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Doug in VA
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Tue Nov 16, 2004 5:40 am Post subject:
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According to the supposedly authentic Toyota notification to owners of 04
Toyota Prius cars (see below), Toyota is providing a free Navigation system
map DVD upgrade, because of numerous errors in the 2004 maps:
http://www.priuschat.com/forums/download.php?id=1026
Since the Lexus vehicles use essentially the same Navigation system as the
Prius, it would seem logical that Lexus owners would be entitled to a
similar upgrade. Has anybody with a Lexus received a Limited Service
Campaign notice entitling them to an upgraded map DVD? My 04 ES330 map DVD
has numerous major errors, and I'm wondering if Toyota is going to give
Lexus owners the option to get updates, too.
-Doug in VA
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D.D. Palmer
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Tue Nov 16, 2004 3:20 pm Post subject:
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EXCELLENT question. My 2004 LS430 has the same errors. The NAV works great
for intersections, but home addresses are off by at least half a block.
"Doug in VA" <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:ahdmd.7751$Dk.2151@lakeread08...
| Quote: | According to the supposedly authentic Toyota notification to owners of 04
Toyota Prius cars (see below), Toyota is providing a free Navigation
system map DVD upgrade, because of numerous errors in the 2004 maps:
http://www.priuschat.com/forums/download.php?id=1026
Since the Lexus vehicles use essentially the same Navigation system as the
Prius, it would seem logical that Lexus owners would be entitled to a
similar upgrade. Has anybody with a Lexus received a Limited Service
Campaign notice entitling them to an upgraded map DVD? My 04 ES330 map
DVD has numerous major errors, and I'm wondering if Toyota is going to
give Lexus owners the option to get updates, too.
-Doug in VA
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msb
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Tue Nov 16, 2004 11:40 pm Post subject:
Re: Free Navigation system upgrade for 04 vehicles? |
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Here's an idea, read the letter, there is phone number at the bottom, call
and ask.
Doug in VA wrote:
| Quote: | According to the supposedly authentic Toyota notification to owners
of 04 Toyota Prius cars (see below), Toyota is providing a free
Navigation system map DVD upgrade, because of numerous errors in the
2004 maps:
http://www.priuschat.com/forums/download.php?id=1026
Since the Lexus vehicles use essentially the same Navigation system
as the Prius, it would seem logical that Lexus owners would be
entitled to a similar upgrade. Has anybody with a Lexus received a
Limited Service Campaign notice entitling them to an upgraded map
DVD? My 04 ES330 map DVD has numerous major errors, and I'm
wondering if Toyota is going to give Lexus owners the option to get
updates, too.
-Doug in VA |
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D.D. Palmer
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Wed Nov 17, 2004 2:19 am Post subject:
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OK, I called both Toyota and Lexus and Lexus says that those of us with
affected vehicles will get notices of the DVD update sometime between now
and the end of this month. So it's happening.
"Doug in VA" <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:ahdmd.7751$Dk.2151@lakeread08...
| Quote: | According to the supposedly authentic Toyota notification to owners of 04
Toyota Prius cars (see below), Toyota is providing a free Navigation
system map DVD upgrade, because of numerous errors in the 2004 maps:
http://www.priuschat.com/forums/download.php?id=1026
Since the Lexus vehicles use essentially the same Navigation system as the
Prius, it would seem logical that Lexus owners would be entitled to a
similar upgrade. Has anybody with a Lexus received a Limited Service
Campaign notice entitling them to an upgraded map DVD? My 04 ES330 map
DVD has numerous major errors, and I'm wondering if Toyota is going to
give Lexus owners the option to get updates, too.
-Doug in VA
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Giga
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Tue Nov 30, 2004 7:50 pm Post subject:
Re: Free Navigation system upgrade for 04 vehicles? |
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Just brought in my '04 LS430 to have the snow tires put on, and they gave me
a free DVD upgrade while they were doing the service. Didn't even have to
ask.
