Just bought a 2002 exlorer. can't load cd's into cd player. reads cd error

just eject them backwards from 6 until 1 that worked for me

You must remove the CD player from the dash and send it out for repair by a factory approved repair center. Parts and repair info is not made available to the public by any manufacturer.

RESET YOUR PLAYER AT DEFAULT SETTINGS. SWITCH IT OFF. SWITCH IT ON AND INSERT CD. GIVE THE PLAYER TIME TO READ. DON'T PRESS ANY BUTTONS TILL IT COMPLETE IT'S READING. IT WILL PLAY THE CD.

ALSO CHECK CD'S ARE BRANDED AND NOT COPY FROM COMPUTER. FEW COMPUTER WRITE CD NOT HAVE AUTO PLAY OPTION.

IF PROBLEM NOT SOLVE PLEASE INTIMATE.

Sound like the cd player itself has the issue. It will have a small sensor in the player to tell the user if all the slots are full with cd's or not. thats either gummed up or blocked from doing its proper job. as far as the cd error goes, thats your laser. If its still the stock 6 disc cd changer, its a good time for you to concider changing out that cd deck.
good luck bro

put a cd cleaner in to clean the heads so it can read the cd

CD CHARGE NEEDS TO REPAIRED OR REPLACED FIND A USED ONE ON COPARTS .COM

are the discs originals or burnt ones if they are originals(bought in store) you need to get it looked at,there is probably a fault and i suppose its just out of new car warranty.Burnt CDs can do this

reset your radio by unplugging your battery for an hour and plug it in to see what happens. if not then time to replace. these cd players look nice and all cuz they are 6 disc but dont read mp3 well and get stuck easily with thicker cds

Cd mechanism issue, may be a broken gear.
It would not be able to read discs or load them, or throw them out.