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A little while ago my kids were playing in the minivan. They were having so much fun - it was great to watch. And then we got in the minivan and tried to turn on the CD player. No dice. I guess the youngest one decided to put some coins into the CD player slot. Ouch. But I can understand why kids do this. I mean, it looks like that’s what it’s for. So, we had a good laugh about it. And then we got sad. No tunes - we can’t have that. Anyway, I decided to see how hard it would be to pull that CD out and remove those coins. Now, I had done this on my old ‘92 Accord and it was a total nightmare. I was pleasantly surprised, however, that this only took me about an hour. And that’s with documenting for others. So, without further ado (sp?), I give you the PaulTech Honda Odyssey CD Removal Guide 
Ok, first things first. You need to make sure that you have the antitheft code for the CD player. That is if you have an anti theft CD player - I don’t know if this is standard or not. Also, I should note that I think my Odyssey is a 2001. If you don’t have the antitheft code, then you will need the serial number off of the CD player. You can call the dealer and obtain the code that way. Obviously, yours would have numbers on this card. I erased them for security - whatever that is.
Here is a picture:
The next thing you will want to do is disconnect the negative terminal on your battery. It is the red post terminal. As pictured below.
Okay, now that we have the preliminaries out of the way, let’s tear that dash apart. Thankfully, this is much easier than my last tear down. All you have to do is take a flat screwdriver and pry the left, lower side out. Then you can work it to the right and pull the whole center console out. As pictured here.
Once you pull the console out a little, you are confronted by three sets of wires (or maybe more if you had more options installed). I had one in the upper left (hazard lights), upper right (heater controls), and lower left (interior light control). The upper left is the biggest pain. There is a tab on the left that you have to depress to disconnect it. It’s pictured here.
After you have disconnected this wire, you can proceed on the two right ones. Or, if it’s easier for you, you can do the left one first. The upper green (temperature control) wire conduit has a tab on the bottom that you need to depress to disconnect it. The lower one has the left tab that you have to depress. Here is a pic of the two right wire sets.
And now you are ready to pull that sucker out. That’s it, pull that center console right on out. You may have to fenangle it a little. Once that’s out, you are confronted with the CD player and navigation system. These are attached via a bracket. That bracket has six screws attaching it. There are two lower, silver screws and one black upper screw on each side. Here is a pic of the exposed CD player and navigation system.
Once you have the mounting screws removed, you can start to disconnect the wires from the back. There are two sets on the navigation system and two on the CD player. One of the CD player’s wires is the antenna. It just pulls out. Here are da pics.
Now you can pull that sucker out. go and find a table to put it on. Now, all that’s left is to remove the bracket, 4 screws, and the top of the CD player, again 4 screws. Here are pics.
And now all your work is done, except to shake those coins out. Now, having said that. Don’t shake it really violently. You want to keep from damaging that laser. Gently shake the coins out. And once your work is done, simply reverse the order of these directions. Email me if you have questions.
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Excellent work. I am amazed that someone takes the time and describes the process so nicely and with pictures.
I don’t have a coins issue, but I have an aftermarket DVD player linked to the Honda CD player using one of the FM frequency to transmit Audio (they installed a FM modulator). Unfortunately, the FM frequency used has started getting strong on-air signals and as a result, the DVD audio is no longer being transmitted. I need to figure out how to change that frequency to use another unused one. Removing the CD player is the first step in this process. If anyone has any idea about the FM Modulator, let me know.
Thanks again.
My 3 year old put coins in the cd player of my 2001 Odyssey. What you have described here is precisely the solution to my problem. Thank you very much.
It is great information as my 3 years old son damaged the CD player in my Odyssey (03) too . I am figuring how to remove it and put a new one in . After I saw your post , it should be much easier for me to do it.
Many thanks
John
Again, glad to help folks. Good to know that a little bit of work helps people.
