20 Most Recent Garmin nuvi 1300 Car GPS Receiver - Page 5 Questions & Answers

Either a bad battery or no voltage reaching the unit to charge the one that's in it.

Glad you found the answer.

http://www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/site/us/support/

Try here. Type in your concern in the search box at the garmin site and see if they have any info on the problem. If you cant find any thing there you may have to call their support department directly. That number will also be at the garmin website.
I hope this helps .

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To register your satnav
1. Connect it to your computer.
2. Go to www.garmin.com
3. Select your country from the drop down list
4. Click on myGarmin
5. Click Register Your Garmin Product and follow the prompts.

If this does not work it may be because the satnav was already registered. If this is the case or if there's some other reason you can't register it you'll need to contact Garmin Support. Their contact details are available at http://www.garmin.com/garmin/cms/home/support/supportcontact

I had the same problem with a 1300 unit and a car charger. After holding power button for 10 seconds it would begin to start, but get stuck while saying "Loading Maps." and then it would shut off again.
I fixed it by plugging the unit into a computer USB port. It then did it's PC connection startup as usual, which leaves a connection icon on the screen. I gave it a minute and then unplugged it from the PC. It then restarted and booted up properly.
Hope this helps.

A Garmin Nuvi 1300 that won't start, freezes on 'loading maps,' or is acting erratically is symptomatic of having corrupt firmware.

To correct this, I recommend backing up your favorites, clearing all user data, and if it still is stuck, then updating your Nuvi firmware.

Follow these three steps to take to get your Garmin Nuvi 1300 running like new:

1. Back up your Favorites.
2. Perform a Hard Reset.
3. Download and then run Garmin WebUpdater to replace its firmware / system software.

I hope that helps.
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This seems to happen quite often with GPS units. There are a few things that could cause this to happen. Is the GPS mounted in view of the sky? If not it may not be able to acquire the satellites. If this is not the problem, try performing a reset by pressing the top left corner of the screen while pressing the power button. These two things will usually help, but in the case that they don't, contact their support at 1-800-800-1020 and they should be able to assist you.

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Broken. Get a new unit.

If the unit was dropped there may be nothing you can do. If you are skilled with electronic repair you may check the circuit board connections inside, but internal damage to the board or screen will most likely be beyond repair. If the unit is fairly new there may still be warranty coverage, check with Garmin.