Hi, I hope this is the right place but my Mother's Uplander is having issue with CD system. It was working fine up until about a month ago when it would make a lot of fuss and error noise when she tried to eject a CD Eventually she was able to eject all of the CD but now it won't accept any CD. I was able to open the unit and removed the CD mechanism and looking around, I didn't see any piece coming out or foreign object like paper stuck in the wrong place. The only thing I can see that seems odd is the CD spindle (the actual CD player not the 6 disc holder or the eject system) seems hard to turn, is it supposed to turn freely like a regular CD player I've seen?

Looking around, replacement of the same model is a bit under $200. I was wondering if anyone has any idea what could be the issue with the player? Maybe a known failing motor or dried lubricant on a rail somewhere?

Failing that, can I grab an used working system off somewhere like eBay and swap just the CD top? The bottom part of the CD/Radio are working fine and I believe the bottom part is the one with security system that needs dealer reprogramming. If I can keep the existing bottom radio part and swap the CD mechanism, that may save me a trip to the dealer (and some $)

 

I invested in a no name pure android ebay head unit with the right specs. spent between 2 and 300 and this thing is incredible. capacitive touchscreen quad core hd screen ddr3 ram 4 usb ports gps Bluetooth it connects to your car with torque app. here is mine installed..



I have more pictures of it and it's install here:
2008 Chevy Uplander Pure Android 4.1 CarPC - MP3Car.com