when mine does that i just knock on the faceplate and then it opens can't find a pattern thou.
it hurts to have a high end cd player and have to beat its ***.
After I soaked it a few times, it didn't do it again. I had to do it like 3 times though.My DEH-P860 is doing the same thing. The motorized face plate won't come down after a while, just beeps and does nothing. Resetting the unit does nothing. Tapping the unit a couple of times or an occasional, slightly harder punch will fix it. I'm still under warranty, will be for a couple of months, if I take it back will they really fix it for good or will the replaced parts start doing the same shit after a while?
Did the WD-40 solve your problem or did it start messing up again?