PaulTech- You are awesome! These directions are so clear & easy, even a GIRL (me) can do it! It only took 20 minutes, and most of that time was the “shaking out the coins”. I have zero audio or auto skills, but I (unlike my husband) can follow directions! My 2 year old stuffed 6 pennies in our 2000 Odyssey CD player. I was hoping I would get the chance to upgrade to a 6 disc-changer if I had to take it into a shop…glad I didn’t have to PAY someone to do this, and now I’m convinced I could even do an upgrade myself! THANK YOU!!
My 2 year old put some pennies in our cd player in our 2004 Odyssey. Not only does the CD player not work though but the radio won’t even turn on. Do you think the whole unit is damaged or is it some sort of electronic safety mechanism preventing even the radio from turning on? Thank you for any help.
Michael
Michael, the fuse is probably blown. This also happened to me. I think there is an under dash fuse compartment - probably on the passenger side, on the right panel. In there is probably a fuse for the CD circuit which has been blown. Once you have the pennies out, replace the fuse and you should be golden.
I got one to beat all of you. My boy filled my CD player up with coins and one shorted something out and the whole cabin began to fill with smoke! I had no clue what it was and had it towed. We had the DVD/CD/Radio unit which costs $1200 from Honda. But, I just bought one on Ebay for $265. Thanks for the instructions. I pulled my unit out once (no jokes please) but must have done it the hard way, since it ended up taking 3 hours. Peace.
CD stopped working after my 2-yr old fed some coins in it. Before I could get coins out using your instructions, radio stopped working too. After I got coins out, couldn’t get the radio to turn on. I replaced the fuse but radio still didn’t work. I purchased another radio from ebay thinking that my radio was busted. When I hooked up the replacement radio, it would not turn on either. Would appreciate any assistance in troubleshooting. Thanks.
You rock dude! There’s a website charging $5 for this information. Its so cool you took the time to photograph and explain hows it done!!
Thank you! Our 22mth old twins had a riot filling the CD player with Coins. Your Step by Step directions SAVED the day! 1/2 hr start to finish. We did have to remove the top panel of the stereo to access all the coins.
Thanks again!
Leo, I have the exact same problem. My son put coins in the CD player. I removed the coins, but now the radio won’t even turn on. Checked the fuse, and it still doesn’t work. Hoping for some answers soon.
PROBLEM SOLVED!!! I replaced fuse #9 on the passenger side. This fuse is labelled “ACC” so I didn’t know that it had anything to do with the radio. Leo, be sure to check ALL the fuses on the passenger side, not just the one that is labelled “radio.” Fuse #9 did the trick!
Thanks for the photos, Paul. I needed help getting my 2003 Odyssey dash apart to replace the clock light bulb. Honda sure puts them together well!
David, Thanks for your troubleshooting help!!! Actually, I have to give my dad the credit since he was able to help me solve the problem last week via long distance. You were both right though…replacing Fuse #9 did the trick. It all makes sense since the AC outlet/cigarrette lighter is connected to this fuse and my cell phone would not recharge in the van since the radio stopped working. Thanks again for your advice. Leo
have 2004 odyssey, my children put coins into the cassette slot. Now no sound. I have taken the radio out and removed the coins thanks to your detailed pictures, All radio , Cd. Dvd work properly but their is still no sound. Any ideas or possible fuse to check
“have 2004 odyssey, my children put coins into the cassette slot. Now no sound. I have taken the radio out and removed the coins thanks to your detailed pictures, All radio , Cd. Dvd work properly but their is still no sound. Any ideas or possible fuse to check”
This is the exact problem I’m having. A quarter in the cassette slot for two months finally resulted in a popping sound. Everything appears to be functioning and all fuses were replaced but still no sound. I don’t know what to do next and a new stereo isn’t in the budget.
I have a S.U.V. Ford Escape 2003….
I need to remove a CD from the CD player….
Can I use the same approach for removing a stuck CD…that will not play?!
J. R. ROBINSON
J.R. - I’m not sure, sorry. i found this - not sure if it will help.
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=180767
I was reading the above article as I have to remove my CD player , while reading I found that you said
“The next thing you will want to do is disconnect the negative terminal on your battery. It is the red post terminal.”
