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Rattling vibrations!

Mamun
over 6 years ago
My watch now has a more than noticeable rattle when it vibrates and it is really bugging me. When i gently shake the watch i can hear the motor rocking about internally.

Has anyone else experienced this?

The most ironic part is that the watch has not been abused (or used for exercise) that much at all so i am a bit annoyed.
  • 0 over 6 years ago
    Nope! I haven't... I think this may even be the first time I've heard of this one. I'd say it's defective and would take it back for an exchange
  • 0 over 6 years ago
    Have the same problem.

    its my 3rd Vivoactive 3 in a week :(. First two had a misalignined screen, now this one rattles when it vibrates.

    did you swap for a new one?

    cheers

    josh
  • 0 over 6 years ago
    Have the same problem.

    its my 3rd Vivoactive 3 in a week :(. First two had a misalignined screen, now this one rattles when it vibrates.

    did you swap for a new one?

    cheers

    josh


    Not yet no. I turned down the vibrations to minimum setting and is just about ok... I'm going to wait a little while in case something else goes wrong then send off Under the warranty.

    Good luck with your one!
  • 0 over 6 years ago
    The irony of this thread makes me chuckle a bit - right when the VA3 came out, everyone was complaining about the vibration being too weak - and how it's gone the other direction and is too strong!! hahah - not to make light of your issue, but....just kinda funny....
  • 0 over 5 years ago in reply to Neil_Rosser

    Yes I'm getting this rattling when the watch has a vibrating notification. Really annoying. Suddenly started out of the blue. I wear the watch 24x7 but it's not abused, just normal use. Stuff doesn't seem to last anymore

  • 0 over 5 years ago

    I noticed the same problem, garmin bought about 6 months ago.. 

  • 0 over 5 years ago

    The same thing is happening with my Garmni Drive 51 that I bought 7 mos ago. It is not supposed to vibrate at all. When I tilt it back and forth in one direction or another, the parts inside slide back and forth, making a loud clunking or rattling noise, as if a shuttle is sliding back and forth inside. Garmin Support only offered me a refurbished model to replace it, not a new one, and I have to pay the return shipping to get the defective one to them that I bought new. Definitely lousy warranty. Most importantly I found through a Google search that this is a known issue happening with various Garmin products, not just the watch, not just the GPS I have, but other Garmin products, too. Garmin is selling poorly made junk and then only offering refurbished items to replace. Pretty bad, Garmin. You can do better than that. I have been a loyal Garmin buyer, but I will now think twice before I ever buy from them again.

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    Mine does the same thing after a hard sesion started to rattle and is really annoying

  • 0 over 4 years ago

    I have the same issue just started after a long run has anybody contacted garmin is this a problem or it is normal ?

  • 0 over 4 years ago in reply to 2657025

    They replaced mine straight away