Garmin 610 Nuvi will not stay on

Honestly you need to contact Garmin you definitely have a internal problem. It sound like have a component breaking down internally. Garmin will charge you to look at it if you are out of warranty with them, it might be worth it to have them tell you what component is breaking down. Their website is www.Garmin.com I would suggest you contact their tech department. Its not something that can be fixed with out the correct diagnostic equipment to pinpoint your problem. They have diagnostic software Im sure that will tell you what is wrong internally with your GPS. I have dealt with them in the past too and they are easy to work with and very helpful.

I hope this helps you out, if so leave me some feedback.

If its not connected to an external power source, then your battery is shot.


http://www.sharc.net/gps_battery_repair.htm

Should not do this when connected to an external power souce like the DC car charger or AC wall charger.

- Jim

Does it do this on just battery power or with an external power source? If on battery poer, then the battery if defective.


- Jim

When you leave a Nuvi on a charger for several hours and don't see full green bars, this is an indication that the battery is defective. Most Nuvi batteries last about 2 years. Most of the batteries have a date code of 2007. I would have the battery replaced as soon as possible as it can bloat and crack the case open. More info can be found here:

http://www.sharc.net/gps_battery_repair.htm

- Jim

You may need a new power cord, I have the nuvi 250w and the cord is getting bad after a year. The battery will only run it for a short time.

does it do this when on battery mode?
or when its plugged in?
i found they do tend to drain quicker the older it gets and that just because of a week internal battery.. i just leave mine plugged in to the cig lighter in my car and i dont have that problem but if you have to use battery power it will drain fast no real fix unless you get a new internal battery and its much easier to just leave it plugged in.

to register my Garmin Nuvi. I want to get it registered, I tried before I'm not sure how far I got if it is registered or not

replaced battery. works fine now. holds charge for some six hours or more.

Is the battery charged? What does the battery indicator say? If you are using it in the car, is the power cord connected and working properly? If it is working correctly, you should see a lightning bolt symbol over the battery bar graph showing that it is connected to an external power source and that it is charging.

- Jim

folks, the garmins have an on-board battery that needs to be powered up (at least occasionally) via the usb port - like from your computer. just using the dc car power cord does nothing for this battery. i've had this exact same problem on both my 760 and 780 nuvi units. fixed it using the usb charge. seems to run down differently for all the various nuvi models. my regular charge will hold for 7 hours on my old 660, my 760 and 780 work about 5 hours. my 'power up' failed on the 660 after 10 months with no internal battery charge, but the 7xx models only took about 5-6 months to 'fail.' hope this helps. jack b :-) in midland, tx usa