kweefe

The kicker is the main unit is positioned behind the rear-view mirror so only the radar sensor is visible. The laser detecter is blinded by the mirror housing. doh!
At first I thought it was the plastic housing getting hot and IR heat setting it off, but it seems to happen in the cold, sun, fog, etc. I can't pinpoint a cause.
Any ideas are welcome.

DAP@EPL

I know if I cover the laser sensor with my finger, it will go off. Perhaps being covered by the mirror is setting it off?

Try repositioning it and see if the problem persists.

-Dave Pramanik

kweefe

I'll try. It has worked fine there for over a year, until now.

Dan ex S4 owner

Messing with the sunroof, windows, high beams...anything like that?

kweefe

nothing at all. it seems totally random. guess i have to send it in, just don't want to be V1-less.

Phil White

About 6 months ago, mine was giving false full strength X band readings every minute or so, and I had to turn off X band completely to stop it. Then a week later the Laser started doing the same thing. At this point I just sent it in for warranty repair and they fixed it. Well about a month ago, it started again, so I had to turn off X and Laser once again. And about a week ago, I swear I was getting similar false Ka signals, so I think it's time to send it back for repair AGAIN. (of course now it's out of warranty, although I would hope they repair it for free or give me a new one since I had this problem before)

S4inAL

Mine started giving false rear signals. Drove in circles and it stayed on in the rear. Called them and sent it in. They sent me a replacement in a couple of days. It was on the latest software in the smaller box. Same problem with a friend of mine with the revision before the smaller box. Call them and send it back.

Dan ex S4 owner

I wonder why a solid-state device like a V1 would go bad....power surge?

S4inAL

After starting, mine would start giving false signals from the rear after about 2 minutes. Not very many at first. Then it got worse where it would go almost full strength from the rear then off. It never lasted more than a minute or so. At one point it came on almost full strength and I was at a place where I make a full circle. I circled twice and it never let up from the rear so I called Valentine. They were very nice and had me send it back. My first one from the early 90's got to the point I could drive up to a grocery store door and it would detect it(that was in my Honda and not my Audi-different power source). I sent that one back also. I have had trouble with V1's but I wouldn't trade it for anything.

S4inAL

I noticed something really funny with an older V1 in my honda. If I took it off the windshield and layed it on the floor of the honda at a 9 degree angle(facing towards either door), if I accelerated rapidly(for the Honda anyway) the laser warning would go nuts. I thought that was really strange but I don't have that unit anymore.