What is an inexpensive fix for my 1996 Chrysler town and country infinity stereo with cassette and CD that wont play cassettes or Cd's and the FM radio works sporadically with a lot of static?

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I had the same problem and was told by a used parts dealer that specialized in Chrysler, that if the FM worked, and AM did not, then it was the antenna, but if the AM worked and FM did not, then it was the internal guts to the radio. The CD and tape player were just worn out. I cleaned the lens on the CD player and got a but more life out of it but in about 2 months it died for good. The symptom was that it immediately rejected any DC that I inserted and gave an "error" message. Here's how i fixed the problem: I bought a cheap XM tuner kit, that came with a cassette speaker adapter, and cigarette lighter power adapter. I got the Delphi "Roady II" system on sale at Wally World for $30. It came with everything. Regular price is about $50. the service is $12 per month (but well worth it IMHO). In fact, I really love the satellite radio and will, now, never be without one again. Next, I bought a cheap CD player (Diskman knock-off) for about $20. and used the same cassette adapter as with the XM tuner. The power adapter was not the same rating, so I just use AA batteries. They last quite a while. I don't worry about not having a cassette player. Well actually I do have one but it eats tapes. The cassette adapter, however, works fine in the tape player. Oh, BTW, I also have an inexpensive 1/2 gig mp3 player that I use in this set up as well. This is a little cumbersome, but very diverse, and much better than no tunes, or spending $900 on a replacement-factory system from the dealer (if they can even still provide one). Also I found it helpful to get one of those lighter power extenders that gives 3 lighter jacks out of one. That way I can still charge my cell phone, and other stuff. Hope this helps //Denis