I think ” the red post terminal of the batter” is always positive . Did you mean to discnnect the positive terminal
thanks
Great Site. Was able to remove stereo in about 5 min. Thanks to comment #13 for the fuse advice. #9 fuse did the trick and now I am back in business.
Great write up. I will have to use it soon since my CD won’t read any disc and I am looking for a replacement player but I don’t know the part number for the radio that works with NAV. You happen to have the Honda part number for that?
Thanks, Dennis.
Looks like I have the same issue. I have a 2007 Odyssey. My son jammed the the 6Disc cd changer with CDs. Now my CD player would not turn on. AM/FM radio works fine. Do you think, I will be able to use the same instructs to take the CDs out?
Thanks
I have a penny in my CD player now but now have the tools to take it out - thanks!
I have a larger prob now. Our radio and nav will not turn on. I think it has to do with the anti-theft feature. I thought it might be the chip in the key, we tried a different one and no luck. We looked at the radio fuse under the right dash, was not blown. I am not sure what else to check and might have to bring it in. Do you have any ideas?
We have a 2001.
Thanks!
~Morris
well, on mine, those items would ask me to enter the anti theft code once they restarted. If they don’t turn on, are you sure you reconnected all the necessary wires when reassembling? Sounds like they just aren’t getting power. But i could be wrong because I don’t have a key chip.
Thanks so much for this. I just needed to attach a wired FM transmitter to my 2004 Odyssey stereo. I ended up scarred my dash a bit before wising up and checking for instructions like yours. Great help!
Man, I can not believe it. So many people have the same problem as I had. My 2 years old son put 3 pennies and one dime in the CD player slot of my Ody 2001 with Nav System. The NAV and radio shut down. Fuse #11 blown. I just open and remove the coins, replaced the fuse #11 (Radio and Interior light fuse. But the radio and nav still did not turn on. I found this page and Dave thread#13 found fuse #9 (ACC) also blown. I ran outside to my Ody and look for #9 fuse, replace temporaryly with 10A fuse (15A org) Then everything works again. I am very happy. Total cost $3 for a pack of fuses and about 2 hours googling. The link below has the instructions and pictures to show how to remove the CD player: http://www.handaaccessories.com/odyssey/ody6indash.pdf
Hope it helps for parents of “horrible two or three years old” kids who have this headache.
Dennis
I have a 04 Odyssey and my problem is that the CD player won’t recognize my CD. I put a CD in and it tries to read but then it spits out.
I tried to use CD player cleaner, thinking the laser may need some due cleaning, but it won’t read that one either.
Do you have any idea what’s wrong with my CD player? If I need to replace my CD player, what do you recommend?
I’d really appreciate your help.
Sincerely,
Thanks Paul - I got 75 cents out of our CD player thanks to your instructions & the player plays! I had to remove the rear panel of the player to extricate the coins. Unfortunately, ever since I performed this operation the clock just above it has failed to light up. Doesn’t have its own fuse - maybe the bulb? Any suggestions? Thanks again. - Mark
I have the same problem with 2004 Odyssey, coins in cassete player. I took the wrong path and removed few coins using screwdriver. Removed few coins, but cassette is stuck in player. Then I read above beautifully written article and removed the player. I was able to remove all the coins. I can see CD and radio playing, but unfortunately have no sound. All the fuses are ok. I hear very little sound when engine is off. Not sure if amplifier is having problem or the stereo. Not sure what to do. Any suggestion, thanks Mak.
