Common Issues

Error Reporting

Status

  • RED: Issue/Feature Request has been reported to Garmin, and is pending response.
  • ORANGE: Garmin has acknowledged a Reported Issue/Feature Request and may be working on a solution.
  • GREEN: Issue has been resolved and no longer exists. Requested Feature has been implemented.

Categories

  • Bugs (11/02/10): Software issues that result in a system failure or adversely affect intended functionality.
  • Crash Reports (00/00/00): Bugs resulting in unintentional hanging, freezing, resetting or powering down.
  • Hardware Failures (00/00/00): Physical issues and/or failures that limit or inhibit intended function.
  • Missing Features (01/00/00): Feature is available on a similar Garmin product.
  • Requested Features (07/00/00): Request for functionality not present with current firmware version.

Bugs

1. Battery Type Selection in [Setup > System] is still available when a Garmin battery pack is installed. [330] [350]
2. Custom Maps can not be enabled/disabled in Map Information page. [330] [350]
3. BirdsEye Maps can not be enabled/disabled in Map Information page. [330] [350]
4. Removing the USB cable and selecting 'Stay On' while configured for interfaces other than 'Garmin Spanner' frequently results in a frozen device with the USB logo displayed on the screen. [330] [350] [360] [370] [380] [390] [400] [440] [450] [460]
5. Garmin Adventure Photos loaded to the microSD card are not properly indexed or displayed when sorted by 'Most Recent' in 'Photo Viewer' page, but are properly displayed when viewed from Adventure Content page. [330] [350]
6. Geocache Status Filter for 'Found' always reverts to 'disabled', regardless of users selection. [330] [350]
7. Satellite page signal strength indicators are all reduced substantially while the device is held horizontally with the display facing the sky. [330] [350] [360] [370] [380] [390] [400] [440] [450] [460]
8. Galileo satellite signals frequently require a longer period of time before they stop flashing. [Gr] [groundspeak] [330] [350] [360] [370] [380] [390] [400]
9. User may be unable to send or receive geocaches via Share Wirelessly. [330] [350] [360] [370] [380] [390] [400] [440] [450] [460]
10. User may be unable to send or receive waypoints via Share Wirelessly. [330] [350] [360] [370] [380] [390] [400] [440] [450] [460]
11. User may be unable to send or receive tracks via Share Wirelessly. [330] [350] [360] [370] [380] [390] [400] [440] [450] [460]
12. User may be unable to send or receive routes via Share Wirelessly. [330] [350] [360] [370] [380] [390] [400] [440] [450] [460]
13. User may be unable to send or receive photos via Share Wirelessly. [330] [350] [360] [370] [380] [390] [400] [440] [450] [460]
14. User may be unable to send or receive custom maps via Share Wirelessly. [330] [350] [360] [370] [380] [390] [400] [440] [450] [460]
15. Files written or saved to internal or external memory may not include 'date modified' information. (92) [330] [350] [360]
16. Selecting [Share Wirelessly > Send > Custom Maps > D-PAD {Up or Down}] when no custom maps are loaded on the device can result in a blank page being displayed, giving the impression the device has crashed. Pressing (Quit) will return the user to the previous page. [360] [370] [380] [390] [400] [440] [450] [460]
17. Garmin Adventure data is not fully loaded and indexed, and displayed data is frequently incorrect for the selected Adventure. [example] [330] [350] [360] [370] [380] [390] [400]
18. Many maps are no longer rendered properly after updating to firmware version 4.40. [Gr] [440] [450]
19. Data from Garmin Speed Sensor 2 is not included in Tracklog Recordings, nor is it used to update speed related data fields. [Gr] [370] [380] [390] [400] [440] [450] [460]
20. With 'Setup > Tracks > Advanced Setup > Auto Archive = Daily' configured, previously recorded tracklog data is not available in the 'Archived Tracks' directory following the first device power cycle on a subsequent date, and may only be displayed after one or more additional power cycle sequences are performed (two or more in total). [Gr] [370] [380] [390] [400] [440] [450] [460]
21. Garmin Topo GB Pro maps are not displayed properly for all map areas at all zoom levels. [example] [Gr] [370] [380] [390] [400] [440]
22. The Satellite page may fail to display L5 signals for some GPS satellites. [Gr] (129) [330] [350] [360] [370] [380] [390] [400] [440] [450] [460]
23. Attempts to change the page order in 'Setup > Page Sequence' may not yield expected results. [example] [Gr] [460]

 

Crash Reports

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Hardware Failures

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Missing Features

1. The GPSMAP 65 series does not include inReach waypoint symbols available with similar models since 2019.  


Requested Features

1. Please include function to enable editing of geocache log notes on the device.  
2. Please update Geocache Descriptions to include Attribute information.  
3. The Elevation Plot application currently allows the user to view 'Elevation/Time', 'Elevation/Distance', 'Barometric Pressure', or 'Ambient Pressure' data. Please include option to view 'Temperature', 'Heart Rate', 'Cadence', 'Calories' and other data, when available. [Gr]  
4. Please add an option allowing the user to configure the total number of geocaches used to populate the Geocache List.  
5. Please include an option to enable/disable the Barometric Altimeter (similar to Montana 7x0).  
6. Please add 'Ascent to Next', 'Ascent to Dest', 'Descent to Next', and 'Descent to Dest' data fields.  
7. Please add support for third party JNX raster maps.