Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I thought I'd post my final update:

Whilst preparing the car to be sold on Friday, I did a master reset to clear any personal data and the constant GPS failure instantly re-appeared.  That's pretty much a year without Sat Nav issues after the problem had mysteriously disappeared on it's own.

I think the car realised it was destined for a new owner, so it decided to give them the full early MK8 experience 😄 .

 

1 hour ago, tef89 said:

Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I thought I'd post my final update:

Whilst preparing the car to be sold on Friday, I did a master reset to clear any personal data and the constant GPS failure instantly re-appeared.  That's pretty much a year without Sat Nav issues after the problem had mysteriously disappeared on it's own.

I think the car realised it was destined for a new owner, so it decided to give them the full early MK8 experience 😄 .

 

I don't think you and that car were ever meant for each other, Gary!😃

I've also had no GPS issues (Ghostbusters symbol, etc) in over a year now, and neither I nor the dealer have done anything, so I just dunno.

What are you going for now, btw? 

i've managed to cure the issue on a sync 3 galaxy by switching off wifi and auto updates. could be worth a try

18 minutes ago, cjay1 said:

i've managed to cure the issue on a sync 3 galaxy by switching off wifi and auto updates. could be worth a try

I'd previously done the same Chris.  It could well have switched the WiFi and updates back on after the reset.

23 minutes ago, Eric Bloodaxe said:

I don't think you and that car were ever meant for each other, Gary!😃

I've also had no GPS issues (Ghostbusters symbol, etc) in over a year now, and neither I nor the dealer have done anything, so I just dunno.

What are you going for now, btw? 

😄 I think you're right m8.

As for what next, well I'm gonna leave it for a while as the Mrs has a work van and a 2019 new shape Honda Civic I can use until my work picks up.