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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 01:11 AM
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Default So...umm.....my clock is working...

I heard something about the blank clock problem being fixed at some point. Has anybody else noticed their clocks are now working?

How did GM fix the clock without me downloading anything to the nav/radio, I mean this radio is an '08...did they have that technology back then?
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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 01:19 AM
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It has something to do with the satellite.
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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 07:07 AM
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Mine started working again about a week ago. I almost unhooked the battery to see what happened but decided not to poke the bear
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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 07:59 AM
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Mine is still not working. How could the fix not work on all of our C6s?
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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 11:03 AM
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https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/...3AdwjdLB7NUwqU

Article about the clocks running out of weeks. That happens April 6 (tomorrow).

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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 11:24 AM
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The clock on my '05 OEM nav unit was working last week, even though the car has periodically been w/o power, due to a failing battery. I replaced the battery on Monday, and now the clock is blank. I don't know why it took so long to disappear. People have been talking about it for some time, now.
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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by owc6
The clock on my '05 OEM nav unit was working last week, even though the car has periodically been w/o power, due to a failing battery. I replaced the battery on Monday, and now the clock is blank. I don't know why it took so long to disappear. People have been talking about it for some time, now.
Mine has been out for months...I just came back on yesterday.
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Well, there certainly doesn't seem to be any consistency.
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I guess that the satellite has rebooted and they're coming back.
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Someone must have replaced the battery in the eternal clock.
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Old Apr 5, 2019 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by jrose7004
I guess that the satellite has rebooted and they're coming back.
They should have used the Apple satellite. Less rebooting for updates.
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Well..I say it's working but it displays January 3'rd as the date and the time is way off. I guess I should read the owners manual!
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Originally Posted by vett_guy
Well..I say it's working but it displays January 3'rd as the date and the time is way off. I guess I should read the owners manual!
What time of day did this happen, and did the clock start working right away. I went out this morning for a 20 mile ride, no dice. When I first started out, I didn't even have GPS connection(slash through GPS). So I figured it had something to do with the 4/06 reset. It finally connected after a couple miles, but no clock!
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Originally Posted by marinablu67
What time of day did this happen, and did the clock start working right away. I went out this morning for a 20 mile ride, no dice. When I first started out, I didn't even have GPS connection(slash through GPS). So I figured it had something to do with the 4/06 reset. It finally connected after a couple miles, but no clock!
i would contact your local Chevy dealer and ask about the clock as you heard it should be up and running on the 6th. Good luck!
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Unix. Y2k....
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Originally Posted by enventr
i would contact your local Chevy dealer and ask about the clock as you heard it should be up and running on the 6th. Good luck!
Thanks for the reply. Had the car serviced a couple of weeks ago. The clock was working up to that point until they disconnected the battery. I mentioned the possibility that the clock would stop working to the service advisor. Sure enough, when I picked it up, it was gone. He didn't seem to know about it when I first told him dropping it off. When I picked it up, he told me another customer with a C6 now has the same problem after servicing the car, and that he would look into it.
What I don't understand, is why some NAV unit are coming back, and others not, with the same year cars? I do understand from what I've read, that only 2010 and older cars are being affected.
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I bet you don't have a factory NAV unit in your car! Enjoy the pop corn.
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Originally Posted by marinablu67
What time of day did this happen, and did the clock start working right away. I went out this morning for a 20 mile ride, no dice. When I first started out, I didn't even have GPS connection(slash through GPS). So I figured it had something to do with the 4/06 reset. It finally connected after a couple miles, but no clock!
I don't remember the time it came on, I just happened to look at the radio and noticed the clock was working. I also didn't take notice if it was working right away or not. I'm not that concerned about the oem radio/clock as I'll be replacing it soon with an aftermarket one, can't wait....this radio sucks!
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