8500 False Laser on Acceleration

**WRC** · 07-13-2006, 06:12 PM

i've read in a different thread that sometimes the shielding goes bad on the RD, the guy took it apart and solder it back using a heat gun (he called escort and that's what they advised)

**Mister Mike** · 07-14-2006, 06:58 AM

Originally Posted by WRC

i've read in a different thread that sometimes the shielding goes bad on the RD, the guy took it apart and solder it back using a heat gun (he called escort and that's what they advised)

Yes I read that post. I'm pretty handy with tools but I wouldn't want to take apart the unit and do any soldering. If you mess up or make matters worse I can see escort saying tough S**t its your problem now were not fixing it.

I have turned off the laser alarm setting for the time being. If I need to send it back for repairs so be it. But I would love to hear feedback from the other posters who had this problem.

Do you still have the problem? Did you add a inline filter or capacitor? Was it your car's voltage that was causing the problem if so what did you do. Or did you send it back to escort for repairs?

Bueller, Bueller, Bueller ......Anyone???

**Mister Mike** · 07-20-2006, 08:17 AM

Well I guess everyone who has had this problem got it fixed and is no longer on the board.

I had my electrical system checked out and all is well. No spikes or dips. So I guess my only option is to return the unit to Escort to have them inspect it.

**projectslideways** · 07-20-2006, 06:20 PM

Perhaps you have a "drive by wire" accelerator. Instead of using manual throttle linkage, it uses a wired signal to command acceleration.

**Mister Mike** · 07-21-2006, 07:27 AM

I spoke to a rep at Escort yesterday. He said they are having a lot of calls about this problem. He said that it is a "RF Signal" problem coming from the car and that the filter inside the unit has worn out and needs to be replaced. Cost to repair the unit is $80.

I am not cheap but I think $80 is a lot to repair a filter that Escort KNOWS is going bad on the 8500. The rep even said that he can't guarantee that the filter won't go bad again. ??? I mean that's almost a third of the purchase price and the unit is not even three years old.

Are there any inline filters I can install? As it stands now I have turned off the laser alarm so I can continue to use the unit.

**Holla** · 07-21-2006, 10:40 AM

I would Ebay the dang thing and say see you later escort for no customer service and buy you another brand of detector--Maybe a V-1 or one other other top 2.

Nice to see they know its an issue and Escort wants you and all others to pay $80

**Veri** · 07-21-2006, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by Holla

I would Ebay the dang thing and say see you later escort for no customer service and buy you another brand of detector--Maybe a V-1 or one other other top 2.

Nice to see they know its an issue and Escort wants you and all others to pay $80

^^

**Lucky225** · 07-21-2006, 02:51 PM

well it's rf, not infarered coming from the car, the rf is causing a false signal over the copper wires, you could probably just splice the wires and put a capacitor in series to fix the problem

**mel** · 07-24-2006, 08:36 PM

Mike, I also have a Jeep Grand Cherokee (2001) that does the same thing. radar detector alerts lasar when accelerating. I switched LED on detector to PilotV which indicates the voltage from the car. I have noticed that once it hits 14 volts, the lasar goes off.
Another thing, i too just recently purchased a new battery. That is when the problem started occuring. I think the new battery and the sudden surge causes a spike in the volatge that creates the detector to sound the lasar alarm. I have changed the plug in from the cig on left to the one on right with some positive result, but only temporarily. It startles me when it goes off. I will post any positive result if i find any. You do the same of me. Thanks

**Mister Mike** · 07-26-2006, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by mel

Mike, I also have a Jeep Grand Cherokee (2001) that does the same thing. radar detector alerts lasar when accelerating. I switched LED on detector to PilotV which indicates the voltage from the car. I have noticed that once it hits 14 volts, the lasar goes off.
Another thing, i too just recently purchased a new battery. That is when the problem started occuring. I think the new battery and the sudden surge causes a spike in the volatge that creates the detector to sound the lasar alarm. I have changed the plug in from the cig on left to the one on right with some positive result, but only temporarily. It startles me when it goes off. I will post any positive result if i find any. You do the same of me. Thanks

ABFT Thanks man.

I don't know what you mean by "I switched LED on detector to PilotV" Is that something I can do in the setup on the detector? Also has your problem gotten worse over a two month time frame? Mine started out falsing every now and again all the way to doing it leaving every traffic light and changing lanes :x As I commented on above I took my car to a service station and they checked out the electrical system and everything was AOK. So the only thing I could do was turn off the laser alarm on the unit. Didn't want to do it but I can't use it with the laser going off every min. I have no idea what my next step will be because I don't want to send it back to escort and get ripped off on a repair that will only rear its ugly head in a year or two.