Knackered GPS?
 

I've had a Garmin 3+ for the last four years. It's permanently attached to the bike and gets used whenever I use the bike. Yesterday a couple of clear and black horizontal lines appeared on the screen. Today more and more lines appeared and now it's useless. Could this be a problem with the power lead or is an internal problem?

Two years ago mine did the same. It did it right after I dropped it while hiking. I waited for several weeks for it to clear up, but it never did. I sent it to Garmin and they made it good as new for $100 USD. They even replaced the glass screen which I had scratched earlier and updated the software in it. It took about 2 weeks, including shipping within the US. Check their website, they have "flat rate" repair prices there. They'll fix anything wrong with it for one price.

Hi, thanks for that. I haven't dropped it, but I guess it's had a pretty hard life. I'll check out the site, thanks. Bob

Made equiries with Garmin UK. As 'Bobkat' says, they will repair anything thats wrong with the unit for a fixed price of £104, which sound pretty good to me. However, as mine was an old unit I decided to get a more up to date model. Having looked at all that's available I decided on a Garmin gps v, as this unit does more than I need and will fit into the bracket I already have on the bike. I didn't realise how much GPS systems had advanced and how cheap they had become. The 3+ cost me over £400 five years ago and the v £260 today.

I upgraded too, but sold my repaired III+ for over half the cost of the V. If you liked the III+ you'll love the V. I also have the StreetPilot. I like the larger color screen but it lacks the ability to set what you want displayed on the screen. You're stuck with the factory presets (unlike the V which you can set yourself). Sometimes I have both running at the same time (I have mounts for both on the bike).