'03 Accord CD player hopelessly jammed
I have an '03 Accord with 40,000 miles (in other words, out of
warranty) with a hopelessly jammed CD player (no navigation system). I did not force discs in (you have to wait for the green light... those who have one will know what I mean), and cannot blame the jam on kids or friends. Dealer, over the phone, said that it would cost about $300 to repair (and a 6-8 week wait). A reputable speedometer shop tried to repair/troubleshoot (could not remove one disc)... again, report was $300 to $400 for repair (and similar time period). At these options, I'm looking for alternatives. New radios/CD players fit into the "pocket" below, without loss (I believe) of climate control displays integral into the radio/CD display. Steering wheel control of sound system is not that important to me... I have not used it. Crutchfield shows CD changers, but they do not integrate into the existing system. I hate to believe that Honda has a bad engineering/design problem, but this looks like one. Has anyone had similar problems, and are there any suggestions for a good solution? Local broadcast radio sucks! Not having a CD player is not an option. RF CD changers, because of their poorer sound quality are also not a serious option. |
Re: '03 Accord CD player hopelessly jammed
I had the same problem with my CD player and how I fxed it.
First write down the radio code (4 digit) On the fuse block remove the two fuses (radio power and memory power). Wait 60 seconds reinsert the two fuses . CD(s) should now eject . It sure is worth a try and does not cost much to try it. Good Luck!!!!! George Of The Jungle wrote: > I have an '03 Accord with 40,000 miles (in other words, out of > warranty) with a hopelessly jammed CD player (no navigation system). I > did not force discs in (you have to wait for the green light... those > who have one will know what I mean), and cannot blame the jam on kids > or friends. > > Dealer, over the phone, said that it would cost about $300 to repair > (and a 6-8 week wait). > > A reputable speedometer shop tried to repair/troubleshoot (could not > remove one disc)... again, report was $300 to $400 for repair (and > similar time period). > > At these options, I'm looking for alternatives. > > New radios/CD players fit into the "pocket" below, without loss (I > believe) of climate control displays integral into the radio/CD > display. > > Steering wheel control of sound system is not that important to me... > I have not used it. > > Crutchfield shows CD changers, but they do not integrate into the > existing system. > > I hate to believe that Honda has a bad engineering/design problem, but > this looks like one. > > Has anyone had similar problems, and are there any suggestions for a > good solution? > > Local broadcast radio sucks! Not having a CD player is not an option. > RF CD changers, because of their poorer sound quality are also not a > serious option. |
Re: '03 Accord CD player hopelessly jammed
I had the same problem with my CD player and how I fxed it.
First write down the radio code (4 digit) On the fuse block remove the two fuses (radio power and memory power). Wait 60 seconds reinsert the two fuses . CD(s) should now eject . It sure is worth a try and does not cost much to try it. Good Luck!!!!! George Of The Jungle wrote: > I have an '03 Accord with 40,000 miles (in other words, out of > warranty) with a hopelessly jammed CD player (no navigation system). I > did not force discs in (you have to wait for the green light... those > who have one will know what I mean), and cannot blame the jam on kids > or friends. > > Dealer, over the phone, said that it would cost about $300 to repair > (and a 6-8 week wait). > > A reputable speedometer shop tried to repair/troubleshoot (could not > remove one disc)... again, report was $300 to $400 for repair (and > similar time period). > > At these options, I'm looking for alternatives. > > New radios/CD players fit into the "pocket" below, without loss (I > believe) of climate control displays integral into the radio/CD > display. > > Steering wheel control of sound system is not that important to me... > I have not used it. > > Crutchfield shows CD changers, but they do not integrate into the > existing system. > > I hate to believe that Honda has a bad engineering/design problem, but > this looks like one. > > Has anyone had similar problems, and are there any suggestions for a > good solution? > > Local broadcast radio sucks! Not having a CD player is not an option. > RF CD changers, because of their poorer sound quality are also not a > serious option. |
Re: '03 Accord CD player hopelessly jammed
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 21:38:18 -0500, liberace
