Garmin Recalling 1,250,000 Units Over Fire Hazard

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ricardok

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[citation][nom]greghome[/nom]I think I have one in my car, not sure when It'l go off=Dshould put it in my brother's pocket[/citation]
Do you have insurance? If yes, let it burn baby, let it burn.. :p
 

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[citation][nom]bob_white[/nom]I have 255WI'm safe ![/citation]

Umm, that falls in the 250W category. :)

But, just like every electronic in the world, it's all how you use it :)

Just like all the people that still have a "Day 1" 360, that is still running strong, just like most 360 owners, never have had a problem.(not me included, own a day 1 80GB PS3)

This Garmin problem sounds like people are leaving their GPS units in their car, no windows rolled down, in an already hot environment :)
 

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These stories do make it sound like Garmin will actually be asking for 1.25m units back but that is not the case - the consumers have to be proactive and ask for their units to be repaired so the actual number of units fixed will be a lot lower than the sales numbers.
 
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@rabidface and bob_white, I just ran the serial on my 255w and the recall site stated, "Your device has not been recalled". So I'm assuming that it's not recalling units by 2xx or 25x, but a rather only specific models.

Cheers, we're safe!
 

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[citation][nom]chindoboi[/nom]I'm glad to see that Garmin has taken safe precautions to recall 1.25m units over 10 incidents...[/citation]
I don't expect that more than a few thousands will bring them in. The company saves face for little money by doing this. Good business practice.
 

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[citation][nom]eyemaster[/nom]I don't expect that more than a few thousands will bring them in. The company saves face for little money by doing this. Good business practice.[/citation]
I seriously doubt 1.25 million unit recall would cost little.
 

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[citation][nom]nxym[/nom]"You're holding it wrong...."

its not funny anymore[/citation]

...every time someone says "You're holding it wrong...", I hear "But can it play Crysis?"

Time to stop riding that 'joke' now, people...
 
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This new white and blue layout is very annoying. It looks as if I have accidentally highlighted something.
 
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Good to see Garmin being proactive about this. 10 instances isn't that much to issue a recall.
 

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[citation][nom]chindoboi[/nom]I'm glad to see that Garmin has taken safe precautions to recall 1.25m units over 10 incidents...[/citation]
They don't want the US GOV to scapegoat them like they did Toyota and FireStone
 

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[citation][nom]Shadow703793[/nom]I seriously doubt 1.25 million unit recall would cost little.[/citation]
They mean that even though it affects 1.25 million, that only a few thousand will return their units, so Garmin looks good for recalling and save money since nowhere near the 1.25 mil will be returned.
 

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[citation][nom]rabidface[/nom]This Garmin problem sounds like people are leaving their GPS units in their car, no windows rolled down, in an already hot environment[/citation]

What about built in GPS?
Its an auto product and should be in automotive spec. If it cant stand the heat is should not give auto directions. Weather you its -140c or +140c. (Actual auto spec is -40c to +125c).
.0008% fail rate? Um, expected losses? It cant be perfect. You have a better chance of someone burning up your car then a GPS over heating.
 

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[citation][nom]Shadow703793[/nom]I seriously doubt 1.25 million unit recall would cost little.[/citation]
If they are only repairing, not replacing, the 1.25 million unit then many may choose not to send it in because they would be without until the unit comes back repaired and because only 10 or so report haves ever been made on the product.
 
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