Garmin GPS 176

[Fishing Junky]

Howdy Guys. I bought a new Garmin GPS 176 on hsolist (gulp) about 4 months back. I used it this weekend for the first time and it worked flawlessly for the first 3 hours and then froze up where I couldn't do anything with it. I couldn't even turn it off. I unplugged it from power and now it won't even fire up, even when I tried with batteries. Anyone have any idea what I might try to get it going again? Or maybe it needs to be sent back to Garmin. Thanks for any thoughts, Junky.....

[Fishing Junky]

Never mind. Talked to Garmin, I'm s.o.l. $150 to fix and update. Another lesson learned. Did find out that if you press and hold the quit button and then hit the power button, it's suppose to reset the unit and clear SOME problems. Didn't work for mine though. Junky......

[hovermn]

I have owned the 176C for 3 years now and have had no problems with it. I'm sorry to hear about your problem. $150 is still less than a comparable GPS chartplotter. May you consider having it fixed?

I've looked into buying a 276. Very spendy, but a very nice unit as well. I use the 176 as a speedo on my boat, but it can be hard to view in sunlight.

[Fishing Junky]

Hey Hov. I'll get it fixed, but it won't be anytime soon. Worked great for a few hours. I guess that's the way it goes. Take a chance and cross your fingers. Garmin makes good chit for sure. Just a fluke. Take care, Junky....