<liberace@hondaaccord.org> wrote: >I had the same problem with my CD player and how I fxed it. >First write down the radio code (4 digit) >On the fuse block remove the two fuses (radio power and memory power). >Wait 60 seconds reinsert the two fuses . CD(s) should now eject . > It sure is worth a try and does not cost much to try it. >Good Luck!!!!! > Oh, if it were only that easy... Turning on and off the system over a period of a few days did empty the system of all but one disc, but only very reluctantly. Usually just a small fraction of the disc would be ejected, and a bit of work was required to grip the little bit that came out. The Speedometer shop had the system out and told me the system was out of alignment... wish I had written down exactly what they said... Unless anyone has any better suggestions, I guess I will head for the local car stereo shop this weekend for a new system. Thanks |
Re: '03 Accord CD player hopelessly jammed
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 21:38:18 -0500, liberace
<liberace@hondaaccord.org> wrote: >I had the same problem with my CD player and how I fxed it. >First write down the radio code (4 digit) >On the fuse block remove the two fuses (radio power and memory power). >Wait 60 seconds reinsert the two fuses . CD(s) should now eject . > It sure is worth a try and does not cost much to try it. >Good Luck!!!!! > Oh, if it were only that easy... Turning on and off the system over a period of a few days did empty the system of all but one disc, but only very reluctantly. Usually just a small fraction of the disc would be ejected, and a bit of work was required to grip the little bit that came out. The Speedometer shop had the system out and told me the system was out of alignment... wish I had written down exactly what they said... Unless anyone has any better suggestions, I guess I will head for the local car stereo shop this weekend for a new system. Thanks |
Re: '03 Accord CD player hopelessly jammed
"Unless anyone has any better suggestions, I guess I will head for the local
car stereo shop this weekend for a new system." George, Before you throw away money on an aftermarket system, there is an option to save what you have. Send me your email address Howard howardh1951@hotmail.com |
Re: '03 Accord CD player hopelessly jammed
"Unless anyone has any better suggestions, I guess I will head for the local
car stereo shop this weekend for a new system." George, Before you throw away money on an aftermarket system, there is an option to save what you have. Send me your email address Howard howardh1951@hotmail.com |
Re: '03 Accord CD player hopelessly jammed
> > I have an '03 Accord with 40,000 miles (in other words, out of
> > warranty) with a hopelessly jammed CD player (no navigation system). I > > did not force discs in (you have to wait for the green light... those > > who have one will know what I mean), and cannot blame the jam on kids > > or friends. > > > > Dealer, over the phone, said that it would cost about $300 to repair > > (and a 6-8 week wait). we see this a lot with home burned and labeled cd's. the label are too thick and jam it up. not sure if that's your problem or not but a guess. Chip |
Re: '03 Accord CD player hopelessly jammed
> > I have an '03 Accord with 40,000 miles (in other words, out of
> > warranty) with a hopelessly jammed CD player (no navigation system). I > > did not force discs in (you have to wait for the green light... those > > who have one will know what I mean), and cannot blame the jam on kids > > or friends. > > > > Dealer, over the phone, said that it would cost about $300 to repair > > (and a 6-8 week wait). we see this a lot with home burned and labeled cd's. the label are too thick and jam it up. not sure if that's your problem or not but a guess. Chip |
Re: '03 Accord CD player hopelessly jammed
Who is "we"? And can "we" help this guy?
>We see this a lot with home burned and labeled cd's. the label are > too thick and jam it up. not sure if that's your problem or not but a > guess. > Chip |
Re: '03 Accord CD player hopelessly jammed
Who is "we"? And can "we" help this guy?
>We see this a lot with home burned and labeled cd's. the label are > too thick and jam it up. not sure if that's your problem or not but a > guess. > Chip |
Re: '03 Accord CD player hopelessly jammed
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 22:26:17 -0500, "Howard" <Howardh@hotmail.com>
wrote: >Who is "we"? And can "we" help this guy? >>We see this a lot with home burned and labeled cd's. the label are >> too thick and jam it up. not sure if that's your problem or not but a >> guess. >> Chip > No... I know what you mean... these were commercial CD's. I agree with you about CD labels, though. Been there, done that... never got into any jams, just out of balance CD's that wouldn't play in all players. But I never used any paper labeled CD's in this player. |
Re: '03 Accord CD player hopelessly jammed
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 22:26:17 -0500, "Howard" <Howardh@hotmail.com>
wrote: >Who is "we"? And can "we" help this guy? >>We see this a lot with home burned and labeled cd's. the label are >> too thick and jam it up. not sure if that's your problem or not but a >> guess. >> Chip > No... I know what you mean... these were commercial CD's. I agree with you about CD labels, though. Been there, done that... never got into any jams, just out of balance CD's that wouldn't play in all players. But I never used any paper labeled CD's in this player. |
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