I got my whole unit replaced twice at no cost by a Honda dealer when I had this error.
They advised me it was a known error and that they actually give a 7 year warranty on the unit (i'm not sure if that is specific to this issue or all issues).
The dealer didn't charge to check out the problem, I just took it there on my lunch break at work. They got back to me a few days later, ordered the part in from interstate, and swapped the whole thing over under warranty.
I have an 03 also, and this was last year.
They even mailed my burnt cd's back to the dealer for me which were stuck in the unit.
I hope that helps.
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