Dead Garmin Zumo 2011 RT

[Yelhelp]

yesterday I went on a long ride 300 mi with some friends. My Garmin started off not working I stoped at a NAPA store and picked up a tube of electric connection silcone and applied it to the pins on the zumo which at first did not help. About twenty miles and the GPS started to work again, that lasted about 100 miles then when I stopped to re-fuel and turned the bike off it stopped working and would not work the rest of the day and today still not working. Two things
(1) does anyone know if this is covered on warrenty (not what I want to do)
(2) It appears to not have power anyone know which two pins would be the power? Or is ther a fuse to check. I'm 1500 miles from home so I do not have my garmin book and the bike manuel is no help.

[NancysToy]

There have been a few that had bad connections or loose wires in the harness. I'd have my dealer check it out.

[NorthStar]

yesterday I went on a long ride 300 mi with some friends. My Garmin started off not working I stoped at a NAPA store and picked up a tube of electric connection silcone and applied it to the pins on the zumo which at first did not help. About twenty miles and the GPS started to work again, that lasted about 100 miles then when I stopped to re-fuel and turned the bike off it stopped working and would not work the rest of the day and today still not working. Two things
(1) does anyone know if this is covered on warrenty (not what I want to do)
(2) It appears to not have power anyone know which two pins would be the power? Or is ther a fuse to check. I'm 1500 miles from home so I do not have my garmin book and the bike manuel is no help.

Did you bring your charging cord with you or your automotive power cable? If so, see if it will work/ or charge out of the cradle. That will at least tell you if it is the Zumo itself or the bike cradle/harness. If it works off your cradle with power supplied directly to the unit then the issue is with your harness or bike cradle which can be quickly taken care of with a discussion with your dealer. If the Garmin unit is faulty, then the process I suspect will involve sending the unit back to the supplier. Good luck.

[eddieshep999]

This thread may be helpful

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/s...554#post399554

My reply was at #7

Eddie Sheppard
Reading UK


Spyder – RT-S SES (AUTO 2010 Model)


List of Mods :-
Added Zuno 660 -Garmin kit as supplied on the Spyder RT Limited
Digital Voltmeter and Digital Clock to replace Fuel and Temp gauge – Fuel and Temp now
displayed in Cluster Display
LED Bulbs Reversing Lights,Front position lights
HMT - Brake Light
LED – Running lights
LED - Mud Flap lights
Rear extended Mud Flap
LED Light in Rear Trunk
Elka Shocks Stage 1 +R – Front and Rear
BaJaRon – Custom Ignition Wire Set + NGK 2 Iridium DCPR8EIX. Spark Plugs
Sport Tall Wide Clear Windshield
Chrome 2011 Front Lower Wind deflecors
Utopia Backrest
S/S Seat Prop
S/S Handlebar Weights
S/S Grills both sides matching
Bottom Panel S/S Protection
S/S stronger Funk Lid brackets
S/S Bracket for RBNS Hood for Zumo 660 GPS + TourTech Lockable Mount
Rubber Tank protector on glove box
Grip Puppies
Power Socket in Switch Cluster and at Rear passenger Handrail
Rear Speaker Switch for passenger On/OFF
Upgraded Front Marine Speakers
Bluetooth On board Radio to Sena SMH10 Headsets

[MouthPiece]

There have been a few that had bad connections or loose wires in the harness. I'd have my dealer check it out.

That was my case about a month ago. I started a thread and there were many great suggestions, from using a pencil eraser on the pins to battery. Bottom line I finally wound up taking it to my tech about 10 minutes to fix. Took him 15 minutes. Loose connection to the wiring harness.

Chris