Carl
"Doug in VA" <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:ahdmd.7751$Dk.2151@lakeread08...
| Quote: | According to the supposedly authentic Toyota notification to owners of 04
Toyota Prius cars (see below), Toyota is providing a free Navigation
system map DVD upgrade, because of numerous errors in the 2004 maps:
http://www.priuschat.com/forums/download.php?id=1026
Since the Lexus vehicles use essentially the same Navigation system as the
Prius, it would seem logical that Lexus owners would be entitled to a
similar upgrade. Has anybody with a Lexus received a Limited Service
Campaign notice entitling them to an upgraded map DVD? My 04 ES330 map
DVD has numerous major errors, and I'm wondering if Toyota is going to
give Lexus owners the option to get updates, too.
-Doug in VA
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Mitchell Trockman
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Wed Dec 01, 2004 5:07 am Post subject:
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I checked with Toyota to see if my 04 Highlander was part of the "recall".
I was told that only a limited number of Highlanders built early in the year
were involved.
"Giga" <a@b.com> wrote in message news:XKqdnTRG-Y4DFTHcRVn-hA@comcast.com...
| Quote: | Just brought in my '04 LS430 to have the snow tires put on, and they gave
me
a free DVD upgrade while they were doing the service. Didn't even have to
ask.
Carl
"Doug in VA" <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:ahdmd.7751$Dk.2151@lakeread08...
According to the supposedly authentic Toyota notification to owners of
04
Toyota Prius cars (see below), Toyota is providing a free Navigation
system map DVD upgrade, because of numerous errors in the 2004 maps:
http://www.priuschat.com/forums/download.php?id=1026
Since the Lexus vehicles use essentially the same Navigation system as
the
Prius, it would seem logical that Lexus owners would be entitled to a
similar upgrade. Has anybody with a Lexus received a Limited Service
Campaign notice entitling them to an upgraded map DVD? My 04 ES330 map
DVD has numerous major errors, and I'm wondering if Toyota is going to
give Lexus owners the option to get updates, too.
-Doug in VA
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Dennis Gibbs
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Thu Dec 02, 2004 2:17 am Post subject:
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What about those who purchased the NAV DVD upgrade? Can we get a free DVD
upgrade as well?
I bought a 2003 GS 430 back in July of 2003. In October of 2003, I bought
the latest NAV data DVD which came out at that time. I presume it was this
DVD that is defective? Is there a specific version of the DVD map data that
is defective? In other words, is the DVD warranted, or the vehicle?
Dennis
"Giga" <a@b.com> wrote in message news:XKqdnTRG-Y4DFTHcRVn-hA@comcast.com...
| Quote: | Just brought in my '04 LS430 to have the snow tires put on, and they gave
me a free DVD upgrade while they were doing the service. Didn't even have
to ask.
Carl
"Doug in VA" <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:ahdmd.7751$Dk.2151@lakeread08...
According to the supposedly authentic Toyota notification to owners of 04
Toyota Prius cars (see below), Toyota is providing a free Navigation
system map DVD upgrade, because of numerous errors in the 2004 maps:
http://www.priuschat.com/forums/download.php?id=1026
Since the Lexus vehicles use essentially the same Navigation system as
the Prius, it would seem logical that Lexus owners would be entitled to a
similar upgrade. Has anybody with a Lexus received a Limited Service
Campaign notice entitling them to an upgraded map DVD? My 04 ES330 map
DVD has numerous major errors, and I'm wondering if Toyota is going to
give Lexus owners the option to get updates, too.
-Doug in VA
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Doug in VA
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Thu Dec 09, 2004 5:42 am Post subject:
Re: Free Navigation system upgrade for 04 vehicles? |
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"Doug in VA" <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:ahdmd.7751$Dk.2151@lakeread08...
| Quote: | According to the supposedly authentic Toyota notification to owners of 04
Toyota Prius cars (see below), Toyota is providing a free Navigation
system map DVD upgrade, because of numerous errors in the 2004 maps:
http://www.priuschat.com/forums/download.php?id=1026
Since the Lexus vehicles use essentially the same Navigation system as the
Prius, it would seem logical that Lexus owners would be entitled to a
similar upgrade. Has anybody with a Lexus received a Limited Service
Campaign notice entitling them to an upgraded map DVD? My 04 ES330 map
DVD has numerous major errors, and I'm wondering if Toyota is going to
give Lexus owners the option to get updates, too.
