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Cell phones: Verizon LG VX6100 phone stuck in "CAR KIT" MODE- BEWARE
Fixed my phone...WHEW!
by biomedbri - 11/30/05 10:03 AM In reply to: fluid repair by Michele063I just ran into the same problem that many of you have been reporting in regards to the -Car Kit- mode. My phone just got stuck in this mode today and I jumped online to look for a solution as there was nothing in my User Guide. You would think that if it is a setting that could possibly come up on your phone display that they would mention it SOMEWHERE in the manual. But, alas, No. SO, I found this forum regarding the issue. I have not dropped my phone in the toilet, had a baby gum it to death, or been talking in the rain. What I did do, was plug my phone into a car charger that had a damp connector (the sunroof was left open last night and it rained). So, after reading the posting about using a spray cleaner that dries out moisture, I decided to try using a can of 'Power Duster'(air in a can) that I had on hand. I sprayed it in the charging port and VOILA...out of Car Kit mode after two minutes. I'm sure this isn't a silver bullet, but maybe it will work for some of you. Good Luck!
Thank You sooo much
by PeterADavis - 3/30/06 6:42 PM In reply to: Fixed my phone...WHEW! by biomedbriThank You so much for your post. My daughter did drool in my phone, but I didnt know that was the deal with the CAR KIT mode. I have no other phone and I just bought this one 3 days ago. I read your post and just happenned to have a can of air. I did what you said and VOILA just like you said. It was fixed!!!! thanks again
Ltllady
Canned air works!
by kshridharani - 6/12/08 5:46 AM In reply to: Thank You sooo much by PeterADavisWe had the car kit problem. We might have had the phone on the counter next to the bathroom sink. After reading the forum, I tried the canned air trick. It took about five seconds for the phone to just blink back into normal mode. Thanks for the idea!!
Can'o'air works like a charm
by viking29210 - 5/1/06 7:30 PM In reply to: Fixed my phone...WHEW! by biomedbriI did the same thing... I plugged my phone into a car charger that had moisture in it. The compressed air method worked like a charm.
Thank you.
by rsc0461 - 7/3/07 8:18 PM In reply to: Fixed my phone...WHEW! by biomedbriI had the same CAR KIT issue. Verizon Wireless Store WERE EAGER TO SELL ME ANOTHER 2 YEAR PLAN WITH A NEW PHONE.
ALL I DID WAS BOUGHT AN AEROSOL(as indicated in this section) AND SPRAYED ALL OVER THE PHONE FEW MINUTES (WHILE PHONE WAS SWITCHED OFF). I turned the PHONE wow!! it was working fine.
Beware.. This CAN BE REPAIRED BY DRYING WITH AEROSOL. DONT BUY A NEW PHONE.
Thank you
same thing happened to me
by M3 CSL - 6/30/06 9:48 AM In reply to: Verizon LG VX6100 phone stuck in "CAR KIT" MODE- BEWARE by Michele063well i have the same phone and it is now stuck in "car kit" mode anyway, but i hadn't even used a headset with it. About to go to the verizon store....again I just switched from sprint and this will be my third visit i have to make to have them fix something, if they tell me its because of water damage.....i don't know but it won't be good, I am so upset with that company right now
WOW!!!
by GioRacer - 12/14/07 12:16 PM In reply to: same thing happened to me by M3 CSLi dropped my phone in the snow...and the "Car Kit" was activated. i read all of the forums and none of them worked but i didnt have a can duster thing to try so i just turned my phone off blew into the bottom of the phone where the charger goes and after turning the phone back on the car kit was disengaged (p.s. im not sure if the phone was off or not)
Nice
by armstrongcm - 6/28/08 2:50 PM In reply to: WOW!!! by GioRacerThe nintendo trick worked for me as well...turned it off...blew into the bottom...fixed...
Fixed car kit mode by
by cripita - 7/4/06 7:20 PM In reply to: Verizon LG VX6100 phone stuck in "CAR KIT" MODE- BEWARE by Michele063I was in the shower today and I had my phone in the bathroom I had the water real hot and it got very humid and moist in there then I saw my phone lighting up and sayin car kit mode no ringtones where working or anything
so I was playing around with it and came to the solution of taking a blow dry and blowing all around the phone and in the ports so it got real hot and dried everything out and sure enough it worked doubt it will work for anyone
that hasn't done anything about the problem now unless the moisture is still in there but give it a try see what happens
Canned Air Worked For Me
by ndreis - 9/27/06 11:19 AM In reply to: Verizon LG VX6100 phone stuck in "CAR KIT" MODE- BEWARE by Michele063After reading this forum, I immediately went down to Office Depot to pick up a can of air. Came back and sprayed my phone in all openings - the headset plug in, the charger plug in, opened the back and took out my battery and also sprayed inside, as well.
Turned the phone back on and was pleasantly surprised that the music was back. Unlike others on the forum, my display screen was perfectly intact - just no sounds.
Looks like I'm back in action. Oh, and my phone was working perfectly last night - no water or anything. I did pass out on top of it last night though, in bed, with the earphones still plugged in. So that probably has something to do with it.
fixed my phone, same problem
by vtwebwitch - 8/28/07 5:49 PM In reply to: Verizon LG VX6100 phone stuck in "CAR KIT" MODE- BEWARE by Michele063After hearing from Verizon that the phone was dead and that there "is no fix", I waited a week, and when opening a bottle of baby aspirin saw a container designed to keep moisture out of the bottle. I put that container and the cell phone in a zip lock bag, closed it for 1/2 hour and then checked. Voila! the phone is working perfectly. I am sure there are other "moisture remover" products that might work as well, these are often packed with electronic devices when shipped from manufacturer
Good luck to all
fixed it!!
by q dilz - 9/16/07 11:46 AM In reply to: Verizon LG VX6100 phone stuck in "CAR KIT" MODE- BEWARE by Michele063if you stick something small and metal into where the charger goes, most likely car kit will go away.
i stuck the back of my earring into the bottom of the phone and just pretty much poked around for a minute or so and then the car kit thing went away. it comes back every now and then but as soon as i stick the earring into the phone it works right away...
help
by jadaws - 9/16/07 9:42 PM In reply to: fixed it!! by q dilzI dont know what to do...my phone(LG) had the "car Kit" thing on it then it went away but is still not allowing me to hear anyone or for anyone to hear me! I took a blow dyer to it and it didnt work...what do i do? please help me my e-mail is jadaws@valdosta.edu
Car Kit
by Elizabeth TTC - 9/27/07 6:42 AM In reply to: help by jadawsMy problem started after I had difficulty using my charger, both inserting and then removing it. Looking inside I saw a pin on the right hand side that appeared to be bent. I moved it with a knife and the car kit message disappeared.
great idea
by jt123087 - 1/25/08 3:39 AM In reply to: Car Kit by Elizabeth TTCFor some reason I looked at my phone and saw it said car-kit. After taking a few calls and not being able to talk back into the phone but being only able to listen I wondered what was going on. After hours of searching through the phone I realized (like I'm sure all of you did) that there is no such setting as "Car-Kit". The solution:................................ All I did was plug my phone into the charger for literally 2 seconds and un-plug it and the "Car-Kit" label disappeared off my main screen and my phone worked great again. I hope this helps somebody out there.
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