70chall440
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As the title says, I have a 2014 Ram 2500 with a RA4 Uconnect system, the nav lost its mind and is not working. It comes on and shows a vehicle icon and appears to be showing an area somewhere in the vicinity of where I am but is not remotely accurate. I took the truck to the dealer for the tailgate recall (finally) and had them check it out, their answer is to replace the radio/nav unit. They said that they tested the antenna and it is functional but the nav is not seeing the satellites, they believe it is a hardware failure.
So, after some interweb research I see this is not a unique problem and pretty much everything I have read says "replace the head unit". I have looked at a variety of aftermarket systems out there and I am trying to decide which way to go. I could just throw a Garmin up on the dash and call it good but I really would rather not. I realize that replacing the entire thing is not cheap but I can get some decent upgrades like Apple play (allows me to use google maps) and perhaps I can put in a front camera which I would like.
I could have my current unit repaired I guess but to be honest I am not sure if I trust that and since I would have to go in there anyway, might as well upgrade..
I will do all the work myself which isn't an issue but I am wondering what others are using and what issues others ran into.
So, after some interweb research I see this is not a unique problem and pretty much everything I have read says "replace the head unit". I have looked at a variety of aftermarket systems out there and I am trying to decide which way to go. I could just throw a Garmin up on the dash and call it good but I really would rather not. I realize that replacing the entire thing is not cheap but I can get some decent upgrades like Apple play (allows me to use google maps) and perhaps I can put in a front camera which I would like.
I could have my current unit repaired I guess but to be honest I am not sure if I trust that and since I would have to go in there anyway, might as well upgrade..
I will do all the work myself which isn't an issue but I am wondering what others are using and what issues others ran into.