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DigDloppyFonkeyBick · 06-19-2012, 02:02 PM

Hi,

I managed to get one of the early BRZs in the Seattle area. I took delivery on May29th. Love the car in so many ways.

However, I'm having lots of issues with the NAV system.
Unless the skies are clear (not often in Seattle,) the NAV system gets stuck in a loop of searching for GPS signal. It will bounce my location around up to a mile radius of my actual location. The signal indicator goes back and forth from 1 dot to 3.

I assumed it was a problem in the unit or antenna so I took it to the dealer.
They replaced everything. Head unit, antenna, and gps receiver.
Within 2 days it was back to the same tricks. It's basically useless.

I'm going back to the dealer later this week but I want to know if others are having the same issues.
It's fair to say that GPS is usually slower for some reason in the pacific northwest. My portable gps and phone take about twice as long here to get a signal lock compared to other places I've lived, but they usually lock, no matter the weather conditions.

So...am I alone on this one?

06-19-2012, 02:02 PM	#1
DigDloppyFonkeyBick Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: Ford festiva Location: United States Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	BRZ NAV system GPS signal issues? Hi, I managed to get one of the early BRZs in the Seattle area. I took delivery on May29th. Love the car in so many ways. However, I'm having lots of issues with the NAV system. Unless the skies are clear (not often in Seattle,) the NAV system gets stuck in a loop of searching for GPS signal. It will bounce my location around up to a mile radius of my actual location. The signal indicator goes back and forth from 1 dot to 3. I assumed it was a problem in the unit or antenna so I took it to the dealer. They replaced everything. Head unit, antenna, and gps receiver. Within 2 days it was back to the same tricks. It's basically useless. I'm going back to the dealer later this week but I want to know if others are having the same issues. It's fair to say that GPS is usually slower for some reason in the pacific northwest. My portable gps and phone take about twice as long here to get a signal lock compared to other places I've lived, but they usually lock, no matter the weather conditions. So...am I alone on this one?