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#889 of 898 Re: Purchase Navigation Option? [mapman4] by sandrakely Oct 02, 2008 (12:48 pm)
Replying to: mapman4 (Aug 23, 2008 12:23 pm) This might be new with the 2008 model, but you don't have to buy the run flat tires with the Touring model. Also, the touring is the only way you can get the auto lift rear hatch, which is a great feature when you are dealing with kids and all that comes along with them.   I love almost everything about this car including the entertainment system, although we've only used it once. My only really big complaint is about the nav system. It does have features I really like, but it can't find things like Home Depot and other major locations by name in the county I live in.   The dealer says all the need is an updated disc but I'm not convinced. Anyone else having this problem?
#890 of 898 Re: Purchase Navigation Option? [mgroomer] by sandrakely Oct 02, 2008 (12:56 pm)
Replying to: mgroomer (Aug 07, 2008 8:40 pm) Not sure if you bought you van yet. Depending on the model you buy the nav system will be standard. I just bought a 2008 Touring. I love 99.9% of it. I enjoy the voice commands and use them regularly. I think it just takes some getting used to. Also, the touring model is the only one with the auto lift hatch, which was the only thing on my must have list. You don't have the get the run flat tires on the touring model. The blue tooth is great. My son loves talking to his grandparents while we are on the road.   My one complaint and I'm trying to figure this out with Honda is the GPS. Granted it has nice features, but can't find a lot of pretty big things by name. For example it can't find a CostCo, HomeDepot, Lowes and many others in the county I live in.   The dealer looked at the 2009 model and found that the nav had the same problem. My $200 Garmin never failed me, but my $2,000 nav system makes me nervous every time I have to use it.
#891 of 898 Re: 2008 Odyssey Navigation [sebring95] by sandrakely Oct 02, 2008 (1:02 pm)
Replying to: sebring95 (Jun 16, 2008 5:52 am) I just bought a 2008 Touring model. It took nealy four months to get the dealer to really see the problem. The dealer then changed my disc twice. Then they went to a 2009 model and found that the nav system had the same problem. It can't find Home Deport and other major places in the county that I live in.   The dealer acted really surprised by this. I'm waiting now to hear from a Honda rep. The dealer has told me that the more people complain to Honda the better chance we all have of getting this fixed.   When I get some contact information I'll be sure to post it. Replies to this message: sebring95 (Oct 03, 2008 5:42 am) debchuck (Oct 03, 2008 11:06 am)
#892 of 898 Re: 2008 Odyssey Navigation [sandrakely] by sebring95 Oct 03, 2008 (5:42 am)
Replying to: sandrakely (Oct 02, 2008 1:02 pm) The OEM system just doesn't have the POI's of many aftermarket systems. I'm still running my '05 disc because after playing with the '08 model at the dealership, it was still lacking many of the POI's I was using as a base. When a POI has been there for ten years and isn't in the '05 disc...or the '08 disc....I'm not overly conident it's every going to show up. I also noticed on the '08 disc, it's lacking a 4-lane highway near us that was built back in 2003. I could somewhat understand this in 2005...but going on six years now?? No reason to spend the $250+ to upgrade discs when you're not gaining much. We still use it, but the Garmin does a far better job at everything but looking pretty.   FWIW, the 2009 EX-L will have the powe liftgate as a stand alone option. Of course now that you can get non-PAX and 8-passenger seating on the Touring, I'd probably still pony up even with the overpriced NAV. There are still some very basic features you have to jump up to the touing to get (auto headlamps, MID to name a couple).
#893 of 898 Re: Problems with my 2005 Odyssey navigation [nine0bison] by crazyelmo Oct 03, 2008 (6:39 am)
Replying to: nine0bison (Feb 23, 2008 6:39 pm) Did you ever find a solution to your problem? Recently my wife's 2005 Odyssey Nav has been having the problems you mention plus screen freezes and periods of unresponsiveness. It seems to "get lost" at times - as though it's disconnected from all satellite contact - and is unable to calculate or complete navigation to certain locations.
