RedLine stopped detecting

[mikedotd]

A week ago I noticed my RL wasn't picking up K-band from the speed signs along my commute. Dug up the manual and restored the factory settings, which seemed to fix it for about a week. Now it's not detecting again. I just sent the unit back to Escort for service, but was wondering if anyone else had experienced this kind of failure with them?

Luckily my old 8500 x50 still works like a champ while I'm waiting on the RL to return.

[natedog7700]

never owned a redline and cant say much but +1 for the x50! haha

[RadarGoat]

Yes, my redline stopped picking up k band door openers. I sent it in, escort sent it back saying it was fixed. A week later I returned the unit again. It took a month, they sent it back. Well i did not trust it by then and sold it on ebay. I probably should have kept it, but trust is a major factor with me. Also, I was concerned about its ability to detect QT.

[mikedotd]

Yes, my redline stopped picking up k band door openers. I sent it in, escort sent it back saying it was fixed. A week later I returned the unit again. It took a month, they sent it back. Well i did not trust it by then and sold it on ebay. I probably should have kept it, but trust is a major factor with me. Also, I was concerned about its ability to detect QT.

Yeah, I'm a bit disappointed in the detection failure... It's pretty scary knowing that you've been driving blind when you thought your detector was working. I would have expected a "service" alert during startup rather than having to notice it myself.

Escort says they'll warranty the work for 6 months... we'll see. I might run both RD's for a bit just to make sure. Luckily there's some radar sources along my commute to tip me off too.