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Cindy Brown Posted on Feb 14, 2007

Garmin c330 I just got a garmin streetpilot c330, for some reason, it will not work in my car (toyota camry '99), it will not acquire the satelite. I used it in my husband's truck and it worked fine. I also tried to use my friend's unit in my vehicle (he has a c330 also) and it did not work as well. Is there any reason it would not work in a specific car?

  • Anonymous Apr 26, 2008

    I have a Garmin C330 and it worked fine in my old car. I just purchased a 2008 Camry SE and the Garmin can not track satellites. I tried it in my wife's car and it works fine. Her Garmin C330 also did not work well in my car.

  • Deb_Vollmer Jun 01, 2008

    I have a toyota camry 2007 and the garmin c330 will not work in my car. It has worked perfectly in every other car we have tried it in but for mine it constantly says acquiring satellites.

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Some automobiles have a metalic coating on the windshield. You will brobably need a remote antennae to use the GPS in this car.

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If after reading the above article your unit is still having problems, please ensure that your unit's software is up to date. You can do this by using our WebUpdater® program.

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