Nav 6 Ghosting

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I know a lot has been discussed about this problem with the Nav 6. I have a Nav 6 that is probably 2 to 3 years old and has been faultless until earlier this year. My bike had been parked in the garage over the winter and when I went out on my first ride the Nav began ghosting. After a bit of research I discovered that the likely cause was dampness so I put the Nav of a warm radiator for a couple of hours. Hey presto it now works as it should. Worth a try if anyone is having similar problems. I apologise in advance if this has already been mentioned.
 
MKP said:
I know a lot has been discussed about this problem with the Nav 6. I have a Nav 6 that is probably 2 to 3 years old and has been faultless until earlier this year. My bike had been parked in the garage over the winter and when I went out on my first ride the Nav began ghosting. After a bit of research I discovered that the likely cause was dampness so I put the Nav of a warm radiator for a couple of hours. Hey presto it now works as it should. Worth a try if anyone is having similar problems. I apologise in advance if this has already been mentioned.
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Hopefully it will be fine then, but don't be supprised if it reoccurs. My first quickfix was to give the screen a good clean. Didn't last long before ghosts returned. It's a simple to arrange free replacement thankfully.
 
It is a known issue with the Nav VI in the first and second interations. I had the same issue and contacted Garmin UK. I explained the problem and they gave me a reference number and instructions on how to send the unit back to them. Despite the fact that it was over 6 years old, they treated it as a warranty issue and replaced the whole unit, free of charge. The latest version works differently and does not have the issue.


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Same here, had a very occasional issue, Garmin replaced it with the new GPS foc. 👍🏻
 
Yep. Get on to Garmin UK and get a replacement. The new ones have different screen technology which supposedly solves the ghosting issue which seems to come to all of the original ones eventually…
 
I was convinced it was ‘heat’ that made my Nav throw a wobbly.
 
G&T said:
I was convinced it was ‘heat’ that made my Nav throw a wobbly.
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:ROFLMAO:
My first behaved itself perfectly for about four or so years then started to wobble a fortnight before a big trip:eek:
Four replacements later and I am finally the owner of a nice new format, which I hope will be the last.
Garmin have never questioned my returns.
 
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I can’t remember whether I’ve had 4 or 5 but, to be fair, Garmin have been superb (albeit the exchanges should never have been necessary). The latest seems to be solid after a year+ so fingers crossed.
 
anyone find the screen on the new type really sensitive?
 
I had 5 replacemements, the last one in June last Year (2024), this last one had the BMW Branded Splash Screen, and I have had no issues since then, but have actually moved to a Chigee AIO-5 BMW, and iPhone (CarPlay), works like a dream
 
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richardbd said:
Are you sure you've got a capacitive screen version? In theory they only work from touch. Mind you, nothing BMW would ever surprise me...
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Pretty sure- it was a warranty replacement, 'Make Life a Ride', hardware V9.
 
MKP said:
I know a lot has been discussed about this problem with the Nav 6. I have a Nav 6 that is probably 2 to 3 years old and has been faultless until earlier this year. My bike had been parked in the garage over the winter and when I went out on my first ride the Nav began ghosting. After a bit of research I discovered that the likely cause was dampness so I put the Nav of a warm radiator for a couple of hours. Hey presto it now works as it should. Worth a try if anyone is having similar problems. I apologise in advance if this has already been mentioned.
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Get in touch with Garmin and they will help you foc they have recently sorted mine out and it’s been great since
 
richtel said:
Yes- the button is activated when your finger is hovering 5mm over it!
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Yeah that’s it, is the latest version too.
Like predictive text but guesses where you’re going to touch the screen 😳
 
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