iPhone 13 Pro loses bluetooth connection to car 2-8 minutes after starting a phone call

Apple takes no responsibility?

There was no difficulty at all with my iPhone 7 but with iPhone 13 service is so spotty or even lately no Bluetooth connection whatsoever ? I’ve reset everything numerous times. Even with hooking up now my Know Your Drive (American Family) directly with a cable now iPhone is not being recognized. Is this the same problem or something different.

Car is a Toyota.

I presume Bluetooth issues won’t be a thing with one of these… 😂 https://www.macrumors.com/2022/01/09/apple-car-schematics-report/?fbclid=IwAR3HJtbbDN_7FhTLHUh1JzmfgpYq8dfhB9stypWFIqMZSP3kMdyD7Y07KN0

Similar issue in a 2009 Chevy truck, except that it seems to mess with iphone13 settings afterwards such that no phone calls can be made again until the phone has been re-started. Well, they can be dialed, but you can't get audio on the phone or in the car and the person on the other end of the call hears dead air. Maddening. I will be asking to downgrade back to the XS.

Not that I want to go backwards, but is anyone else considering downgrading to a 12? Will Apple even let me turn my 13 Pro in and exchange it, plus refund me? I can’t believe there isn’t a solution and they claim it’s the car manufacturer. I wish I would have kept my XS.

downgrading to 12 won't help you as this issue started since the iPhone 12, I've tested it. I have the 12 laying in my drawer since last year because of this issue since iOS 14.4...only safe bet is the iPhone XS(or Max), tested it and it works fine.

You seem to think CarPlay has nothing to do with Bluetooth and phone calls? It’s all connected. And for your information Bluetooth calls still disconnect too. Also tried wireless CarPlay which does rely on Bluetooth on aftermarket head unit. It’s crap too. Disconnects after no more than 10 minutes on calls. Then when the call drops wireless CarPlay dies immediately.

He meant that this discussion is all about people using bluetooth handsfree in cars without carplay (see original post). So if you're having carplay issue or wired issue, you should make a different thread. You can't mix those things up. It's completely unrelated to the bluetooth handsfree call drops issue we're having in older cars without carplay.

I’ve gone through 7 cords direct from apple store and several “high end” cords from Amazon. Almost $200 in cords and everything still disconnects. Also Kenwood Excelon DMX907S in wife’s car disconnects from calls and wireless CarPlay.

I’m having the same issue on my 2017 4Runner. Exactly as described by pudgemo. I can see from many forums that this is quite common. I did notice tonight however, as my kid spoke to my parents over FaceTime in the car, that the call never disconnected. This appears to be specific to phone calls. It is extremely frustrating and I already regret giving up my android. Please fix this quickly.

I am having problems with Bluetooth on my Toyota since upgrading to iPhone 13. It’s cutting in and out. When will this be fixed ?

very distracting while driving and trying to use Bluetooth calls. Apple must fix this

So frustrating! I had an iPhone XS, never had an issue with that phone on my car Bluetooth (2011 Toyota Highlander). Last week, I upgrade my phone to the iPhone 13 Pro, and this new phone doesn’t drop calls like you are all saying, I can’t even get on a call for a second. My music will be playing through Bluetooth fine, then I’ll get a call and the car audio/screen goes to “PAUSE” and my phone only lets me answer with regular audio or speaker. I don’t have the “Car Multimedia” option like I used to. I’ve done every trick I’ve read and it still won’t work. I’m currently using iOS 15.2.1.

Come on Apple! Please figure this one out, and quick.

iPhone 13 needs to be recalled, even when using the phone I can hear every 3rd word, Apple needs to step up, put my phone on Wifi calling, took it off of 5G , downloaded 15.2 and nothing works, this is an internal problem that needs a recall!!!!

Please keep this thread updated as well and I will also follow. Thank you for info!! I have resulted to the “old fashion” use of this phone hands free and deleted the phone from my car Bluetooth system. It so unsafe while driving trying to use this phone.