2012 Honda Civic - Bluetooth Background Noise When Making Calls

It may be a fault in the microphone in the car. Have you tried any other phones with the system for comparison?

I understand what you mean, but in my experience, if it's the phone, it's a heckuvalot easier to get that taken care of than it is the car.

Hi LAsencio,

Since having the mic replaced, has the issue resolved itself? I have the EXACT same problem with my 3GS in my new 2012 Honda Civic EX and the dealership has basically blown me off saying there's nothing they can do because they can't duplicate it at the shop. I'm not sure if it's coincidence or not, but I noticed that the sound is worse for people when I'm near power lines. The power lines that run along my route to/from work are lower than normal because they're doing a lot of construction along the highway. If my mic is already sensitive for whatever reason, that could enhance the problem.

Otherwise my bluetooth works fine; people sound good on my end and the music steams no problem.

Thanks for all your help!

Andrea

Sorry for the delay in my response...

Yes I gave tried a couple different phones and I have the same issue. I'll give the dealer a call this week and see if there's anything they can do, if not I'll probably take your advice and try another dealer. Thank you so much for your feedback :-)

I had a similar problem with Bluetooth calling in my 2011 C-RV: "squealing" prevented reception on the other end, while sound inside the vehicle was perfect.

After 3 hours spent at the dealer with the tech baffled, unable to reproduce the problem, I made one call from the parking lot before leaving and ... Squeal City! The culprit proved to be the POWER CABLE, but only when the iPhone was plugged into the power outlet beneath the audio system (too close to the Bluetooth hardware). When the cable was either unplugged or moved to the power outlet on the center console between the seats, the "squealing" noise went away.

I came upon this post searching the web for a shielded power cable (which I have yet to find ... help or suggestions appreciated).

As to a "whooshing" wind-like background noise, try pointing the AC vents down, away from the headliner and windshield.

Hope this is instructive.

Holy crap! I can'tbelieve I found this. Yes, my wife says it sounds like there is a vacuum running in the background when I'm talking to her on my 4s in my 2012 Honda Civic EX.

I called my voicemail at work and left a message for myself. Sure enough, my recorded message came through clear, but the message I left had some funny sounds in the background.

The background sounds go away when I disconnect the phone from the car's Bluetooth.

So, replacing the car mic solved the issue?

When I use the bluetooth in my 2013 Accord with my iPhone 4S, people on the other end are telling me they hear constant background noise like I'm on a beach (I wish) with waves crashing loudly. Anyone else have this problem? Could it me the microphone in the car?

Same problem. Honda just replaced the mic in my 2012 Civic. Solved the problem.

Service tech said he's replaced 10 mics in the past year.

Hello Lasencio, did you solved this problem. I'm having exactly the same problem at my new Civic Touring 2017. Very sad, I had the problem using iPhone 6s Plus and now I'm also having the same problem using the new iPhone 7 Plus