garmin recall nuvi1300 I've been a real fan of Garmin GPSs. I love my Rino530Hcx. But this Nuvi 1300 J-U-N-K. I think it really hurts their reputation. Anyone else think the same??????
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I can't seem to charge this correctly. I bought a charger where I can plug into the wall but it doesn't charge fully. Is there something I am doing wrong? Do you leave it on when it's charge with the display on? The instructions are not clear.
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Hi again nuvi consumer after my first posting I assumed to leave it on til the battery drained,it worked that day until I retired that evening,turning off,checking mpg data,happy til needy day.it wouldn't aquire satalite,still haven't.i've press/held(top,left,button)10,20 seconds and longer. The garmin pops up,nothing then plug into car,it say acquiring sat but no bars.it just shows my last stop, on 6/22/12. I'm already madly frustrated. Please I hope a garmin rep/executive with any idea for help with this situation.praying I didn't waste my 65$. Do anyone know if garmin will help/exchange/or inform me I should trash it . Thanks for listening to me vent. Nuvi consumer out Hi again nuvi consumer after my first posting I assumed to leave it on til the battery drained,it worked that day until I retired that evening,turning off,checking mpg data,happy til needy day.it wouldn't aquire satalite,still haven't.i've press/held(top,left,button)10,20 seconds and longer. The garmin pops up,nothing then plug into car,it say acquiring sat but no bars.it just shows my last stop, on 6/22/12. I'm already madly frustrated. Please I hope a garmin rep/executive with any idea for help with this situation.praying I didn't waste my 65$. Do anyone know if garmin will... » Read More Hi again nuvi consumer after my first posting I assumed to leave it on til the battery drained,it worked that day until I retired that evening,turning off,checking mpg data,happy til needy day.it wouldn't aquire satalite,still haven't.i've press/held(top,left,button)10,20 seconds and longer. The garmin pops up,nothing then plug into car,it say acquiring sat but no bars.it just shows my last stop, on 6/22/12. I'm already madly frustrated. Please I hope a garmin rep/executive with any idea for help with this situation.praying I didn't waste my 65$. Do anyone know if garmin will help/exchange/or inform me I should trash it . Thanks for listening to me vent. Nuvi consumer out « Show Less
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I have the same Garmin Nuvi1300 and it worked 3 times now it says cant calculate route when ever I try to navigate anywhere. I am shocked that this is a product of Garmin!
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Hi,my nuvi 1300 has not recieved any satalite reception in the last 4days.I've turn it off/on many times a day. I don't know what to do. One web site said to do a hard reset. A couple times it said I'm due for map update. Should your nuv1300 still operate with out a update? Can't afford right now . I bought it at cash America pawn shop.unit malfunction started 10 days after 30 day return.
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I found this..."Where you see the signal strength bars... Press and hold until it jumps to the next screen (maybe ten seconds or so).This is the individual satellite signal strength screen. Each satellite has a bar associated with it (up to eight bars, more or less).Check this before you get rolling down the road and after you encounter problems with loss of satellites.If all is normal before and after, its a firmware/electronic problem.The Circle area represents where the satellites are in the sky. The outer circle is the horizon around you and the inner circle is 45 degrees (forming a cone around you). The red dot is north. The yellow eight-point is the position of the sun. I found this..."Where you see the signal strength bars... Press and hold until it jumps to the next screen (maybe ten seconds or so).This is the individual satellite signal strength screen. Each satellite has a bar associated with it (up to eight bars, more or less).Check this before you get rolling down the road and after you encounter problems with loss of satellites.If all is normal before and after, its a firmware/electronic problem.The Circle area represents where the satellites are in the sky. The outer circle is the horizon... » Read More I found this..."Where you see the signal strength bars... Press and hold until it jumps to the next screen (maybe ten seconds or so).This is the individual satellite signal strength screen. Each satellite has a bar associated with it (up to eight bars, more or less).Check this before you get rolling down the road and after you encounter problems with loss of satellites.If all is normal before and after, its a firmware/electronic problem.The Circle area represents where the satellites are in the sky. The outer circle is the horizon around you and the inner circle is 45 degrees (forming a cone around you). The red dot is north. The yellow eight-point is the position of the sun. « Show Less
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I have a 255, 255w's smaller brother with identical features, and have been using it for over a year. I love it, but once you get your free map update online, you have to buy future updates fron Garmin at hefty prices. It is cheaper to buy a new unit than pay for lifetime updates($119). A onetime update is @ $60. Though I love my 255, it's a pretty stiff toll. I'm thinking of trying something different, because there has been some new road construction near me, and my current maps don't always suit.
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Mr Keh, I bricked my unit as well years ago with your update, and I assure you I followed the procedure to the letter and did not have any power glitch during the update. The update system and product is clearly faulty. But, two years ago, when I had the issue, I simply purchased a Garmin unit, and I have warned dozens of people away from Magellan products ever since.
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Thank you. Sounds good. Now I want to find it in combo with the NuMaps Lifetime. Nuvi combo have the NuMaps Lifetime for $50 extra, but I can't find this with a combo yet.----------------Garmin said the one with lifetime update for maps (3790LMT) would be out in September, keep checking their website. Said the cost was $499.99. I hate to spend that money, but am getting the voice activated one for safety reasons. Said it was shipped to Best Buy, but I can find it only in Canada...
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dsrussell; do you think that there might be to many issues with the the nuvi 255w right now? The ( system software missing ) occurance seems to seems to be showing up more and more on these units. Thanks in advance any thoughts you have on this issue.