We have the same problems with all these people - CD. My 2 1/2 year old son put coins in the CD slot and that evening the alarm went off a couple times in the middle of the night and almost everyday and finally my husband and I disconnect the battery. Took it to the Honda car dealer and they said that it could just be the corrosion around the battery. They clean around the battery and charged me $30 for the cleaning. Next morning, the alarm went off again. A few days later, the dim light doesn’t goes off even the light is off and the ignition is turned off. The speaker start to have a real bad statics. Took my car to Honda dealer again and they told me it’s the “multi-plex” that cause all the problem. We paid $261 for the part and labor. Within an hour after I pick up the car, the speakers starts to have statics again and the dim light won’t turn off. After seven trip to Honda dealer, it took them 3 hours to figure out what’s wrong with the car. They took the stereo/cd system and found that it’s like a piggy bank with all the coins rattling inside. They charge us about $300 for 3 hours of labors and it will cost us $1,000 for a new stereo system. My husband and I didn’t want to pay $1,000 for a new stereo system. Now are van have a big hole in the middle. I opened the “piggy bank” stereo and found two quarters, two dimes, two nickels and seven pennies. Now, my question is, can we use that stereo again or is it damage. The Honda service told us that the coins in the radio cause short circuit with the multi-plex panel. Do we need to buy a new stereo system of can we connect the old one back. We really appreciate all the help.
Marisol Young
Thanks for the details and the pictures. Your directions were simple and accurate, and have saved me a lot of time and hassle, as I am trying to remove my in dash dvd player…wish me luck!!!
Thank you so much. The CD player on our 2004 hasn’t worked for about three years. We suspected our then two year old son put something in that cool looking felt-lined slit.
Thanks to you the removal of the radio was trivial. (I had been dreading the job due to experience installing stereos in previous cars and thus was about to buy a new radio and have someone else deal with the hassle. Thank goodness for google!) I had a bit more surgery to do on the radio itself as it turned out to be a key fob size grocery store “club card” that wouldn’t come out so easily. Still, from start to finish it only took about 40 minutes!
The radio is in and the CD works. We’ll surprise the children by cranking Led Zeppelin’s “The Immigrant Song” on the way to school tomorrow. And of course we’ll also show them why the CD hadn’t been working…
Okay, I had the very same problem….and it think it is too funny that every single one of us had a 2 year old child that made this all possible. Mine put one dime and 5 pennies into the tape deck part of our Honda Odyssey 2004. We followed your instructions (thank you SO much!) and have removed all of the coins. We checked the fuses and they all seem fine. Unfortunately, the sound is still not working. The display works fine and the DVD player will play but no sound at all. Any other suggestions? I did also notice that the controls on the steering wheel for the volume and channel changer do not work either. I assume it is all related. It would seem to be a fuse issue since the radio worked for a few days after the coins were inserted….that to me says that something “blew” finally. I’d love any help! We are not very literate on this subject.
well, if you have all the connections hooked up, I doubt it’s the fuse. The fuse would make the entire unit inoperable. If you can get ahold of another cd player, you could just test. this would tell you quickly if your problem is the cd player itself. it seems like things are pointing that way.
I can’t wait to do this. Yes, my two year old…you know the story. BUT what also happened is that my interior lights and some rear exerterior lights shorted out. And, what do you know, they share a fuse with the CD player or are connected somehow. I’m going to try this before calling the dealer. I had the circuits tested and there is an “open short” between the interiors and the CD player….whater fuse is installed, it blows.
I would grately appreciate any further thoughts/advice.
Ellen, see my thread on this page, Dennis July 12, 2008 . You must remove the CD player and remove the coins. The coins make a short circuit. Even you replace a new fuse, it will blow again. Ask some man in your family help you out. remove the CD player is not hard , just following the instruction on this page. Make sure no more coins in the CD player. You can shake it and it mat falls off. After that install a new fuse again - fuse #11. If it does not blow. Your interior lights should come back. Replace fuse #9 also. You CD player should play again. Hope the short circuit did not damage your CD player. Good luck
Thank you so much.
I was worried and would have probably paid whatever the dealership would have charged.
Thank you to David on Aug. 15, 2007. I wish I had known to check the #9 fuse a week ago. I had only check the one marked “radio”. I changed it and my radio works fine again. So now I have a new Odyssey CD player/radio I bought on Ebay. Does anyone need a brand new Honda Odyssey CD player/radio? I will make you a deal. Kevin
Thanks for all the help. I had 3 cd’s stuck in our player. I used the tape trick and it worked. I used duck tape and put it around an old cd. On one side of the tape I put paper on. Next inserted it in the cd player sticky side up. Sure enough the cd’s came out. Best of all the cd player stil works.
