1997 Plymouth Van CD Player Error

When I try to play a CD, it goes nowhere and Err appear on the LCD. I
have a premium sound system. It looks like there's a black plastic frame
around the radio, tape and CD player that might be pulled off. Any
suggestions on how to repair the faulty player?

 

Blowing some air into it solved the problem.

 

I've worked on thousands of these radios over the years and have never
run into a defective cd laser assembly on a Mitsubishi-built Chrysler
cd / cassette unit. Only found four bad lasers on one model of the
Alpine-built cd-only radios. Compare that to a 100 percent failure
rate on 1990s GM cd players.

By blowing air into your player, (not sure what made you think of
that), you blew some dust off the laser assembly. I've solved most cd
"Err" problems by cleaning the lasers with a Q-tip, but I don't
recommend do-it-yourselfers doing that due to the potential of doing
damage. Happy you got yours going, but if problems continue, try
running a cleaning disc through it.

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