2012 Honda CRV Blue Tooth audio streaming

I just called Honda at 1-800-999-1009 (hit '7' in the main menu) and told them what I was experiencing. They created a case for me but claimed they didn't have anything on file for the problems we're all experiencing.

So I highly recommend that each of you call that number and tell them the problems you're experiencing so they realize this is a wide spread problem. If they think it's an isolated issue, it'll never get fixed.

Eric

Just purchased '12 Honda CRV. Quickly took it for a long drive last weekend and found that the music streamed great through BT but I did notice that sometimes a skip will occur. This is completely random and does not happen all the time. Streaming through BT isn't too bad except you have to select your songs on the phone itself.

I also tried USB w/ BT enabled and there was no sound. Thought I was doing something wrong. Played and played with no luck. Called Honda CS while enroute and they blamed Apple (of course). In the meantime I determined that you have to disable BT in-order for sound to come through via USB. This defeats the purpose of BT and is a driving distraction.

do be stupid bluethooth and wifi fighting for signals

phone transmittes bluetooth and wifi is receiving

entirely two interface fighting come on

it should the bluetooth receving end issue

try any bluetooth headset or portable gps with bluetooth u wont find any problem

I have a 2012 Honda CRV (w/o Nav) and the iPhone 4s. I was having problems with Pandora not always working correctly. Finally, I think I have found the proper sequence of steps to follow. This seems to work all the time for me now if you do them in this order:

1) Turn on the power button for the radio

2) Change the source to BTA (blue tooth audio)

3) Start Pandora on your iPhone (do not start it before this step and do not plug into the USB port yet)

4) Wait for the BTA to pick-up the audio (it sounds better and louder than the USB connection)

5) After audio is playing via blue tooth, plug in the phone to the USB port

6) Press the AUX button to change the radio source from BTA to USB

7) Enjoy Pandora

I put a copy of these instructions in the Notes application on my iPhone in case I need to refer to them.

I noticed that between steps 5 and 6 above, you need to wait a few seconds. The sound will temporarily go off, but wait until the Accessory screen shows up on the iPhone before you press the AUX button to switch from Bluetooth to USB. If you switch too soon, it won't work.

I think this issue may be solved with iOS 6. I am running beta 2 and have not had any curruption or drops since the upgrade. I have a 4S and 2012 CR-V.

Solution for USB playback:

I just purchased a 2012 Honda CRV, sans navigation, and WAS having problems connecting my iPhone 4 via the USB. I could see the album artwork and the music playing but no sound. Played and played with it and finally discovered the solution. In order for the phone to work via the USB, with blue tooth on, you must change the settings on the phone by opening the iTunes music app. On the bottom right side of the app you will see an arrow pointing up. Click on the arrow and a screen will pop up giving you a choice to connect your phone via the USB or via bluetooth. You must select the USB connection. After doing this you may still not hear any sound. You only need to forward to the next song. Works for me everytime. Bluetooth also continues to work.

Should you lose the sound you need to go back to your phone, as described above, and change the setting back to USB.

2012 CRV EX-L

It seems good so far, no drop connection.

I like the USB connection because it has the album cover... but I really like the wireless connection and it would connect with the BT automactically whenever I start the engine!

I have a problem with my new CRV and iPhone 4 I haven't seen mentioned yet. The connection seems to get stuck in Pandora and I can't get it to switch to my music on the phone. It plays fine (mostly), but nothing I do to switch to my own music seems to work. This seems to be the case whether in USB or Bluetooth. I've only had the CRV a few days now, but its pretty annoying. This morning when I plugged it in, my music did play - until I switched to something else and then tried to switch back. Sure hope Honda or whoever can get this fixed.

I just got my 2012 CRV EX last Friday, and immediately enjoyed the flawless bluetooth connection to my iPhone 3gs, or so I thought. Flawless while my iPhone is connected to the charger. If not, or if my iPhone is in my pocket or just in the cup holder, I either get erratic connection, or the screen display is stuck on just one song, or the screen display says "No Device Connected", even though the bluetooth is on.

So I've determined that for the bluetooth connection to perfectly work, the iPhone has to be connected to the charger. Turn bluetooth on and connect to charger before starting your car, and enjoy unhampered and uninterrupted music!

The only thing now I noticed now is that the sound quality coming from a bluetooth connection is so different from actually playing a CD. The sound quality is miles away when playing a CD, no contest! Hope I can discover the setting needed so that my songs off my iPhone play as crisp and loud as the CD...

I spoke too soon in my perivous post.

Just to follow up after close to thousand miles of the BT testing, it has problem after 30 mins playing song via BT. It is getting annoying when you are driving, I have to turn off the BT on my iPhone 4S and reconnect it......

I really doubt calling Honda will solve it problem... maybe it is just easier to buy the BT car adapter from Logitech, I might go for that if I can't stand for it.

Update: So the streaming started working beautifully on its own. I haven't had any issues with it for at least 4 months now. What did I do? Not sure...I just went to the apple store and told them my sob story. They checked my phone and said there was a problem with my s/w and I needed a restore. Phone and music streaming has been working well since the restore. The only issue I see now is that when I turn off audio and turn it on again, music starts to skip. It's quite annoying but it resolves itself in a few minutes.

Hi Shavs,

Did you restore the backup from the iTunes or start everything fresh?

I had the same issue but as soon as I upgraded to iOS 6 it went away and it has been working great ever since. I think the issue is phone related. When 6 is officially out your issue may go away.

zzz99, i did the restore from iTunes.