We’ve learned to keep our loose change out of reach from our kids (our oldest stuck quarters in the cd player of our 1st car). But, I found this information extremely helpful for our 2003 Odyssey whose original battery died recently. Of course, we couldn’t find the anti-theft radio code card (don’t even remember if we received such a card when we bought the car). No sticker with the code or S/N in the glove compartment, under the hood, etc. Retrieving the radio’s S/N by pressing 1-6 didn’t work and our Honda dealer was going to charge us $90 to remove the radio to get the S/N that way. Enter Google, this blog entry with some helpful comment entries and I got the radio S/N in less than 30 minutes for free!!! The sticker was located on top of the radio so I didn’t have to pull the radio completely out. BTW, it’s great that the Honda owner’s link has a way of retrieving the radio code yourself https://radio-navicode.honda.com/) if you have your car’s VIN, original owner’s phone number & zip code, and radio S/N. Unfortunately, our dealer didn’t use our phone number for some reason. The system will give you a hint to the right numbers by revealing the last 2 digits of the phone and zip code. You get 3 attempts to enter the right phone and zip code associated with the VIN then you’re locked out. So, I still have to call the dealer. Anyway, many THANKS for these instructions!
The “press 1 and 6″ while turning on the radio to get the serial # did not work, so I had to pull the radio. This site was the most helpful of any I read. It is only 15 F out and the plastic was very stiff, so I needed help pulling out the panel. I used a wire handle with a “J” shape, tucked it under the panel by the shift lever and gave it a hearty yank. The rest proceded exactly as per you instructions. I was able to find a Honda users site that gave me the code # after entering the radio serial # and my VIN #. Thanks for taking the time to post these instructions, my wife NEEDS her radio.
My wife’s CD player had quit working a few months back but the radio and the aftermarket DVD player continued to work so the repair was put on hold. It finally came up to the top on the honey do list and your instructions made it easier than most items on my list. I thought I would be replacing a CD player in her van and had started pricing them. I removed the stereo to see if there was enough room to place a Sirius tuner in the dash as well. When I removed the stereo I turned it face down and a quarter, dime and a nickel fell out. Like many others my 3 year old son confessed to feeding the CD player. I did not have fuses blown like many others.. I reinstalled the stereo and all works great again. Thanks for making great instructions!
i have a 2001 honda odyssey with a radio and cd player. The radio works fine but the cd does not it spits out the cd and my cleaner does not work on it anymore also for the cd……… what can i do
What can i say…you are the man Paul!! I only wish I’d discovered your instuructions before i attempted to fix the cd player. Same story, 2 year old boy slot machine toy. After I took out the radio, $2.54 later, and reinstalled, the radio didn’t work. Only the cd function didn’t work before but the radio did and now both were dead. I changed the #11 fuse but was still out of luck. That’s when I thought I’d killed it for good. Luckly, I found your thread and went back out and changed the #9. Worked like a charm. Now, I’m on to the in-dash changer. It goes though a cycle of noises but does nothing. The same cycle of noises occurs when the car is started and turned off. ANY ADVICE? When I had everything out on the initial fix…there were no coins in the changer. Many, many thanks
Ha, I’m in the Coin Club also thanks to my 3 y/o. We’ve been going sans CDs for sometime in our 2001 Odyssey, so I went and got the USA SPEC PA11-HON via Crutchfield so wife can hook her iPod to the factory stereo. The reviews say it’s a breeze and thanks to Paul’s handy guide I hope to knock this out quickly. Momma will be happy again! Cheers to Paul! PS - Honda engineers: Please devise anti-coin device rather than anti-theft code!!!
