stock kenwood cd player problems!!!

[SugarShane04]

hey.. i cant find n e thing on this but.. my cd player just started acting up!! it stays folded down like its ejecting a cd! and when i reset it goes up but the display wont light up at all.. but everything else lights up for like a second and its like it turns back off.. and then will fold back down and stay in that position!! what do i do???

 

[Spook]

This should be in a faq here. perhaps in the audio forum. I know I read about it when I bought my msp months ago.

 

[Blitzd]

yeas there are tons of threads on it. Basically if the reset button doesn't fix it you are better off just buying a new stereo. It is a falure in the ribbon attaching the processor to the face it streatches and fails over time. kenwood sold the whole lot of them to Mazda for a cheap price and not they continually die. I had replaced at least 8 over the years. I have an Alpine .

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

or you can buy the ribbon & replace it yourself...

 

[Shift_Lost]

Or you can ship it to me and i will install it and take it in to have it warrentied..


haha

 

[Shift_Lost]

Or you can ship it to me and i will install it and take it in to have it warrentied..


haha

 

[Blitzd]

or you can buy the ribbon & replace it yourself...

NO TAMMY YOU CAN'T DO THAT!

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

lol sure you can...I know where you can buy the parts

and dont be yelling at me Ben...I'll take you out back LOL

NO TAMMY YOU CAN'T DO THAT!

 

[Jaysanooch]

I think the stock head unit is meant to throw out the window. Mine lasted 1 year and It eat my favorite cd. Don't waste your time and get a better one.

 

[Blitzd]

lol sure you can...I know where you can buy the parts

and dont be yelling at me Ben...I'll take you out back LOL

noooooo not again.........

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

I've had mine for over 3 years w/ out an issue...have another new one sitting here to go into the P5

*knocks on wood*

I think the stock head unit is meant to throw out the window. Mine lasted 1 year and It eat my favorite cd. Don't waste your time and get a better one.

 

[Bakum]

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123634267

Thats the thread to check. Basically if you like the unit, get it waranteed at Mazda, if not; Upgrade.

 

[MSP_4_CODY]

try taking the faceplate itself off then putting it back on, mine did the same thing and it worked after i tryed it.

 

[speed_addict]

yea, mine just recently did the same exact thing- it sucked cause mazda couldnt get another one (im under warranty still) for like a week then when i went to go have it put in they took an HOUR!!! just to slide the damn thing in- i install car audio and they said THEY had to do it for me- it would have taken me ten minutes. but yeah, i second that others said- if your under warranty will get it replaced but if not, dont even waste your effort trying to get the same one and upgrade.

 

[b_dues]

yeah, the stock Kenwood deck has many amazing features and it is a nice deck, although it is quite frail. The ribbon cable went 3 times in mine, and it had to be reset often. I recently replaced it with a 7" Pioneer flat screen which I must say does the trick, lol.