Customer Reviews

Garmin Nuvi 760 GPS Vehicle 4.3" Color 480x272 LCD Touch Screen 0100065710 010-00657-10

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I received my first Garmin nüvi 760 as a Christmas present a couple years ago. At first I was very impressed by the gorgeous display and all the neat features, but I soon noticed that the route suggestions were highly inaccurate, no matter how I configured the navigation settings. More than once it tried to guide me onto a gravel drive called "Jenkins Road" that deadended at the railroad tracks. Distressed by my apparently homicidal GPS, I contacted Garmin and got a replacement unit.

Thankfully the second 760 I received actually gave me directions to where I needed to go and never once tried to kill me. All was well until about a year later (right as the warranty ended, of course) when the battery suddenly stopped functioning. No matter how I try to charge it, the moment I unplug it the screen starts flashing a "low battery" warning and then about 15 seconds later turns off. Because it's out of warranty I know Garmin won't replace it, and none of the troubleshooting steps or firmware updates I've tried have helped.

These technical issues have been all the more frustrating because the nüvi 760 is otherwise a very neat gadget. Everything is highly customizable, from route avoidances to favorite locations to countless languages and voice navigation choices. The 760 also comes with a surprisingly robust music player, which I really like. You just put whatever music files you want on an SD card, pop the SD card into the GPS and then it categorizes everything by artist, song, album, etc. Unfortunately the unit's FM transmitter is too weak to be worth bothering with, but its built-in speakers are okay and certainly better than silence. Another feature I appreciate is the "estimated arrival time," the calculation of which seems to adapt to your driving habits and therefore becomes increasingly accurate over time.

Unfortunately none of this comes close to outweighing how inconvenient it is that this doesn't work when it's not plugged in. I have other devices that use the cigarette lighter so I really need a GPS that can run on battery for a couple hours.

I bought this Nuvi in December 2008. This Nuvi model is a little slow to start up. Other than that I have no complaints.

Update: In February 2011, I had to replace the suction cup mount because the previous one lost its suction after two years of regular use.

Update: In July 2011, the GPS quit working. I opened the GPS and found a loose electric connector. After re-snapping the connector it started working again.

works great the maps do need updating since it's last years model but that's no biggie, just a garmin site update, the combo of bluetooth & FM transmitter is awesome . i have a convertible so i cant run a high dollar stereo without it getting stolen so i use this as an mp3 player using the fm transmitter plus in most convertibles you wouldn't be able to hear the gps but its loud & clear when coming through the stereo speakers as are my phone calls via bluetooth through the car stereo via the fm transmitter , easy to use great features , & affordable. I'd recommend this model to anyone. great value for money

I would not buy another Garmin. The 760 does not have the "ding" before it announces the turn. The marketing info never tells you that. More importantly, I have had this for about a year and the battery holds a charge for about 60 seconds. I called Garmin - they will not replace the battery and it is not under any kind of warranty. So I am buying the replacement battery from Amazon and seeing if that works. If not, it's Tom Tom for me.
June 2011 update: I bought the third-party replacement battery (Garmin Nuvi 760 Battery Replacement Kit with Installation Video, Tools, and Extended Life Battery. #361-00019-11 Sold by: Innovate88), installed it according to the directions on you tube and on the provided CD, and now the battery holds a charge. Thank you, Garmin, for nothing.

The unit could not be installed as the factory wiring in the car was removed for my after-market stereo; the gps ties into the stereo wiring.

When I returned it it came back as "no such address" which made me extremely suspicious as they had no published address or phone number. The problem was I was inadvertantly given the wrong address by the merchant and there was nothing shady or deliberate on their part; they're just a mom and pop in Brooklyn with no real store front so I want apologize here to Overstocks.