How to Remove a Stuck CD From Car Stereo

Removing a stuck CD from car stereo is easy

If you are having trouble removing a disc from your car stereo, don’t panic! There are several methods that may help get it out. Here’s how to remove a stuck CD from a car player without damaging the CD or your stereo.

Power off the stereo. If you can, remove the key from the ignition and open the vehicle door to make sure all power is drained from the system. This will ensure that nothing gets damaged when removing or inserting a new disc in your player. Don’t force the disc out! If it doesn’t slide right out after pressing “eject” on your stereo, there is probably something blocking it from coming out smoothly (like food crumbs). Using force could damage your CD as well as your player (not to mention, it’s dangerous).

Open your car door and press the eject button.

Press the eject button.
Press it several times, just to be sure.
If this doesn’t work, try pressing it again while opening the car door.
If that doesn’t work, move on to the next solution.

Press the eject button and insert a credit card

The first step is to locate the CD eject button on your car stereo. Once you’ve located this button, take a credit card (or gift card) and slide it into the narrow slot above or below the CD player. This slot should be wide enough to accommodate the width of a credit card. Press and hold down the eject button while simultaneously inserting your credit card into the slit above or below it. Push in your card until you feel a resistance, then keep pushing until the CD pops out slightly, just enough so that you can grab it with your hands. When you have a secure grip on it, pull it straight out of the slot using smooth, even force. You may have to pull harder than expected; do not worry about damaging your credit card as these are designed to withstand such forces without breaking or bending.

Eject button is broken? Pry the slot open with a screwdriver

If the eject button is broken, or you otherwise can’t get it to work, use a screwdriver (with a wide, flat blade) to pry the slot open. You might also want to use something like a credit card or other thin object if you don’t want to scratch your stereo too badly. It may take some elbow grease and patience, but with the right tools, you’ll be able to get the CD out. Be gentle!

Removing Car CD Player

If your cd is jammed, it means the disc is stuck in there, but you can get it out with some force. If it’s stuck, that means the disc has been broken and will never come out. You should be able to tell which one applies by trying to eject or manually remove the cd from your player. If you try to eject it by pressing the button and nothing happens at all, take a deep breath, because there’s a decent chance your cd player is broken forever. If you’re able to eject it halfway or manage to pry apart the two halves of the stereo without any obvious damage being done, then congratulations! The cd is just jammed.

What to do if the Car CD Player is Jammed

Press ‘eject’ button

Turn on the ignition and press eject
Try turning up the volume while you press eject
Press any other buttons to see if they do anything
If none of these work, turn off your car