#894 of 898 Re: 2008 Odyssey Navigation [sandrakely] by debchuck Oct 03, 2008 (11:06 am)
Replying to: sandrakely (Oct 02, 2008 1:02 pm) Good luck getting anyone at Honda national offices to even listen to youl. I have a 2007 Ody EXL with navigation that I complained about from the very first day we owned the van. Jesse in Honda national says it's normal. The Honda dealer in Kingsport, TN, says it's functioning normally.   Yet, the thing cannot find my house!!!!! I have a QVC handheld Cobra model that will not only find my house but offer change and anything else I want. Honda makes a good vehicle, but a piss-poor navigation system. I do not trust it. Rarely use it. I carry my Cobra for accuracy -- no matter what Honda says.   In short, I've owned Honda cars in the past and love the Ody, but this is my LAST Honda because of the nav system being so shoddy and Honda's customer service being worse than shoddy. They won't dare send a survey to me!! The Honda system looks great. It just doesn't work in very many places. I have had it working in Louisville, KY, at the airport, but by golly if a human cannot find the airport by looking at the planes, we ought not be there anyhow.   The dears are surprised. Sure, they don't want to get involved. My dealer tried to tell me the nav system needed "reinitialized" so he kept it almost an entire day to do that little trick. No matter how educated he sounded, the nav system still does not function properly. A letter to Navtech got me nothing. Four or five letters to Jesse at Honda national customer service got me nothing.   So, the next time I buy a new vehicle -- Honda will get nothing, and I will tell everybody who will listen what my opinion is of Honda's handling of this deal. They sold the vehicle. Now, they want nothing to do with us.
#895 of 898 Re: 06 Odyssey Nav asking for pin [perki] by spacecadet0 Oct 04, 2008 (12:57 pm)
Replying to: perki (Sep 25, 2008 5:59 pm) I found the pin for the NAV and the audio system in my 07 Ody on the inside of the glove compartment, the upper one. Try it. But then I bought mine used from the dealer, so the original owner could have put it there. I never got the original pin papers from the original owner. Hope that helps.
#896 of 898 Honda Odyssey GPS - not useable by roffer98 Oct 06, 2008 (6:37 am)
I have the 2008 Honday Odyssey Touring edition and although I like the car the GPS system is bad enough that it is not really useable. When we did use it I would get a kick out watching what happens when we are on a route and go into a gas station. When you come back out onto the same road quite often the unit recalculates a completely different route and the change in distance can be as great as 30 extra minutes. After following it several times and ending up going way out of our way we just stopped using it.   Don't know why they had Alpine OEM this unit; they must have chosen it mainly for it's ability to hide a 6-disc CD player behind the screen. Too bad they don't just re-write the software. The rest of the car is great though, however at $2k for a dealer installed GPS unit that is a pretty big oversight on Honda's part. Replies to this message: sebring95 (Oct 06, 2008 10:20 am) loncray (Oct 07, 2008 7:23 am)
#897 of 898 Re: Honda Odyssey GPS - not useable [roffer98] by sebring95 Oct 06, 2008 (10:20 am)
Replying to: roffer98 (Oct 06, 2008 6:37 am) I'm certainly no fan of the OEM GPS and can name a good number of faults, however it really sounds as if yours has a problem that should be addressed. Duplicating for a dealer might be impossible, but it would be worth complaining and see if there are any TSB's out for it. I've never had that happen, most of my complaints are directly related to a lack of POI's, missing roads, routing. But to just change routes along the way sounds buggy. Replies to this message: loncray (Oct 07, 2008 7:23 am)
#898 of 898 Re: Honda Odyssey GPS - not useable [sebring95] by loncray Oct 07, 2008 (7:23 am)
Replying to: sebring95 (Oct 06, 2008 10:20 am) Maybe I just got lucky or maybe I just don't expect too much from my Navi, but I've never had those problems with the Navi in my wife's Odyssey (2007 I think). There are certainly roads not in the database, but that's to be expected when they're still building them now. I've never had it change routes like you mention, only when I take a different route than Navi recommended. And Navi saved my butt this summer on a trip to Cleveland to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - the ramp from the highway to our hotel was being resurfaced and Navi put together a great alternate route instantly - we never would've found it without Navi.

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