My Valentine 1 radar detector does not power up anymore. In any of my cars. WTF? This is not the kind of quality I expected when I bought this thing. You can count on 10 fingers the number of times I actually used the thing. Has anyone else experienced problems? If so, how are these folks on warranty?

 

I have had no problems. I'd call Valentine, they are supposed to be good about customer service.

 

Are you using the cigarette lighter adapter? Have you checked the internal fuse? (I think there is one in there...mine has been hardwired in all my cars for years now).

 

Yes - check the fuse - I think there's one in the lighter adapter.

JonasM

 

I've never had any problems with mine, and I don't treat mine particularly gently.

As has been said, check the fuse and if that's not it call the company. They're supposed to have a very good reputation.

 

Not only should you check the cigarette / accessory fuse, but there is a fuse in the Valentine plug in. Simply use a flat-head screw driver and push down then rotate the metal contact and the fuse will be visible.

I purchased my Valentine nearly 10 years ago and have used it daily without any issues other than blowing a fuse in the fuse panel.

 

Carmen, did it quit when you tried it in your new car? When I got some new car, (don't remember now if it was my '98 Odyssey or my '01 S2000) and I plugged in my old reliable radar detector, it quit working all together. I always wondered if it got used to having the same power supply and then freaked when it had new juice. I had to get a new one, in any case.

 

Valentine 1 has a great reputation for customer service. I remember a friend of mine called for tech support a few times, and Mr. Valentine actually answers the phone occasionally! I think his name was Mike, but I could be mistaken.

I've had my V1 for about 3 years, and I've even opened it up and hacked at it. It's still working great.

 

The first thing that popped into my head was Darlene! Obviously, I don't own one of these.

 

That was the first thing that I thought too when I read the title. She hasn't been around here in a while and I doubt that she'll be back.