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Cassette Tape cannot be Ejected

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Toyota Camry Solara. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. PRESS EJECT AND CHECK OPERATION 
    1. Press "EJECT" and check the operation.
      1. Press the cassette tape EJECT switch of the radio receiver assembly for 2 seconds or more and check that the cassette tape is ejected.

        OK: The cassette tape is ejected. 

    NG: REPLACE RADIO RECEIVER ASSEMBLY 

    OK: GO TO NEXT STEP 

  2. CHECK CASSETTE TAPE 
    1. Check the cassette tape.
      1. Check that the ejected cassette tape does not have a peeled label, a cassette body deformation or any other defect.

        OK: No fault on the cassette tape. 

    NG: CASSETTE TAPE IS FAULTY 

    OK: GO TO NEXT STEP 

  3. REPLACE CASSETTE TAPE WITH ANOTHER AND RECHECK 
    1. Replace the cassette tape with another and recheck.
      1. Replace the cassette tape with another normal one to see if the same trouble occurs again.

        OK: Malfunction disappears. 

    NG: REPLACE RADIO RECEIVER ASSEMBLY 

    OK: CASSETTE TAPE IS FAULTY