Kind of off the topic here, but I own a Garmin nuvi 660 GPS that I absolutely LOVE, but the bluetooth functionality just quits working all by itself every few months.
There’s an endless amount of horror stories online about this with various suggestions for a fix, but most people just end up living without the bluetooth or sending the unit back to Garmin each time the bluetooth fails until the warranty expires.
Through my own trial and error, I put together what’s needed to fix the problem yourself.
The bluetooth problem usually manifests itself as such that bluetooth becomes disabled on the nuvi, and enabling it causes the GPS to lock up or freeze. Holding down the power button will reset it, but bluetooth is still disabled and re-enabling just causes it to freeze again.
I’ve put together a fix that contains steps to follow and a file you’ll need to replace on the nuvi 660 while it’s connected to your PC.
I hope this reaches other fellow Garmin owners that just want their bluetooth to work. And Garmin, if you’re reading this, would you please consider providing a PERMANENT FIX TO THIS ISSUE!!??
Link to download fix:
Garmin_nuvi_660_Bluetooth_Fix.zip