Cassette adaptor keeps ejecting - is my tape player too smart?

[IpodYouPodSB]

Can anyone help with this one? I want to use my cassette player and an adaptor to hook up my ipod but the adaptor keeps ejecting. It's like my tape player is too smart and thinks there is nothing on my tape. The music will play for 1 second and then "pop" - out comes the adaptor.

Car is 2004 Maxima and I've tried playing with tape settings and reading the manual - can't make it stay in. It seems an FM transmitter is in my future. Any ideas?

[ipod2genman]

can a regular tape stay in?

[IpodYouPodSB]

Originally posted by ipod2genman
can a regular tape stay in?

Yes, I tried a couple and they work fine. I cannot turn off the autoreverse feature so I notice a regular tape just turns over A to B. I'm wondering if that is part of the issue because the tape always displays that it's changing sides from A to B or vice versa right before the cassette adaptor ejects.

[ipod2genman]

hmm, this autoreverse may be the cause. but you said it only plays for a second, so that cant be it.

do you have any cd players you could try to use with that adapter. if so, stick a regular standard music disc in there and try it again.

[kdogg]

I had the exact same problem.

It may be the autoreverse, but usually those are triggered by a non moving "spinner" (like end of the tape). Check the wire isn't pinching the insert/eject mechanism. It may not help you, but after hours of troubleshooting-my problem was my toddler decided to put $.33 worth of pennies in the tape player.

[IpodYouPodSB]

Originally posted by kdogg
I had the exact same problem.

It may be the autoreverse, but usually those are triggered by a non moving "spinner" (like end of the tape). Check the wire isn't pinching the insert/eject mechanism. It may not help you, but after hours of troubleshooting-my problem was my toddler decided to put $.33 worth of pennies in the tape player.

Sorry folks, wild goose chase. I just tried a friend's adaptor in my tape player and it works fine (and sounds way better than the FM transmitter). My adaptor had some sort of jam so would not turn. Problem solved, FM transmitter goes to daughter's car (no tape player). Thanks for the responses.

[pianomanss87]

My cassette adaptor sounds like it is in rewind and makes a clicking sound all the time. Have to turn the music loud to cover it. Any ideas on how to stop it.

[ipod2genman]

could be the needle on the adapter.

[pianomanss87]

I took the adaptor apart and took out all the gears and sprayed them with WD40. Wiped up the excess and put it back together. All is quiet now.

[evilware]

this happened to my friend on his jeep 1998, it kept auto reversing and then ejecting, so he decided to hit the top of his dashboard really hard just above the radio and it all the sudden worked.

[evilware]

i just tryed the one i bought in my 1989 BMW and it didn't work it autoreversed and did that over and over.

[BlackBuzzardNYC]

I have the SAME exact problem. I have the Sony cassette adapter..the one that everyone says is the best. It plays sometimes for days without a problem. But about 3 or 4 times a week it just ejects on its own and when i try to put it back, it plays for a minute and then ejects...over and over ..for the rest of the entire fu---in day. It makes me mad. I bough 3 of the cassette adapters. They ALL give the same problem. The problem goes away when I turn off the car and turn it back on after a loong time (overnight). If i turn the car on after only an hour the problem is still there.

I have a 2006 Lexus GS430. It sucks they didnt include an AUX IN like they did on the 2006 IS series.

[IpodYouPodSB]

I just bought a new Sony adaptor and used it successfully on my way to work today. Noise level was low, quality was good, no problems. I'll have to see if mine starts acting like BlackBuzzardNYC's over time. If it does I will definitely try a different brand as a comparison. (I have 2004 Nissan Maxima in case anyone's wondering. The use instructions on the adaptor do say "will not work in some cars" but does not go into why ).

[ArjunV]

Originally posted by BlackBuzzardNYC
I have the SAME exact problem. I have the Sony cassette adapter..the one that everyone says is the best. It plays sometimes for days without a problem. But about 3 or 4 times a week it just ejects on its own and when i try to put it back, it plays for a minute and then ejects...over and over ..for the rest of the entire fu---in day. It makes me mad. I bough 3 of the cassette adapters. They ALL give the same problem. The problem goes away when I turn off the car and turn it back on after a loong time (overnight). If i turn the car on after only an hour the problem is still there.

I have a 2006 Lexus GS430. It sucks they didnt include an AUX IN like they did on the 2006 IS series.

Same man, Sony too. It's ####ing me off. But it only happens on of our cars, the Toyota Highlander. I want to say that it's a Lexus/Toyota thing, but it plays fine in our RX 300 and Mercedes, it's REALLY annoying. I think I'm just going to step forth and integrate a dock into the damn thing.