Thank you for posting these instructions. I am the most un-handy man there is yet I was able to remove my radio following these instructions. You probably saved me a few hundred dollars. thanks again
I’ve been wanting to replace my 2000 Odyssey factory cd player with an aftermarket unit that has an aux input for my mp3 player. Do you know how the navigation system interfaces with the stereo so that the voice commands are delivered through the stereo? I am worried about swapping the old stereo for a newer one because I don’t want to lose the voice commands of the nav system through the stereo. Any knowledge would be helpful, thanks!
Have 2004 odyssey with same problem as many others. my 2 years old thought it’s coin operated karaoke or something. anyways.
fuses all fine, had stereo checked by repair guy and i seen it working in the repair shop. But it does not turn on when i install in the odyssey. I have code but since stereo doesn’t even power up i can’t enter the code. With volt meter I checked that power do come to the connector’s.
I am totally lost now. Any one have any clue????????????
I thought i should share the information that i discovered today. My previous comments were that my stereo does not power on. stereo was checked by repair guy.
finally i discovered another fuse box right beside the battery. A cable goes to that fuse box from positive terminal of the battery. A fuse was blown and it’s one of those box type fuse. I just opened the fuse and re-soldered the blown fuse and that did the trick.
Hope this information helps others.
hi everyone i just lost my navi code # since I bought my 01 used I went to my Dealer I was told I need the navi serial # they were going to charge me $100 dlls but THX to Admin I had save myself 100 dlls Mr Admin I owe u a Corona Beer
Hi, Can someone suggest where i can buy replacement CD player? Mine is equipped with factory DVD. If I buy any from Ebay, how can I get the radio code?
Can’t thank any more than you’r angle for Odyssey CD removal problem.
I have problem after removing my Navi.system I got serial# from the back of the Navi. to get code. with this serial# the code dealer give me won’t work.and dealer can’t help me other than selling an other Navi. I don’t have owner’s manual for code.
Any help or suggestion would be appreciate.
Thanks.
try this under the cup holder tray there’s a compartment for Cd’s open it there should be a sticker 2 rows of number look for the row with the 4 numbers it worked for my 2001 Odyssey try these 4 numbers i went to My Dealer and they wanted me to take off my navy but i guess I got Pretty Lucky fonding the numbers !! Good Luck …..
My cd player wasn’t working at all!!! I knew my little daughter had something to do with it, but of course she wouldn’t fess up!
I tried this and it is not working!!! I found that she has put in a dime!!! Thannnnnnnk You sooooooooo much!!!! I am forever grateful! 
I am planning on installing a aftermarket CD Player into my 04 Odyssey as mine only has a tape player. Does anyone know if the in-dash tweeters up front have the crossover on them or inline? Or is it part of the factory radio itself and I would have to purchase new ones? Can I just piggyback the signal off of the front door speakers? The new CD player won’t have that extra pair of wires for the tweeters, it will just be front left/right and rear left/right. Also, any tips for removing and installing would be a big help.
Thanks in advanced.
Paul-
Sadly, this is the 2nd time I’ve had to use this information. Thanks for having it here. First time was a breeze with your directions- Hope this will be too!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! i got my radio out no problem with your help!!
The ACC fuse did the trick…So many thanks. That blasted ACC fuse I would never have checked…Thanks you, the Odyssey is kicking tunes and directed me again.
I did all of this in my 2007 Odyssey. There was a dime in the 6 CD player which I got out but I couldnt get the Cd’s out. Put it back together and still the Cd player wont work.THe AUx , DVD and Radio all work. I checked the above mentioned fuses and they seem ok. any other ideas?
Paul, once again, you are the man! My 2 year old (who else) followed in his big (4 yo) brother’s footsteps and used the CD player as a piggy bank. The first time, we paid a dealer to fix it. This time, I decided to google ‘remove stereo’ and ‘remove stereo honda odyssey’ popped up. Which led me to your extremely informative post. I can’t thank you enough! We had a couple of other issues this time, so I checked fuse #9 and replaced #11. We still had no exterior accessory lights or instrument lights. Replacing fuse #10 solved this problem, and the Ody is now whole again. Thanks again!