has anyone else had this problem? I have a 04 tl with the orange navi disk, i noticed last week as i don't really use the navi much, but when i was on a highway and there were a few exits and/or roads around it the navi got confused where i was and put me in those different locations while i was on the highway the whole time. really weird, has anyone else ever had this problem and is there a fix for it, or am I doomed!! lol

 

sometimes the navi's GPS location can be off by a bit. What I've noticed is that if I don't use the navi after a long time (not pressing okay button) that it'll do it more frequently, but if I press the OK button more often during my outings it'll stay on track more as if it's constantly recalibrating.

 

i hate the navi hacked and the ok screen bypassed

 

Edit last Post: I haVE the navi hacked not hate. . .

Anyone else experience anything like this ?

 

Sometimes happens to me on triple- and quad-carriageways, such as I-395 here in Virginia or I-270 in Maryland. I'll be in the inner carriageway and it assumes I'm in the outer one. If I use a frontage road or service road it sometimes doesn't know which part I'm on. I think when stuff is that close together maybe the level of precision to locate the car just isn't there and so it has an algorithm set to make certain assumptions. After all, it doesn't know which lane you're in on a multiple-lane highway, and a triple- or quad-carriageway is very similar to a multiple-lane highway because the only difference is the barrier between the carriageways.

Yesterday it took a long time to figure out where I was in the morning, but that was probably because we had just taken the Amtrak Auto Train up from Florida, so when the car had been turned off we were in Sanford and when it was turned back on we were in Lorton, Virginia. It took a good five minutes to figure out that we were on I-95 and in the meantime it laid down a bunch of random breadcrumbs on the Sanford map.

The other time its response is sometimes delayed is if I take an exit. When I go through the Springfield Interchange in Virginia and I take Exit 1C it thinks I'm still on I-395 until I'm perhaps a third of the way around the flyover ramp, at which time it jumps the car icon to the correct location. That sort of thing seems routine. If I have it giving me directions, on the other hand, it generally assumes I took whichever road it told me to take until it's clear that I didn't (say, if it tells me to stay on I-95, but I exit to get lunch, it usually thinks I stayed on I-95 until I'm some ways down the offramp).

 

so then it's pretty normal, my navi isn't screwed up then

 

BTW how new is the DVD in your Rom drive?

 

You might try zooming in on the Nav and see what happens while you're on the highway.

 

what do you mean

 

What version Navi disc are you running?
The Navi discs are updated at least annually, and there are interim software updates in between versions, as designated by the lower-case letter at the end of the version number (3.40c, 3.90, 3.A0, etc.).

 

To clarify Will Y.'s comment, the version number can be found on the disc label. Open your trunk and find the Navi drive on the right side. Eject the DVD and find the version number on the label.

You can also find the date on which the disc's database was assembled somewhere on one of the Navi screens, but I forget which one it is. The date is in the ISO year-month-day format with no punctuation between the elements (i.e., today's date would be 20111231). I have to verify my year-end mileage later today for tax purposes, so if I remember to check the Navi info I'll tell you where to find the date.

 

Sorry, didn't quite understand you before, anyways

2003 Version 3.03E

 

Version 3.30E?? It's an original disc.

Each later version has software updates that improve the functioning of the Navi.

You will lose the hacks by updating to a newer disc.
IDK if it will help with the GPS location issue you are experiencing, but I'd try a newer disc anyway.

 

awww mannn. . . but i like my hack!

 

That's a really old disc, an original one.

The way to find the database date I mentioned is on Setup screen 4, then go to System Info.

 

Database ver 20030902

Soft ver 1.5000

 

IIRC, the hack is available for versions up through 3.90 (2010).
IDK if 3.A0 or 3.B0 (current) have been hacked yet, though.
Yeah, we know it's old from the disc version # in the photo.

 

That means the map and POI databases are current through September 2, 2003.

 

yea, but if i update the disc, do you guys think this is going to fix the problem?

 

Do you mean the issue with it thinking you're on the road running immediately parallel to the one you're actually on? No, I doubt it would solve that. I've upgraded my Navi disc twice (currently have 3.A0) and it still does that periodically. I think it might be just an inherent limitation in commercial GPS software—that is, while they almost certainly have the ability to pinpoint your exact location (given that the Armed Forces use GPS-guided bombs), that level of precision is probably too costly for use in commercial sat-nav devices, and it's likely unnecessary as well for all but the most incompetent drivers.

 

so then I'm pretty much just paying for updated maps.

 

Updated maps, updated POI database, patch for the new Daylight Saving Time schedule....I think those three cover it.

 

so in other words. not really worth it since it still wont fix the issue

 

That's a personal decision. Depends on whether you use your Navi for finding points of interest (including businesses) and whether you'd find any value in the updated database, as well as whether you care about having the Navi automatically adjust the clock for the updated daylight saving time schedule as opposed to either doing it yourself or letting it be one hour off for three weeks in the spring and one week in the fall. I see you live in Connecticut, so I assume there are not very many new roads around for you to encounter.

 

ya well i mean, im in Ct and not much has really changed around here besides some residential areas which i dont really care for, and if it's not gonna make my gps work better or do anything look wise for me then really i dont see a point in paying $100 or more for updated maps which i wouldnt even use