if u really want to keep the deck u can always have it fixed but it will cost u. The best thing to do is to buy a brand new deck. Go for either an Alpine, Clarion, Pioneer or Blaupunkt.
Bummer ... thats the problem with players they never last. Same goes for drives in PCs they just don't last.
... And you can't just replace the heads like on a turntable. ...lol, imagine that, turntable in an FTO ...hahah
As for buying a new one ... I had a JVC stereo from Japan when I bought mine. When I went to upgrade, I couldn't replace the head unit without the stacker unless I bought another JVC, because they all use propriatory plugs which are more offen than not incompatible. Seems to be the case for Sony, Pioneer and JVC at least.
But from what I've heard fixing them costs as much as getting a new one. Certainly worth asking though.