2003 NAV disc updates?

[jimbo]

I have a 2003 Vibe with a OEM NAV and decided go embark on a quest for a updated data disc.I started at http://www.navteq.com/ and they pointed me to the GM Nav Disk Center at Phone: 1-877-628-3472 Web Address: http://www.gmnavdisc.com. My VIN did not register as having a update available nor did the generic search for a update show that anything was available for 2003.I returned to the Navteq site and emailed a query about a update and told them the 2003 NAV wasn't available via GM's site and they responded "Thank you for contacting NAVTEQ. While Pontiac uses our map data we neither produce nor distribute the disks for their systems. If the Nav Disk Center was unable to help, the only other thing we could suggest is that you contact the parts and service department at your local Pontiac dealer." I've called a couple of dealers in my area with no better result.Web searched pointed to earlier thread in this forum as well as this Denso site http://nav-gm.denso.co.jp/index.html. Has anyone tried the Cadillac disc this references or had better luck than I in updating a 2003 NAV disc?

[esjones]

I just checked the GM Nav Disc web site and called the 877-NAV-DISC phone number.The guy on the phone told me that the current disc for the 03 Vibe is part number 88973742 and it is a 2008 update.Can anyone verify this through first-hand experience? I don't want to spend $200 to find out I've been lied to.Thanks.

[VivaVibe]

Not speaking from experience, but only what has been reported here at GV. The Nav system was only sold on the 03 model, and has never had an updated disc. It would truly be a surprise to have a new update after five years of nothing. My feeling is they never sold enough of them to warrant supporting updates. Just my two cents.

[keithvibe]

i would get it in writing that it has the current updates... and if it don't you get your money back ... or have them install it, you verfy it THEN pay them.. but no one has heard that they updated a nav system from 2003

[esjones]

Quote, originally posted by VivaVibe »The Nav system was only sold on the 03 model, and has never had an updated disc. My feeling is they never sold enough of them to warrant supporting updates. Just my two cents.Really? GPS navigation system was only an option for the first model year?If my Vibe was Envy color, it would be a REAL rarity, then!