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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 05:12 AM
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Hello ,Just returned from a nice trip form Niagara falls to Chicago, wouldn't drive another car (Beautiful) Anyways the car sat for about a week (rained everyday ) Started it up Sunday and screen reads External system not connected (everything worked fine before) a/c,heat, audio functions work on the screen but no Navi or Bluetooth . I went into the truck tried hitting the eject button (car running) Nothing , would not come out and I don't hear anything, no sound of a disc spinning!! I check all connections in the back and they secure . Does Anybody know what is going on here please??
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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 12:57 PM
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Check for moisture, I had the same problem. Opened my unit and it had moisture inside.
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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 01:02 PM
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did yours start working later after it dried out? I checked the compartment where the unit sits and it is all dry , I cant figure out why it wont come on , I was trying to disconnect the power on the back of it hoping that will reboot it but I cant get my hand back there to push on the clip and pull the plug out , Damm I miss my Bluetooth
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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 01:31 PM
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May be condensation inside a wire harness connector ... with Illinois weather drying and cooling, it should dry out soon.
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Old Oct 3, 2016 | 03:54 PM
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It's easier to get to the harness's by removing the two bolts on the brackets. Nope, I bought another one and that stopped working when I tried to eject the navigation disc. Smh
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Old Oct 4, 2016 | 07:24 AM
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wow I hope you didn't pay too much , im going to get another I pulled out the old one and it looks fine I don't know why it doesn't work , is there a fuse for this thing ? also if I get another one how can I get the old disk out of the old one ?
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Old Oct 4, 2016 | 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by johnnylt
wow I hope you didn't pay too much , im going to get another I pulled out the old one and it looks fine I don't know why it doesn't work , is there a fuse for this thing ? also if I get another one how can I get the old disk out of the old one ?
Assuming the disc is not up to date anyway, if you do need a disk, just look for a Toyota GEN 4 dvd, they're about $13. That's what I just put in yesterday, and it's fine....said something like U30 (I did not think to take a pic of my disc)...
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Originally Posted by johnnylt
wow I hope you didn't pay too much , im going to get another I pulled out the old one and it looks fine I don't know why it doesn't work , is there a fuse for this thing ? also if I get another one how can I get the old disk out of the old one ?
350.00, I bought an warranty but have to wait 30days before I can file a claim. What really sucks is that if you remove the unit the reverse camera doesn't work. I will be putting back the original when I send the new one off to be repaired.
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Old Oct 4, 2016 | 11:07 AM
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now see that whats bothering me I don't think its a fuse , my back up camera ,radio ,heat controls, all work just the navi went out and the Bluetooth ??
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My Bluetooth doesn't work either, must all be tied into the navigation box/player
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