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Toyota Owner - 10 May 2006 15:38 GMT

Has anyone ever heard about a dash mounted GPS system in a Toyota Land
Cruiser (LC) going bad? The LC is a 2002 model and the GPS just went dead a
few weeks ago. Toyota tells me it can't be repaired; that it's a closed unit
and it will cost 5,400$ to replace. It is only 4 years old. Of course, the
warranty expired at 3 years. There should be some recourse! Any help is
appreciated.

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Andy Hill - 10 May 2006 16:37 GMT

>Has anyone ever heard about a dash mounted GPS system in a Toyota Land
>Cruiser (LC) going bad? The LC is a 2002 model and the GPS just went dead a
>few weeks ago. Toyota tells me it can't be repaired; that it's a closed unit
>and it will cost 5,400$ to replace. It is only 4 years old. Of course, the
>warranty expired at 3 years. There should be some recourse! Any help is
>appreciated.

Electronics sometime fail, occasionally right after the bleedin' warranty
expires. Sucks when it happens, but there are worse things in life.

Sophomore philosophy aside, $5400 is a complete joke -- you could replace the
unit with a nice Pioneer or Eclipse NAV unit for roughly two grand. Check out
Crutchfield's site for a nice overview of what's out there.

Might be worth trying to get 'er repaired at an electronics shop (not the
dealer), although I'm not sure who actually makes the NAV units for Toyota.

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Joseph Wind - 23 May 2006 10:35 GMT

eBay?

> >Has anyone ever heard about a dash mounted GPS system in a Toyota Land
> >Cruiser (LC) going bad? The LC is a 2002 model and the GPS just went dead a
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> Might be worth trying to get 'er repaired at an electronics shop (not the
> dealer), although I'm not sure who actually makes the NAV units for Toyota.

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Joe - 28 May 2006 06:48 GMT

Have you checked the fuses for the unit, both in the fuse box and see if the
unit has its own fuse behind it too.
Joe

> Has anyone ever heard about a dash mounted GPS system in a Toyota Land
> Cruiser (LC) going bad? The LC is a 2002 model and the GPS just went dead
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> warranty expired at 3 years. There should be some recourse! Any help is
> appreciated.

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