Help google maps crashing

[mojed]

Hi all,

Google maps began crashing on my phone about a week ago. Initially it crashed in a specific case: when I searched for directions, after it had given me the options for the different routes to take on public transit and I tapped on the one that I wanted the details on, it would crash.

Then it began crashing whenever I opened the app. Today, I uninstalled the updates (I can't uninstall the app, given it came pre-installed, unless I root the phone, which I'm reluctant to do). Now it's crashing the same way it did initially: whenever I search for directions and choose the route I want the details on.

Any thoughts as to what to do to fix this?

Thanks in advance.

 

[psionandy]

if all else fails, a factory reset will put it into the state it was in when it came out of the box...