Garmin Nuvi battery issue?

If you still have a 10 year old Garmin you should contemplate getting a new one. Could be battery, could just be suffering from old age.

I have a very old unit also. The only problem with it is that the battery won't hold charge and it must be connected to a 12 volt power supply when in use.

Sounds like your unit is ready to be retired.

Electronic item kept in a vehicle that lasts 10 years...pretty good.

Battery with replacement tools is about $12 on eBay. There are videos on Youtube to show you how its done.

Batteries are only rented, that one is years and years beyond a normal life.

Hard one to call. You could replace the battery and see what happens or buy a new unit with lifetime maps. That would be my choice.

:) Hi, I have the same unit as yours. I ordered a battery kit from E-bay for it. It worked great for close to one year and it stopped taking a charge. I put my old original battery back in it and it's still working. I plug it in whenever I get in the vehicle and unplug it when done. Some day when it finally quits for good, I'll replace it, but not before.

I've got a Garmin Nuvi that's at least that old, if not older.. The battery holds a charge for about 10 minutes when 'charged' to full...

I don't have those other symptoms you have while plugged in, so not sure if just changing the battery will resolve all of that..

I did get the lifetime map updates from day one, and it still updates to this day.

As far as I know, even if I get a new Garmin, the same lifetime map update will work with it too, but I don't feel the need to get a new one at this point..

It works great, has options for different voices and icons and I like that! I have been using the "Dr Nightmare" voice forever and it's just dang funny..

Anyway, I know my phone map apps are better, but I still pull out the Garmin on my camping trips!

Good luck!

Mitch

Garmin Drive 60 USA LM GPS Navigator System with Lifetime Maps, Spoken Turn-By-Turn Directions, Direct Access, Driver Alerts, and Foursquare Data (Certified Refurbished)

for $75.00.
bumpy

I also have battery issues with my Garmin, Almost from new the battery won't take a charge at all. But that doesn't bother me much since I always plug it in to the 12volt accessory jack. If I try to run it on battery it shuts down in a few seconds.