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facory
Explorer
Nov 25, 2015

Goofy Garmin Directions

Is anyone else have a problem with their Garmin GPS. After the last two map "updates" it is sending us down secondary and thirdary(?) roads where we used to drive main roads and highways. If I were depending on this thing to get me to my destination I might find myself in a third world country. Garmin doesn't seem to have an answer. Really worried about heading out in the Spring on a big trip. We have the Garmin Nuvi 2450.

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  • rbpru's avatar
    rbpru
    Explorer II
    Nov 25, 2015
    Yes, I have had the same issues with a Tom Tom, Garmin and even Goggle maps. I have no idea why they all at times plot a circuitous route; especially when I have asked for the fastest.

    Last week my DW followed Goggle directions through the city to an address where she could see the road she had turned off of.

    I guess it is modern technology, so we will call it progress.
  • WyoTraveler's avatar
    WyoTraveler
    Explorer
    Nov 25, 2015
    Not sure but JMHO. Seems to me gps takes us through business districts hecause they receive incentives from towns to direct us past their businesses.
  • msgtord's avatar
    msgtord
    Explorer
    Nov 25, 2015
    facory wrote:
    Is anyone else have a problem with their Garmin GPS. After the last two map "updates" it is sending us down secondary and thirdary(?) roads where we used to drive main roads and highways. If I were depending on this thing to get me to my destination I might find myself in a third world country. Garmin doesn't seem to have an answer. Really worried about heading out in the Spring on a big trip. We have the Garmin Nuvi 2450.


    Yes. I have owned several gps units, several are Garmin. I used a unit for work for three years and over 40,000 miles and never an issue. The latest is by far the worst. The tracking is not accurate and sometimes when I stop at a redlight, the screen will start to spin. Like it's trying to figure out the direction of travel. I'm not sure I'll buy another.
  • Shadow_Catcher's avatar
    Shadow_Catcher
    Explorer
    Nov 25, 2015
    I wrote a post on the T&TTT forum titled Death By GPS.
    In Canada if I had followed the GPS in the car or my Garmin we would have been in Lake Superior.
  • azrving's avatar
    azrving
    Explorer
    Nov 25, 2015
    Mine usually acts up around Denver. Lately it has been wrong several times about what side of the road things are on. Not a major problem but annoying in traffic. Now that you mention it I'm going to pay closer attention to it now as we sight see around this area.
  • gbopp's avatar
    gbopp
    Explorer
    Nov 25, 2015
    That's why I like paper maps with the GPS.
    Yes, our Garmin gave us wrong directions in Canada and the USA.
    It's a nice tool but not always 100% accurate.
  • facory's avatar
    facory
    Explorer
    Nov 25, 2015
    My wife also navigates with the paper map. It's our only proof that we're going the right way. Before the latest map updates our GPS was always quite accurate.
  • seaeagle2's avatar
    seaeagle2
    Explorer
    Nov 25, 2015
    Have you checked your routing preferences. For a couple days mine kept telling me the freeway was closed and tried to detour me around I use mine for work so it's on 4 to 6 hours a day after a couple days it stopped doing it

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