Hey guys, Pioneed Avic F-900bt died on me. About 2 months ago the unit started turning off and on randomly while driving. Turns out the remote wire that delt with
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09-25-2011, 09:39 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Pioneer NAV Died On ME.
Hey guys,
Pioneed Avic F-900bt died on me. About 2 months ago the unit started turning off and on randomly while driving. Turns out the remote wire that delt with the motion of the car was bad. Two days after getting the car rewired- my ipod stops working with the HU. I used the radio for awhile and CDS. About two days ago the unit officially collapsed & russian text went on the screen and then shut off the lights. The screen is completely black after PIONEER STARTUP SCREEN. (Which with this unit is 45 seconds) Should i get it fixed? Does anyone know of anyone that fixes them? Should i just buy a KENWOOD? Anyone selling theirs? Let me know Thanks |
09-26-2011, 11:48 AM | #5 (permalink) |
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Pioneers IMO "you all knew I would chime in" from my experience do not last at all. Other manufactures such as kenwood and alpine last for years and years.
I have had their single din units and double din fail from displays stop working to cd's stop ejecting right to the whole unit just dying. Even the pico fuse problem is a PITA. All in all I have seen over 12 pioneer units fail in less than a years worth of use.
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09-26-2011, 12:10 PM | #7 (permalink) | |
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Nick I would call pioneer and see if they can help you out.
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09-26-2011, 01:28 PM | #8 (permalink) |
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sounds like a firmware issue. They should be able to reset the unit to oem default settings. worse scenario you will have to send it in.
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09-26-2011, 04:25 PM | #9 (permalink) |
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Big- I knew you would chime in- Thats why i posted this. Probably should of sent a PM too-
Appreciate it though. I tried to update the firmware- unfortunately the unit wont stay on long enough for that.. I will probably just buy a new unit. Have you guys seen the new Pandigital Supernova Tablet? $179 bucks. I figure ill just use the Wi-Fi teathered by my phone. It should save me a ton of money... Any problems with this? I have a simple AUX cord now connecting to the OEM unit. Sound is mediocre. If i use the same setup for the Tablet- Sound quality will be the same. Any recommendations? Amp the tablet setup? I've never thought of using a tab before- but i need a new ipod & nav- this could solve my problem |
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09-26-2011, 08:59 PM | #11 (permalink) |
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I'm with ken haha I still have an old single Pioneer Premier Single Dinn Unit in my Jeep, ran my systems in both my Hyundai's starting back in 05 and then got transferred to my 95 jeep like 3 years ago, still going great.
My alpine flip out from my first Hyundai, how ever died in a year, i had them wired together so the Playstation in the glove box went to my alpine flip and the sound went from that to the pioneer and out the entire system. all in all a great system but i was disappointed with alpine at the time. My dads Kenwood double dinn in his cayenne is a few years old and starting to have a few problems. we're replacing it with the Pioneer AVIC-X930BT. The same unit i just put in my Z about a month ago. Great head unit so far! As far as repairing, matts right, lots of companies now a day will help out just to keep their products out there. ive had similar experiences with some other stuff. but then again, new head units are cheap enough these days. i paid 600 to the door brand new. May be worth upgrading to something new if its getting old but its all what you wanna do Good Luck none the less
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Same here………I have owned them all. Alpine, Kenwood, Sony, Pioneer and others. Had the same experience as you with the newer Alpines. The old school Alpine wasn’t bad back in the day but not now. Pioneer keeps the technology, e.g. firmware, up to date & upgradable and the reviews from “Professionals” concur with what most 370Z owners have experienced………just saying |
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09-28-2011, 03:09 AM | #14 (permalink) |
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sorry to hear that. i've had my D3 for about 4 years now with no major issues. every once in a blue moon it won't eject the cd the first time you push the button, second time usually works tho. i'd say call pioneer and ask them about it. there might be a simple fix, like a hard reset that sets everything (firmware included) back to default.
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Its all a matter of luck i think with HU's the main brands are all good, for the most part, it comes down to features and user preferance i think. |
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