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Thanks Chris. Have you ordered from PC Nation? I checked out the site, and the Garmin 350 is selling for $9.00 less than Amazon, and their extended warranty is also cheaper. They also offer free 3 day FedEx shipping. I checked out the BizRate comments, and most customers seem satisfied. I haven't checked out their return policy yet.I sent Amazon an e-mail around 5:00ish PM PST, but I still haven't received a reply. If I don't hear back by tomorrow morning, I'll be ordering my Garmin from PC Nation.Thanks again for the info!
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How about the 885 without MSN Direct, and adding the GTM 20, which gives Navtec fm traffic? That's what I'm considering doing. Might want to call Garmin to see if this option will give you what you want. If you do, would you report back? Yes. 855 is the one i mean. Sorry for the confusion.
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Thanks, DS. Garmin's reply to me was that i must be using a non-Garmin charger. I'm using the charger that came in the box! This thing is brand new. I just let them know that and I'll post back with their reply.
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thanks for your time.i m bit afraid as i have seen 50-50 review (issue like sudden close or crash,trafic info,) on 1490 model and i have ordered the same.one cant test immediately the gps -like go fr diff. route or go for 1000 miles long drives..Not sure how it is working with latest firmware 4.60http://www.tramsoft.ch/gps/garmin_nuvi1490t-firmware-upgrades_en.htmli m not sure if it can be charging and same time use in car.
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I am thinking about purchasing one and have looked at many reviews for all Garmin GPS's. My main concern is that I want the bluetooth since the law about using hands free to talk on your cell phone starts next month. I have come to find out that you can get the C550 street pilot for a lot cheaper then any of the Nuvis with bluetooth. The only bad thing ive found is the street pilot is a bit bulkier, but if I am going to save $200, I dont mind the bulk...think im gonna go with the street pilot C550.
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That seems to be some basic stuff they've taken away. I emailed Garmin as well as Amazon to see if I can get someone to say they are wrong, or maybe amazon can fix their description. A lot of money to spend if it is false. After reading reviews, some say they have the features, and some say they don't. Maybe they are more "previews" than "reviews." I was in particular looking forward to the garmin locate feature, as well as the routing features. I also like the new size of the 1300 series. Thank you for posting this info, I hope to find some answers from Amazon or Garmin. That seems to be some basic stuff they've taken away. I emailed Garmin as well as Amazon to see if I can get someone to say they are wrong, or maybe amazon can fix their description. A lot of money to spend if it is false. After reading reviews, some say they have the features, and some say they don't. Maybe they are more "previews" than "reviews." I was in particular looking forward to the garmin locate feature, as well as the routing features. I also like the new size of the 1300 series. Thank you for posting this info, I hope to find some answers from Amazon or Garmin.
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I've been using the Mio c310x for over 10 months now. My first and only GPS unit to date, so I can't comment much on teh Garmin c320. -the Mio has 3.5mil POIs. Didn't know much back then, but that is kind of a low amt, but it's still something to work with -Navteq used to overall superior, but ever since Mio finally came out with the map update for the c310x back around 9/2007, I thought i read somewhere here saying now says that Navteq no longer enjoys it's supremecy, but can't find the direct quote http://www.gpslodge.com/archives/008669.php -mp3 player isn't very good. Still better than nothing, but not very good at all. No way to fast forward/rewind within tracks. Surprising since it's touted to be an ebook reader. Hate to have to start a 30min track all over again to get to where u left off. Playlists are hard to work with. I just gave up on them, leaving them in order they were added to the device. I've used and made playlists in winamp 2.81, Windows Media Player 9, and 4th gen ipod with ease, but half the time, I'd rather use my PDA as an mp3 player if it were b/w these 2 for music -contrary to what's around, the c310x does NOT come with Canadian maps, preinstalled or otherwise -US maps are preloaded my next GPS device will have many more POIs, and text2speech, but my c310x gets me to where i wanna go, even in unkonwn territory
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You should chill out. You sound like someone who was raised on microwaved food and too much television. My update DVDs only took two days. They were massive files. I was thankful that I did not have to download them. I have had absolutely no problem with Garmin's customer service either. Probably has something to do with the polite tone I used to address them. I had no problem with the updates wiping out my favorites, but I will say that it warned me to back them up. Maybe you missed that same warning? How would you like it if someone circumvented customer service and bothered you with a petty issue like this? The actual IT people have a lot more to do than listen to your complaints. Also, why must the IT people all have wives? Did you ever think that in the "modem age" women would be allowed outside of their houses....Heaven forbid we let them work in IT at Garmin! Cheers, Bkcraft PS Nice extended use of punctuation. You wouldn't frequent MySpace, by any chance, would you?
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Sorry Larry, that is well above my level of GPS knowledge. All I can say is that I hate this GPS. Even when I update the maps it often doesn't have things that have been around for quite awhile and aren't obscure places. One thing it doesn't have which I really miss is to filter for a particular type of restaurant (Thai, Mexican, eg.). It will only show all restaurants in a two mile radius of where you are. I wish I'd stayed with Garmin despite its own pitfalls.
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I agree-have been in the market for a new GPS for awhile now. Really do not need one [my Garmin 350 still does the job]. I like some of the newer features on the 1300 series-see such mixed reviews!! Model numbers should be mandatory when submitting a review so the customer can differentiate between units.
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Hi Bennie: I have been using Garmin GPS's for quite a few years and have never had such a problem. Call Garmin Customer Service and they will answer your problem. Good Luck
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Garmin's website is still showing $60/year for the FM Traffic subscription. Are you sure about your info? I just bought the c580, so it's not really a concern for me, but if the price continues to drop I may replace my other c3xx series GPS (the c580 went to my wife) with a 550 or 580.