-Doug in VA
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I called the Lexus dealer last week, and they told me that some 04 ES330s
were eligible for the DVD update, and that I would be notified by mail if
mine was. I pushed them to run my VIN through their computer, and they
determined that mine was indeed eligible. They ordered the disk, and it
came in several days later. It is a MAJOR improvement! All the roads in my
newly build community are now in the system, and erroneous "make turn here"
and "make U turn here" commands that used to pop up when driving down the
interstate have disappeared. A new feature also appears to be added: It now
displays POIs at upcoming highway exits in the area of the right side of the
screen that shows the upcoming turn list while one is driving to a
destination. You can touch any of the exit numbers (while driving) and it
will show you what POIs are there (e.g., gas, food, etc.). Incidentally,
I've yet to receive the official snail mail service campaign announcement
from Toyota/Lexus, so it looks like this might be a "stealth service
campaign" -- only for those who complain about the problems with the old
DVD.
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Colin
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Fri Dec 10, 2004 4:49 am Post subject:
Re: Free Navigation system upgrade for 04 vehicles? |
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| Quote: | I called the Lexus dealer last week, and they told me that some 04
ES330s were eligible for the DVD update, and that I would be notified
by mail if mine was. I pushed them to run my VIN through their
computer, and they determined that mine was indeed eligible. They
ordered the disk, and it came in several days later. It is a MAJOR
improvement! All the roads in my newly build community are now in the
system, and erroneous "make turn here" and "make U turn here" commands
that used to pop up when driving down the interstate have disappeared.
A new feature also appears to be added: It now displays POIs at
upcoming highway exits in the area of the right side of the screen
that shows the upcoming turn list while one is driving to a
destination. You can touch any of the exit numbers (while driving)
and it will show you what POIs are there (e.g., gas, food, etc.).
Incidentally, I've yet to receive the official snail mail service
campaign announcement from Toyota/Lexus, so it looks like this might
be a "stealth service campaign" -- only for those who complain about
the problems with the old DVD.
-Doug in VA
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What version number is your new and improved DVD?
Colin |
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Doug in VA
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Sat Dec 11, 2004 4:39 am Post subject:
Re: Free Navigation system upgrade for 04 vehicles? |
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"Colin" <nkm12345@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I called the Lexus dealer last week, and they told me that some 04
ES330s were eligible for the DVD update, and that I would be notified
by mail if mine was. I pushed them to run my VIN through their
computer, and they determined that mine was indeed eligible. They
ordered the disk, and it came in several days later. It is a MAJOR
improvement! All the roads in my newly build community are now in the
system, and erroneous "make turn here" and "make U turn here" commands
that used to pop up when driving down the interstate have disappeared.
A new feature also appears to be added: It now displays POIs at
upcoming highway exits in the area of the right side of the screen
that shows the upcoming turn list while one is driving to a
destination. You can touch any of the exit numbers (while driving)
and it will show you what POIs are there (e.g., gas, food, etc.).
Incidentally, I've yet to receive the official snail mail service
campaign announcement from Toyota/Lexus, so it looks like this might
be a "stealth service campaign" -- only for those who complain about
the problems with the old DVD.
-Doug in VA
What version number is your new and improved DVD?
Colin
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The new disk is version 4.2.
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Colin
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Sun Dec 12, 2004 5:09 am Post subject:
Re: Free Navigation system upgrade for 04 vehicles? |
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"Doug in VA" <nospam@nowhere.com> wrote in
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| Quote: | What version number is your new and improved DVD?
Colin
The new disk is version 4.2.
-Doug in VA
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Thanks. I just bought an update for my 2001 LS430 and the DVD is version
4.1 Guess it is also eligible for replacement.
Colin |
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