Need Help with Uconnect 8.4 Update

[Ashton]

Hi, I like most people have had my Nav stop working/not accurate on my 2018 Ram 1500 after the Nov 3 2019 roll over. My gps shows me like 3 states away and I would like to finally have this fixed. Truck has the factory 8.4 uconnect with nav. Software version is 17.43.44 and the truck is originally a Canadian truck. App version 19.9.0

Hoping someone has the update file so i can do it manually because according to uconnect im "up to date"....

Thanks

 

[chopperman1]

I don't think that's something a software update is going to fix. Have you tried a factory reset on your radio?

 

[Ashton]

Yea I made a few attempts

 

[Ashton]

Anybody else?

 

[Cool_Hand_Luke]

Having same issue with NAV. I swapped 2018 radio into my 2013. Right away NAV was frozen and not updating my current position. Were you successful performing soft reset? How do you do it? What about hard reset?
Original firmware says it has 18.13 version on it. Would like to upgrade to the latest and see if it fixes anything.

 

[Mister Luck]

https://www.driveuconnect.com/support/software-update.html

VIN number

https://www.mopar.com/en-us/technology/uconnect.html

App through your smart phone

 

[Atcer2018]

I know it’s not a real fix but don’t all the 2018 and up 8.4 radios have android auto and CarPlay for navigational use? Being a little OCD myself I’d want a permanent fix but AA and CP offer a compromise until a permanent fix becomes available.

 

[chri5k]

Here is the roll-up thread on updates.

ROLL-UP INFO: FOTA 18.11.x & uC D/L 18.45.01 SW Update 13-17 RA3/Vp3-NA & Ra4 VP4-NA

Starting a new thread that I can update/edit to help out. DISCLAIMER: I am not a coder, developer, software guru, electrical engineer, etc. but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express once! I am not responsible for you or what you do with your radio. I am simply trying to help those that can't...

www.ramforum.com

 

[khocke]

Software updates will most likely not fix the GPS problem you are having. There is a cellular daughterboard in your radio that is probably fried. This is just my experience.

 

[Ashton]

Yea when i go on a trip ive been using android auto but it would be nice to have this working properly

 

[Ashton]

Here is the roll-up thread on updates.

ROLL-UP INFO: FOTA 18.11.x & uC D/L 18.45.01 SW Update 13-17 RA3/Vp3-NA & Ra4 VP4-NA

Starting a new thread that I can update/edit to help out. DISCLAIMER: I am not a coder, developer, software guru, electrical engineer, etc. but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express once! I am not responsible for you or what you do with your radio. I am simply trying to help those that can't...

www.ramforum.com

Thanks for the link but that seems to be only for the 13-17 headunits.

 

[Ashton]

Software updates will most likely not fix the GPS problem you are having. There is a cellular daughterboard in your radio that is probably fried. This is just my experience.

Is this inside the headunit or somewhere else in the truck?

 

[Ashton]

https://www.driveuconnect.com/support/software-update.html

VIN number

https://www.mopar.com/en-us/technology/uconnect.html

App through your smart phone

Vin check says i'm up to date which is not possible.. it's never had an update since new

 

[chri5k]

Ooops wrong firmware thread. Here is the one for 2018+

INFO - 2013-2018 8.4A /AN FW Notes (RA3/VP3-NA & RA4/VP4-NA & UAx)

DISCLAIMER: I am not a coder, developer, software guru, electrical engineer, etc. but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express once! Since some have had issues with the 4th Gen 8.4 conversion I am looking to gather some details into one thread. I will update as new information is found and posted...

www.ramforum.com

And here is another for the 2019+ radios.

Additional UAQ/UAS Update Files 28.3/30.24/34.2

I've heard from multiple people that you cannot downgrade a UAQ radio. This is simply not true. There are some hurdles you sometimes have to jump through in order to complete the downgrade. I'll get to that, but just know that you are not SOL if you updated and something was broken. It CAN be...

www.ramforum.com

 

[Mister Luck]

Vin check says i'm up to date which is not possible.. it's never had an update since new

Did you have the chance to read this thread

uconnect software update solved

Hello all for those of you still trying to update Uconnect software unsuccessfully after many many failed attempts I finally was able to install my software this morning I've been spinning my wheels for months trying to figure out what I was doing wrong and why I was having so many issues on my...

www.ramforum.com

They use the USB flash drive method but do not dump everything at once just one file at a time.

 

[Mister Luck]

A different link that is not dated
gives printable instructions for 2018

MAP UPDATE INSTRUCTIONS

 

[Rayzaa]

I know it’s not a real fix but don’t all the 2018 and up 8.4 radios have android auto and CarPlay for navigational use? Being a little OCD myself I’d want a permanent fix but AA and CP offer a compromise until a permanent fix becomes available.

Thats what i use, i dont bother with the factory Nav at all.