NAV no GPS Signal

monkeypox · 10-13-2006, 09:25 AM

Hi
Hey yesterday after work, I started my Prius and my NAV sys had no GPS signal... So went for a while and still no signal.. 20 miles. Stoped and restarted the car and drove home a diff state and still no GPS signal..
This am the same problem.

Any help would be a big bonus

Thanks
Monks

Charles Suitt · 10-13-2006, 10:02 AM

<_< Have you tinted your windshield? - or placed anything atop your dash. The GPS Antenna is under the dash near the base of the windshield. Some tinting materials have metallic content which can interfere with the GPS antenna.

... All I could think of...

monkeypox · 10-13-2006, 10:15 AM

Thanks for the input and no tint. As of now I am still driving in the atlantic ocean

Monks

qbee42 · 10-13-2006, 11:47 AM

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As of now I am still driving in the atlantic ocean

Monks
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You need to let some air out of your tires. 15/13 psi seems to work best for ocean driving, although mileage suffers a bit.

Tom

David Beale · 10-13-2006, 11:51 AM

If you have a wireless device in the car it can interfere with the GPS, and ditto for a Bluetooth device (and yes, I'm aware the car can come with Bluetooth).

If not, then the "active antenna" may have failed. See your Toyota dealer.

Tom_06 · 10-13-2006, 12:59 PM

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If you have a wireless device in the car it can interfere with the GPS, and ditto for a Bluetooth device (and yes, I'm aware the car can come with Bluetooth).

If not, then the "active antenna" may have failed. See your Toyota dealer.
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Check under the driver's seat for the GPS unit. Make sure all the cables are plugged in - one may have not been seated far enought to latch and has come loose. Might save you a trip to the dealer (are there any dealerSHIPS out there in the Atlantic??)

- Tom

Pinto Girl · 10-13-2006, 04:33 PM

Wonder if the Prius floats as well as an old VW Bug...?

KTPhil · 10-13-2006, 06:45 PM

Alnilam · 10-13-2006, 11:53 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Charles Suitt @ Oct 13 2006, 07:02 AM) [snapback]332211[/snapback]</div>

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<_< Have you tinted your windshield? - or placed anything atop your dash. The GPS Antenna is under the dash near the base of the windshield. Some tinting materials have metallic content which can interfere with the GPS antenna.

... All I could think of...
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Is there nothing in the manual to cover this?

monkeypox · 10-16-2006, 10:43 AM

Thanks all for the input, and I will check for cables and turn off BT.. I am almost to spain on my navi

Thanks alot

ps the dealer told me that they have had tons of problems with the factory nav. and they replaced 1 the same day I stopped by to make an apt.
Cheers
Monks

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10-13-2006, 09:25 AM	#1
monkeypox Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 40 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Hi Hey yesterday after work, I started my Prius and my NAV sys had no GPS signal... So went for a while and still no signal.. 20 miles. Stoped and restarted the car and drove home a diff state and still no GPS signal.. This am the same problem. Any help would be a big bonus Thanks Monks

10-13-2006, 10:02 AM	#2
Charles Suitt Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 1,624 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #6 Touring Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	<_< Have you tinted your windshield? - or placed anything atop your dash. The GPS Antenna is under the dash near the base of the windshield. Some tinting materials have metallic content which can interfere with the GPS antenna. ... All I could think of...

10-13-2006, 10:15 AM	#3
monkeypox Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 40 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Thanks for the input and no tint. As of now I am still driving in the atlantic ocean Monks

10-13-2006, 11:51 AM	#5
David Beale Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 2,346 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: B Thanks: 4 Thanked 139 Times in 106 Posts Friends: 0	If you have a wireless device in the car it can interfere with the GPS, and ditto for a Bluetooth device (and yes, I'm aware the car can come with Bluetooth). If not, then the "active antenna" may have failed. See your Toyota dealer.

10-13-2006, 04:33 PM	#7
Pinto Girl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 2,372 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Friends: 0	Wonder if the Prius floats as well as an old VW Bug...?

10-13-2006, 06:45 PM	#8
KTPhil Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,329 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Friends: 0

10-16-2006, 10:43 AM	#10
monkeypox Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 40 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Thanks all for the input, and I will check for cables and turn off BT.. I am almost to spain on my navi Thanks alot ps the dealer told me that they have had tons of problems with the factory nav. and they replaced 1 the same day I stopped by to make an apt. Cheers Monks