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Car Problem (Part 2): 2000 Ford Taurus **FIXED**

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PCMarine

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In reference to Car Problem Part 1, which is fixed now. Anywho, so I was driving to school with my sister and she was listening to her music, and she presses the button to switch to the next CD (I have a 6 Disc Changer in the trunk) and then bam, it said no cd and it wouldn't play anything. So when I got to school, I went out and looked at it. The cartridge won't eject because a CD is "jammed" in there (through I tiny opening between the cartridge and the CD player unit, I can see the CD in there).

So when I got home today I looked at it again to see if I could manually take the cartridge out, which I couldn't *doh*. I really don't want to take the car to the shop just for the CD changer (Which they will probably overcharge me for), so preferably I would like to fix it myself. How would I go about getting access to the jammed CD? If I peel back the trunk lining would that give me access to the screws so I can dismantle it? TIA!

Edit, Here is what the CD Unit looks like
 
Well the problem seems to be that you actually purchased the Ford Bore-us. The only solution is to sell it or total it. The CD player problem is minor in comparison.
 
The changer can be accessed pretty much like you described.

Getting the cartridge out is a bit tricky, but can be done. We used to get people with Explorers coming in all the time with changers in their console jammed due to change falling down into it. (crappy design to put the change holder right in front of the cd changer)

What we did is take a slim jim (like you use to unlock a car) and slip it down beside the cartridge and flip the release and they came right out.
Knowing where this release is would be the tough part.....if you take the changer out of the trunk, you should be able to see it with a flashlight.
If not, I would think that a radio shop would just pop it out at no charge if you took them the whole changer. If not, the dealer might.
If you lived closer, I'd say come by and I'd do it for you.

BTW, what finally fixed the other problem?
 
You should probably remove the CD changer from the car first, bring it inside, and go from there.

If you can't figure it out for yourself, bring the changer into a good stereo shop (no, BB and CC don't count).
 
Well the majority of the problem was my own fault. Heh, keep in mind I am a new driver and just got the car, most of the problem was that I wasnt turning the key ALL the way to the right heh. So now Ive been turning it all the way and it's been starting nicely. However there were a couple of pretty cold days where it started a little sluggish, but it's alright now 😉

Hehe I feel like an idiot.
 
*Yay it's fixed*

I peeled back the trunk lining which gave me access to the CD module. I unbolted the CD module and took it inside (I was freezing my ass off outside all the while). So then I unscrewed the 8 very very small screws to give me access to the insides. I saw the CD in there, but it was really stuck in there with lots of mechanical parts blocking it. So after an hour or so of futzing around I found the problem. Apparently my sister (figures) put a CD in the changer which had stickers on it, and one of the stickers became lose. The lose sticker then stuck to the CD above it and took it off kilter within the envelope. So long story short I put everything back together and slapped it into my car and *wala* it works great!

I'm pretty satisfied with myself, as I saved a ton of money doing it myself 🙂
 
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