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RX350 - CD Changer Error Message 3

Old 07-17-07, 01:50 PM
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I am unable to eject a CD and Error Message 3 appears. The system tries to eject making a mechanical noise, but then stops. Can anyone please advise how to resolve this? Thanks.
Old 07-17-07, 02:29 PM
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the same exact thing happened to my player about 3 months ago, the Lexus dealer had to order a new uniy and they replaced it under warranty.
Old 07-17-07, 02:32 PM
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I had the same thing happen to me last week...

What i tried was to turn it off...and then change CDs and then let it start playing a song and then change it back to the Cd that had the error. Then it worked just fine.

Did you have an error on CD 6?
Old 07-17-07, 03:01 PM
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I had an error 4. Brought to the dealer and got a new one under warranty.
Hope it doesn't happenened again!

Seems like this is a known issue with their CD player.
Old 07-17-07, 05:21 PM
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No TSB's on this. Take it to the dealer.
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Originally Posted by paulsmits1
I am unable to eject a CD and Error Message 3 appears. The system tries to eject making a mechanical noise, but then stops. Can anyone please advise how to resolve this? Thanks.
I was just about to complain about the very same thing...

I also got the Error 3 message on my "1 1/2 month old" 2008 RX350 cd player. I've used the CD player once! I took my car to the dealership yesterday and they have to order a new one for me. It won't eject 2 or my CD's either. They have to send the broken unit to Alpine and then send me my CD's once they get them out of the player. I will get a brand new, and not refurbished, CD player. But it still sucks that a brand new car would have to have the CD player replaced.
Old 07-18-07, 10:07 AM
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the problem is the type of CDs. My 2004 has never had this problem, and i put anything and everything in there.

however, they must have changed something. The new one doesnt like burned cds, nor rewritable cds either. be careful.
Old 07-18-07, 05:26 PM
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I see this ending up in a TSB, too many complaints we are hearing about...
Old 07-18-07, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by BeerWolf
I was just about to complain about the very same thing...

I also got the Error 3 message on my "1 1/2 month old" 2008 RX350 cd player. I've used the CD player once! I took my car to the dealership yesterday and they have to order a new one for me. It won't eject 2 or my CD's either. They have to send the broken unit to Alpine and then send me my CD's once they get them out of the player. I will get a brand new, and not refurbished, CD player. But it still sucks that a brand new car would have to have the CD player replaced.
Wow, that sucks. So the units are made by Alpine....interesting. There's only few players in the Audio game....Panasonic, Alpine, Clarion, Fujitsu-Ten, Pioneer.
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Hello,

I have a 04 and i'm having the same problem. First, I received an ERROR 4 message and that went away. Then number 6 disk slot stop working. And now it's giving me an ERROR 3 and I can't get my Cd's out or put any in. So, from what i'm reading I guess I have to take it to the dealer. :-(
Old 08-03-08, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by mandyfig
Wow, that sucks. So the units are made by Alpine....interesting. There's only few players in the Audio game....Panasonic, Alpine, Clarion, Fujitsu-Ten, Pioneer.
I had the infamous error 3 and 4 on my unit soon after the factory warranty expired. My dealer refused to replace the cd player under warranty and quoted me $895 for a refurbished unit.
In the end I sent my cd player out for repair. It was a Pioneer unit in my04 RX.
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Seems to be a fairly common problem in the in dash CD changers. I know a lot of people that had there replaced under warranty in the IS, and RX and other cars with the in dash 6 changer.
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Originally Posted by CK6Speed
Seems to be a fairly common problem in the in dash CD changers. I know a lot of people that had there replaced under warranty in the IS, and RX and other cars with the in dash 6 changer.
If its such a common noted problem why won't Lexus step up to the plate and issue a TSIB?
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Originally Posted by Nept_Mica
If its such a common noted problem why won't Lexus step up to the plate and issue a TSIB?

You tell me....this issue has been going around for a while now...
Old 08-06-08, 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Lextranny
You tell me....this issue has been going around for a while now...
Exactly my point. Everyone has encountered this issue at some point but yet Lexus refuses to acknowledge its a known issue.

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