iPhone 4s Car Bluetooth Audio Source Issues

@brendanfromaberdeen

Yes - same problem as me. Like you have experienced, and as I said in my previous post turning off Siri seemed to help for a day or two or until you turn the phone off and back on, but then the problem comes back. Good to know that replacing the phone doesn't help as I haven't tried that yet. I have logged the problem with Apple support but no response as yet. I am going to call them back when I have some time in the next few days. They must know about this now as it's not just affecting VW bluetooth kits, it's also affecting Kia, Toyota and also Parrot after market kits as well. I understand GMC trucks and Chevrolets in the US are having similar problems. I think we can only hope the 5.0.2 update (allegedly coming very soon) or 5.1 (due in the new year I believe) will fix this.

Add Mazda CX9 and BMW onto this list as well...it's definite the iPhone 4s issue.

Thanks for the tip on switching off Siri, I'll try that.

I went to the Apple Store the other day and they gave me a fix that seems to be working so far....

1)Settings

2)General

3)Accesability

4)Incoming Calls

5)Switch from "default" to "headset"

For some reason, that seems to do the trick. I no longer have the issue with the audio source switching.

Hope it works!

Thanks for that. I have changed the setting on my phone and will see how I get on over the next few days. Do you have Siri switched on?

I do. Doesn't seem to make a difference.

Good - thanks. Here's hoping it works because it is a very annoying problem...

Thanks for the update and suggestions, I'm making the Setting changes today and I hope this works, the problem has been making me crazy! And I don't think it's a car bluetooth pairing issue, seems to be phone issue because it happens to me when I'm in the house too. THANKS!

I have the same issue in my 2011 Chevrolet and my jawbone. Apple claims they have never heard of the issue. BS. Apple better syart reacting better to issues. Bluetooth is basic stuff and i never had a prob with any device until this one.

It is not a 4s problem. It is an OS problem.

I have an iPhone 4 and it worked perfectly until iOS5.

My Lexus dealer reports that many of their customers are having problems since the new OS was released.

having same problem with Kia sorrento 2011 - worked fine until latest update! now goes to private mode when a call comes in. I am going to try the two above suggestions. My Kia dealer told me it was an apple issue - didn't even look for an update from their end.

I have a new BMW X3 and have intermittent issues with Bluetooth not interfacing with audio on incoming and outgoing calls. There is no pattern to the errors - it just does it when it wants. I have had the audio checked over by BMW and everything is up to date and the car model is fully compatible with iPhone 4S. I swapped the phone out for a new one - now its even worse!! There has to be some issues with the new Bluetooth 4 low power adoption.

I think this is defo a Phone rather than car issue - not sure if it is software or hardware.

I changed the default setting to "Headphones" instead of "Default" and the problem still persists. I'm having problems in both of my vehicles, 2012 Honda Civic and 2006 Lexus RX. I still think it's a phone (hardware or software) issue and not a bluetooth compatability problem.

I have changed the default setting too and although it sometimes works as it should, most of the time it doesn't. Given that so many different makes of car seem to be affected it would seem to suggest that it's definitely an iOS5 and iPhone 4 issue. I didn't have this problem with iOS5 on my iPhone 3GS but I do now since I got my iPhone 4S.

I have had the same issues with my 2010 Kia Soul, connected to an iPhone 4S with bluetooth, and had not had this issue with the same car with my iPhone 3G. I have restored my phone to factory settings, restored my phone as New, exchanged my phone out with a replacement phone, hard booted the phone, cleared the cache, etc, etc, etc... I still have this issue... When I spoke to Apple they said I have done all I can to remedy the issue via Apple, and NOT to set the incoming call function of the phone to Headset as another post said to do...

When I spoke to Kia they said they have been flooded with calls with the same issues you discussed with the incoming calls intermittently going to the iPhone setting on the phone and not the Bluetooth setting in the phone, and for approx 10 seconds from receiving a call cannot change off the iPhone setting... Apple says its a problem with Kia's Bluetooth program, and Kia said it is a problem with the Apple firmware... Any remedy's that work would be appreciated.