How to eject CD's from Toad (Jeep) Radio?

Rather than put a bullet into my dash board, I took my Jeep to a Audio Auto shop in Bowling Green, KY (Blue Grass Audio)yesterday. A very capable technician pulled the radio in 10 minutes, removed the multi-disk CD unit from the radio and had it reinstalled within an hour. $40. Radio works fine and I can live without the CD player.Nice to deal with professional.

Many Thanks for all the good replies and ideas. I'm always amazed at the quick and valuable response on these forums.

Different system again but the Pioneer in my MH has a removable faceplate.. I'm able to take a very small pair of needle nose pliers and pull the disc out once the motors inside it have raised it to the eject slot.

DO press the eject button a time or two AFTER you remove the disc.

I had the same problem on the wife's Infini QX4 years ago and did some research and found there were guys on ebay that took care of this sort of very common problem but you have to mail the unit to them. They listed all the models they work on and the common issues with each. We ended up just replacing the entire unit with one from Pioneer anyway.

BTW, your post illustrates why cd changers have gone the way of the dinosaur in most new vehicles. The wife's new Traverse has a single CD slot as do most new models nowadays. The mp3 players, iPods/Phones that connect via usb are other reasons as cd's are on their way out.

Here is the link with a picture. Jeep radio

Step 1: Park your vehicle and ensure that the parking brake is set.
Step 2: Open the hood of your vehicle by pulling the hood release next to the driver door on the floor.
Step 3: Disconnect the negative battery terminal to ensure that your equipment will be safe during this process.
Step 4: Using a Philips head screwdriver, remove the 1 screw in the ashtray cavity located below the radio.
Step 5: Carefully pry out the silver trim panel using a flat head screwdriver.
(Optional Step: You can put a small piece of duct tape over the head of the screwdriver to avoid scratching the trim panel. But if you are careful when prying, you shouldn't need to do this.)
Step 6: Unplug everything connected to the trim panel allowing you to fully remove it.
Step 7: Once you have the trim panel and moved out of the way, remove the 4 screws surrounding the radio.
Step 8: Gently pull the radio out and unplug the 2 connectors on the back.
Congratulations you have removed the radio out of your 2003 Jeep Liberty.

If you have two round holes on each side of the radio (used to be typical with Fords) you can make a removal tool out of coat hanger. Bend in a "U". Grasp lightly about a 1/4" from the end with a wire cutter and make a groove around the wire (both ends). You need one of these for each side. Slide into the holes and then pull out gently.

If there are 2 tiny holes on each side of radio about 2" apart. One above the other. Takes a special tool to remove radio. If you buy a complete radio and installation kit you get the tools. Otherwise you will never get the tool. I would take it to a radio shop. Doubt it would cost much.

Different vehicle mfg. but 6 CD in dash. Wife's Explorer does the same thing, she looked inside the slot and can see the offending disc and figured out where it was out of alignment. he uses another disc to nudge it either up or down(not my car and I don't remember which way) and retries, seems to work every time..

I think Brodie3Az has a great answer for you, however. Had a stereo changed out in my Mazda4000 and it took les than 15 minutes.

Check in with your local Auto Stereo business for assistance on removing the radio and recovering your CD's. Had a 2006 Dodge Ram with the same system, same problem, but still under warranty.