IS300 CD changer jammed

External Since: Jan 29, 2006 Posts: 14

I was changing CDs on my '02 with in-dash CD changer and it started
making some pretty ugly noises. When I tried to switch the CD I was
playing, that one didn't work either.

Now I have CDs 1, and 2 which won't play and won't eject. When I try,
the changer makes "ka-chunk" type noises and gives an error message.
Interestinlgy, it thinks slot 4 is empty even though there's a CD in
there-- I can even add a second CD in that slot and the second one
plays. CDs 3 5 and 6 are OK so far.

bought the car in August 01 so I'm out of warranty. I can only
imagine what Lexus will want to fix this. Is there any way I can try
to clear the jam manually without having to remove the whole unit?
Maybe trying to thread a 22 or 24 gauge bell wire in the slot and
trying to snag the cd???

Has anyone had this happen?
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External Since: Feb 04, 2006 Posts: 1

I tried the reset approach. I removed the radio fuse (bottom row,
second column) on the left interior kick panel, then turned on the
ignotion. Next, turned off the ignition and reset the fuse. That was
supposed to reset the radio/cd, but all my preset channels were still
there. So how do I reset the radio/cd player besides disconnecting the
battery itself.