Thread: Garmin 305 - Hit a bump and it powers off
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Old 08-18-08, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
It sounds like there's an echo in this room.

My first unit started powering down after about 15 months and 11,000 miles. Garmin sent me a refurbished unit for $72 shipped. It started powering down after 2.5 months and they sent me another refurb unit for free. I'm torture testing this third unit as we speak.

Obviously, their QC on the 305 is crap.
The best QC in the world can't correct a design flaw. I just hope its fixed in the 705. I haven't heard any issues with it yet. I have about 5K miles on mine so far.
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