you know who you are). Its getting warmer out I might spend an afternoon and tear into it and see what I can find.