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Garmin was established by Gary Burrell and Dr. Min Kao in 1989 in Olathe, Kansas. It is a subsidiary of Garmin International, Inc. The company focuses on developing navigation and communication devices. Garmin offers various innovative solutions for aviation, autos, recreation, and fitness. Clients are offered a broad selection of such aviation products as integrated cockpits, radars, multi-functional displays, etc. The company has its own line of sonar fish-finders. Garmin provides its services and goods in the UK, Belgium, Spain, USA, Canada, Norway and Taiwan. Customers may as well enjoy a wide range of maps for purchase like topographic maps, detailed road maps and nautical maps. Please try to contact Garmin Customer Service directly prior to posting any complaints on this site.

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Gringogi...
Garmin gps

I Bought a garmin, used it for a year, it worked great in nc, ca, il. I used for highways, points of interest, and never had troubles with it. then maps needed an update. I foolis...

#287485
Jan 08, 2012
27

Anonymous
Garmin 1490T Garbage

Purchased a 1490T paid extra for the "T" traffic option only to find that when you enable traffic you get annoying pop up ads. This unit has a built in bluetooth speakerphone but ...

#254130
Aug 08, 2011
101

Anonymous
Garmin free update

I purchased and registered my garmin nuvi 1450t august 2nd 2010 The quick start manual says that I'm intitled to one update . It does not mention that I must do it ...

#251650
Jul 27, 2011
101

Mh2ke
Garmin refused to honor warranty

Purchased a Garmin 265WT as a gift for my wife in February 2011. It was used fewer than half a dozen times before it failed in June 2011 leaving us stranded in New Jersey. Turned...

#251161
Jul 25, 2011
79

Anonymous
Garmin CityXplorer

Do not buy the Dallas Texas CityXplorer 2011 map by Garmin . It does not contain any info on any of the area's public transportation. I found that there was no additional data ...

#226186
Mar 11, 2011
402

Anonymous
Garmin's Indifferent Attitude for Repairs

I purchased a Garmin Nuvi 660 which went bad during the warranty period and they replaced it with a reconditioned unit in May 2010. This unit went bad in Dec 2010. In the mean time...

#214413
Jan 03, 2011
192

Alanstre...
Garmin GPS

I purchase two top of the line Handheld GPS units from Garmin model# Rino530Cx on the boxes and in the advertisement they show topographical pictures on the screen of the unit. And...

#173373
Mar 03, 2010
306

Humblejohn
Garmin Nuvi 200 W defective. Return.

My 6mos old Garmin went bad.Sent to Garmin for repair.They did not acknowledge receipt and instead, dumped it into a "warehouse' where it still would be if I hadn't called. The wom...

#164330
Dec 13, 2009
306

Anonymous
Garmin NUVI 770 blowing fuses in our Camry

For the second time in 5 months our Garmin nuvi 770 has blown fuses in our 1999 Toyota Camry. I have had three conversations with Garmin technical support, Garmin claims that our u...

#151793
Aug 04, 2009
483

Rahn
Garmin GPS

I bought one of the Garmin GPS units at Christmas 2007 and basically I really like the unit. The thing that really *** me off is after paying about $300 for the thing, I get an ...

#125524
Jun 27, 2008
521
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