I had noticed that over the last week of so that the Empeg was getting harder to pull out of the sled in my car. Yesterday I really had to tug on it to get it out. Upon inspection of the unit I discovered that one of the screws that hold the docking connector on the back of the unit had fallen out. I found it inside the console in my car. The other screw was also loose. You fellow EmpHeads may wish to check those screws on your Empeg. I think I was very luck not to have broken the docking connector due to the angular forces I was placing on it.