DVD drive or the disc - no satnav

[-Rich-]

When I first got the car a year ago the sat nav would work occasionally, I used to get different error messages, it has a copy of the Honda disc not a genuine one.

Once the warmer weather arrived it worked almost everytime with no issues but since it's got cold again it won't work at all now. I always get the same message saying the disc caused an error or something similar. Sometimes if I press the A/C or radio button it will also reboot itself.

I've cleaned the disc and that's fine so could it be the drive doesn't like cold weather or the laser has dirt/condensation on it or it's just faulty?

I've seen a thread with a link to a company that sells new (copied) discs but can't find it, although I'm reluctant to buy one in case it still doesn't work.

Does this happen to anyone else?

 

[freddofrog]

it's a common problem, loads of other threads about it, the unit does not like copies, only OEM and a couple of high quality brand copies will work. IIRC some bad copies can also cause knock-on problems with the head.

 

[-Rich-]

I've seen other threads about dodgy discs causing issues but so far this has been temperature related or maybe it's just a coincidence. I'll try and find that other thread with that link on.

 

[freddofrog]

there are lots and lots of threads about it, some about units that do not work at all, some about units that are intermittent.

I have had my car since January 2006, and even the unit in my car is dodgy for a while if I take the OEM disc out and put it back in, so now it never comes out, ever.

Basically, it's not worth messing about with the discs IMO, it's cheaper/simpler/better to get a separate sat nav.

Alternatively, if I want to go somewhere, I check on google maps, then I look on the sat-nav, and if the place is not on the sat-nav, I then look at the nearest location in google maps, and use that in the sat-nav, and a print-out from google maps for the last bit.

 

[-Rich-]

Alternatively, if I want to go somewhere, I check on google maps, then I look on the sat-nav, and if the place is not on the sat-nav, I then look at the nearest location in google maps, and use that in the sat-nav, and a print-out from google maps for the last bit.

That's what I do as well, I don't use it for navigation just to look at the area and use my phone instead. But now I can't even see the maps but the most annoying bit is it keeps rebooting when I'm trying to adjust the A/C settings!

Looks like I'll have to live with it or buy a genuine disc.

 

[freddofrog]

That's what I do as well, I don't use it for navigation just to look at the area and use my phone instead. But now I can't even see the maps but the most annoying bit is it keeps rebooting when I'm trying to adjust the A/C settings!

Looks like I'll have to live with it or buy a genuine disc.

yeah it's really annoying that there is no way to turn the sat-nav off, even if you don't touch the "OK" icon on the screen and the screen goes blank, you can still hear the unit reading off the disc.

A new OEM disc costs a lot of money. IIRC a couple of threads say where to get good quality copies, but there are so many threads on this issue, could be difficult to find.