I just found this post.

Wow it seems that there are a lot of them out there including mine having the same problem.
My unit is in a 2000 SR5.

I took mine off to replace it with a unit bought at EBay. "Bench tested". The lights on the new unit worked, but the CD did not work. I got a full refund including shipping charges.

I wonder if it the same unit from Nervo19!!


I disassembled my old one completely and could not see anything obvious. There are no replaceable bulbs.

My guess is a bad connection since I can get it to work some times by tapping the dash. I even used zip tie to secure the factory connector to the unit. Maybe a bad diode or a capacitor. But which one?

If anybody can find a repair for these, he/she will make a lot people happy and thankful.