Stock stereo and error 3

OK I have a 2008 taco 4 door with 6 disc am/fm radio.
Any disk I put in now say's error 3 ?
I'm think of yanking it out and cleaning the laser !
Thanks
Sean

 

I had same problem with 2007 TRD, Toyota replaced mine under
warranty.


GOOD LUCK

 

I got it out but no way in *ell could I get to the lazer!
Put all back in and no improvement!
Not surprized I did nothing.
So what is the deal .. Is it toast?
Sean

 

Time to take it in. I replaced a few of these at the dealership when I worked there. It is toast.

 

Fixed the unit!
Yanked the unit out ,opened the cover of unit while still hooked up and I loaded a disc and watched and poked / taped unit responded and now works.Blew my chance to upgrade!

 

Your radio still working?
I got the "ERROR 3" yesterday and I can't get it to do anything. It won't eject, load, play, nothing.

 

yeah im having the same problem...wondering if theres any fix..hmm and i just bought it a few days ago. gonna hit up the dealership tomorrow

 

I too had an error 3 message happen over the winter for no reason I knew of. I took the head unit out, took out every screw possible, even tried moving the CD's around with a small screw driver. After this I researched everything I could but I knew it wasn't fixable. I put it all back together to at least have the radio back but out desperation I banged directly on the CD holder in several locations. I plugged it all back in and put it all together. Once I turned the power on it started ejecting CD's. I found one badly cracked CD and another in bad shape. They had been cracked in the center and must have jammed against some control mechanism.

I now have my CD player back.

It was really just luck but worth the free try.

Hope you find the same.