My Starmate had some of the same problems other people noted. First, the plastic on the suction cup mount broke in several places and the mount would no longer hold the receiver up off the dash. Recently I began having problems with losing power to the receiver every time I hit a minor bump (and since I live in a rural area on a dirt road this is major). This did not happen early on -- something has deteriorated. Sometimes it even just shuts off when it's sitting in the home docking station, without provocation. Mine is still under warranty so I could probably get it fixed for free, but I think I'm going to try another receiver instead.