mine does not...any others?

 

my cd player only plays new cds as long as there are no scratches. it really sucks. sometimes it will take like 10 min just to start playing certain cds.

 

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common problem for 98-02's singel disc double din player.

it would stop playing burn cd's and the next thing you know it just quit playing anything.

my advice, sell it for 80 buck and get something else

 

This is not an all to uncommon problem with DVD and CD Players. It's even been an issue with PS2's. It's more an enviromental issue rather than the cd.
Some crud/dust may have deposited itself on the laser emitter, causing it to hunt for what it needs.
Any store like Tweeters, Best Buy and even CompUSA might have what you need a CD player cleaner

P

 

I have a 99 and mine has plyed every cd that i have put in it...burned or not. I still have the stock double din single disc too.

 

no issues here just have to use a quality media and drive to make them.

 

I've heard that if you use a name-brand blank CD-R, and burn it at a slow burnrate, you'll have better results.

And I agree with iam7head, sell it and buy a good after-market radio. You can buy nice Alpine head units that play CD-Rs, MP3s, and WMAs for $150 (or up to $250 for a better model). Or, if you want to go a little cheaper, take a look at the Alpine CDA 7839. You can buy it off of ebay for $70 or so, if you do this make sure it comes with a mounting bracket (looks like a metal sleeve). Here is a picture of my CDA 7839, now in my Volvo:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/...IazO3

(there is a little storage compartment and ashtray missing in the picture, the shot was actually of the relays)

Another option would be to put an Alpine CD changer in your trunk, hooking it up to your OEM head unit. That'll play CD-Rs without any problems.

Here are some pictures of how my Alpine changer looks in my '99 LX. The wooden box is what I put together but you could easily make one yourself:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/...bZ4XJ

Looks like a new changer today would cost ~ $250 or $300, plus a little bit for a converter to attach it to your OEM radio.

 

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Or, he can buy my barely-used changer (Alpine CHA-1214, 12 disk) for $100 + shipping. All bolts, brackets, and cable included and even packaged in original packaging.

/shameless plug

But to answer the OP's question, my stock CD player (single-disc, double-din) played all my burned discs w/o problems. Discs were usually Memorex, sometimes Imation, burned using Nero on different generic burners, at speeds up to 40x. (At 52x, the CDs didn't burn too well, and didn't play well on anything.)

 

I got an aftermarket unit from crutchfield.com because my head unit would no longer play CDs.

Damn thing.

I recommend Crutchfield. THey cost a bit more than buying a head unit on eBay, but they come with everything you need and free tech support along with vehicle specific install instructions.