trouble with stereo/bluetooth?? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

bruce · 08-29-2014, 11:08 AM

my stereo when switched to phone works intermittently. now it wont patch the calls through the stereo unit meaning I have no Bluetooth. I have checked the manual, but its intermittent.
ANYONE ELSE WITH A FAULTY UNIT??

Burrcold · 08-29-2014, 12:00 PM

Have you tried deleting the phone from the head unit, and your phone and start a fresh set-up / pairing?

Marvin from time G · 09-01-2014, 02:37 PM

This also happened to me, I thought it was my phone's fault for the longest while. Then I tried deleting and pairing it again, it's worked ever since. No idea why the car stopped connecting to it in the first place, but I noticed almost anything electronic these days need a reset once in a while.

krayzie · 09-02-2014, 08:34 AM

There is an option for the bluetooth entry (in this case your phone) to restore default settings. That will fix it.

bruce · 09-04-2014, 11:15 AM

thanks, I have reset it a few times. trouble is its intermittent. cuts out in the middle of a call. works on some numbers not others. Toyota said they'll replace it. I will let you know if they are as easy too deal with as they say. I always expect to get screwed on warranties so maybe this will be ok.

f0rge · 09-04-2014, 03:59 PM

What phone do you have connected? Does it work in other cars you have/have had? How many other phones are on the connection list?

Bluetooth is really stupid, in my experience if you try to sync more than 1 phone to a bluetooth device the results are mixed at best.

bruce · 09-04-2014, 05:07 PM

I have 3 phones on it and following instructions I tried to delete all of them to reload this one but it wont delete them either. I guess its done. I will try to delete them again. I don't have a smart phone, just a new flip phone.

PMPB · 09-04-2014, 07:47 PM

I believer there was a setting on the HU to stop downloading the address book from the phone. I think there is a bug with that. I know I can be driving along and for my phone to suddenly disconnect. Also, I can't start BT audio, if I start the car before turning on bluetooth on my phone. This HU is truly one of the worse touch screen units I've ever experienced.

bruce · 09-05-2014, 11:29 AM

Toyotas touch screen makes me pine for buttons.

08-29-2014, 11:08 AM	#1
bruce Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2013 frs Location: mississauga Posts: 57 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	trouble with stereo/bluetooth?? my stereo when switched to phone works intermittently. now it wont patch the calls through the stereo unit meaning I have no Bluetooth. I have checked the manual, but its intermittent. ANYONE ELSE WITH A FAULTY UNIT??

08-29-2014, 12:00 PM	#2
Burrcold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 763 Thanked 1,586 Times in 776 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Have you tried deleting the phone from the head unit, and your phone and start a fresh set-up / pairing? __________________

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09-01-2014, 02:37 PM	#3
Marvin from time G Junior Member Join Date: May 2014 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS Location: Ontario Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This also happened to me, I thought it was my phone's fault for the longest while. Then I tried deleting and pairing it again, it's worked ever since. No idea why the car stopped connecting to it in the first place, but I noticed almost anything electronic these days need a reset once in a while.

09-02-2014, 08:34 AM	#4
krayzie Drive From Home Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: BRZ STI Performance Location: Filth City Posts: 4,912 Thanks: 2,368 Thanked 3,111 Times in 2,007 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	There is an option for the bluetooth entry (in this case your phone) to restore default settings. That will fix it.

09-04-2014, 11:15 AM	#5
bruce Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2013 frs Location: mississauga Posts: 57 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	thanks, I have reset it a few times. trouble is its intermittent. cuts out in the middle of a call. works on some numbers not others. Toyota said they'll replace it. I will let you know if they are as easy too deal with as they say. I always expect to get screwed on warranties so maybe this will be ok.

09-04-2014, 05:07 PM	#7
bruce Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2013 frs Location: mississauga Posts: 57 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have 3 phones on it and following instructions I tried to delete all of them to reload this one but it wont delete them either. I guess its done. I will try to delete them again. I don't have a smart phone, just a new flip phone.

09-04-2014, 07:47 PM	#8
PMPB Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: BRZ Sport-tech Location: Canada Posts: 347 Thanks: 77 Thanked 182 Times in 111 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I believer there was a setting on the HU to stop downloading the address book from the phone. I think there is a bug with that. I know I can be driving along and for my phone to suddenly disconnect. Also, I can't start BT audio, if I start the car before turning on bluetooth on my phone. This HU is truly one of the worse touch screen units I've ever experienced.

09-05-2014, 11:29 AM	#9
bruce Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2013 frs Location: mississauga Posts: 57 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Toyotas touch screen makes me pine for buttons.

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