My month old lg vx4500 says "car kit" on the screen and nothing I can do gets it off (yes I turned driving mode off in menu). The result is that I can only hear through an earphone; no ring, no sound from speaker, and no sound through earpiece. Any ideas on how to fix? thanks
Fred
PS - my 10 month old was slobbering on the phone. I am afraid that may have done it.
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nukem3000 Posts: 30
Thu Oct 07, 2004 6:26 am
Insurance Replacement....
Would that help? Did you try disconnecting and reconnecting the battery? If you cant turn off the phone and it's frozen, try the battery.
cingtech Posts: 14
Service Provider: Cingular
Tue Oct 12, 2004 6:30 pm
The answer is in your P.S. Constant "Car" or "Headset" are almost always a sign that the bottom connector has been exposed to & damaged by liquid. Green or brown stuff at the bottom connector would be the clincher.
bjwineglass Posts: 8
Phone Model: VX8000
Service Provider: verizon
Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:53 am
I had the same problem with my VX8000. It got wet and would either stick on "car kit" or it would say the battery is charging when it wasn't even on the charger. I took the phone apart but didn't see anything I could do inside. So, figured that there had to be some pins in the connector port that I could short out in order to turn off the car kit. I took a very small screwdriver and touched a few pins on the far right side of the port and after a few attempts the car kit turned off and hasn't come back on since.
VZWprincess Posts: 102
Phone Model: LG 8100
Service Provider: Verizon Wireless
Wed Feb 22, 2006 9:16 pm
LG"S little indicator that it has gotten wet no way to fix!
bjwineglass Posts: 8
Phone Model: VX8000
Service Provider: verizon
Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:04 am
VZWprincess wrote:
LG"S little indicator that it has gotten wet no way to fix!
No way to fix? I guess I just found a way to fix it then.
KITTYSLIMS Posts: 1
Phone Model: lg orang
Service Provider: telus
Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:48 pm
Hey BJ your tip worked !! They were going to make me buy a new phone.. I powered off and on and hit the little pins like you said with sissorcs!! it worked!!!!
Thanks!!!!!
bjwineglass Posts: 8
Phone Model: VX8000
Service Provider: verizon
Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:52 pm
Awesome!!! Glad I could help. Spread the word!
VZWprincess Posts: 102
Phone Model: LG 8100
Service Provider: Verizon Wireless
Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:11 pm
okay now take your tv outside let it get wet and FIX that!!
bjwineglass Posts: 8
Phone Model: VX8000
Service Provider: verizon
Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:43 pm
um...ok? just admit that you were mistaken and move on. jealousy is just admition that someone is better than you.
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