Anyone with Recent Bluetooth Troubles???

[calvinw]

I get my Fiesta back from the shop a few weeks ago and am now having Bluetooth connectivity issues. When I start the car, it doesn’t always connect to my phone. I have an iPhone 6 running iOS 11.2.4. I just updated today to 11,2.5, but it still doesn’t connect each time.

Sometimes, less than half the time, it does connect successfully. But most times, I have to go into my phone setting and manually select SYNC to force the phone to connect,

I tried a master reset to no avail.

This never happened before. Before, it always reliably connected.

Anyone else have this issue? Any fixes? Should I try pulling the fuse?


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[chicagoslick]

Try removing the phone from the list within Sync (unpair) and then set up fresh. I have had to do this a couple of times since owning the car.

 

[calvinw]

I’ve done a clean reconnect multiple times with no luck. The 11.2.5 update seems to now connect successfully in startup, but it sometimes drops connection in the middle of a drive.

Maybe this is an iPhone issue...


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[chicagoslick]

I’ve done a clean reconnect multiple times with no luck. The 11.2.5 update seems to now connect successfully in startup, but it sometimes drops connection in the middle of a drive.

Maybe this is an iPhone issue...


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Have you tried range checking your Bluetooth? Get someone to help you and check and see what distance you can get with your phone from the car before it disconnects. I would expect at least a 10 feet perimeter. If it has trouble staying connected then you may be getting some sort of interference or the bt module is transmitting a weak signal.... BTW I am using an Android phone and cannot speak to Apple issues...

 

[calvinw]

Have you tried range checking your Bluetooth? Get someone to help you and check and see what distance you can get with your phone from the car before it disconnects. I would expect at least a 10 feet perimeter. If it has trouble staying connected then you may be getting some sort of interference or the bt module is transmitting a weak signal.... BTW I am using an Android phone and cannot speak to Apple issues...

I keep the phone in my pocket, or on the mount - it's at most two feet away from the display. I don't think it's a distance issue. I think there's just something wrong with the OS.

 

[Ronbo]

I’ve done a clean reconnect multiple times with no luck. The 11.2.5 update seems to now connect successfully in startup, but it sometimes drops connection in the middle of a drive.

Maybe this is an iPhone issue...


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My iPhone is also running iOS 11.2.5 and the Bluetooth connection is solid. No issues at all.


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[calvinw]

My iPhone is also running iOS 11.2.5 and the Bluetooth connection is solid. No issues at all.

Which version of the iPhone to you have? I'm using a 6s.

I think it's the OS. I found this 20-page discussion on the Apple site about Bluetooth troubles.

 

[Ronbo]

Which version of the iPhone to you have? I'm using a 6s.

I think it's the OS. I found this 20-page discussion on the Apple site about Bluetooth troubles.

I'm using an iPhone X.


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