iPhone 6 not connecting to car Bluetooth

Not to add to the confusion, but waiting for iPhone 6 I have iOS8 on iPhone 5. Phone contacts will not synch with BMW, but when call is placed through the phone, the bluetooth hands-free works normally. Removed the phone and re-installed. Same result. So I would not jump to conclusion that this is the iPhone - for me it is ios8.

I don't actually believe this is a hardware issue. I think bdguy is right, it's something in iOS8 and (for me and others) it's manifesting in the iPhone 6 ... Like I said in my previous post, my 5S was working great.

I read a couple of reviews (eg, Walt Mossberg's review of the iPhone 6) and some other forum posts that suggest that the issue is related to the number of iOS you have registered with your account and that removing unused/old devices from "find my iphone" and your itunes id, followed by a "reset network settings" fixes the issue ... Note, I've tried this but it didn't work for me. That said, if it is at all related to the number of devices associated with your account then it's entirely possible that adding the iPhone 6 to my iOS device family put me over the edge.

Similar situation and very frustrating. I have a 5s IPhone and drive a (2008) Lexus 350. I was able to use SIRI to verbally request a number to called. Now that I have downloaded ios8, the phone is connected to the car, Bluetooth recognizes the phone, I can receive calls and I can DIAL a number or select one from my contacts and it will call out but the SIRI voice command is not paring with my Bluetooth. I went to Lexus today and they said, SIRI does not work on Lexus older than 2013. That is clearly not the case as I was using it for several yrs. on my 2008. the service man deleted my iPhone from the Bluetooth connection in the car and re-connected it (several times) but could not get it to work.

Would love to know if anyone has found any success with a problem like mine?

I have the exact same problem with my Audi S5 2011. My work iphone works 5s ios8, but my iphone 6 plus does not work. I have done all of the normal tricks. Cleared bluetooth on both phone and car. Re-associated the phone, nope that didn't work. Rebooted phone. Nope. Also even cleared network settings, that didn't work.

Seem like this is a big problem Apple will have to sort .... good that you've found Apple are onto it. Here's my contribution to the discussion

My Bluetooth connection in car has jammed completely.

Been to Subaru & they have exhausted any likely solutions (another iphone successfully paired in my car; my iphone jammed when paired in another car; they've done hard resent of unit in my car so all OK there)

LIKELY SOURCE OF PROBLEM: Updated to iOS 8 early Thursday, iphone was fine that day & Friday.

On Sat someone tried to call me in car before phone had paired - screen is now jammed on that person's phone - iOS 8 only thing that's different.

Car: 2014 Subaru XV. Location: Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

I Was having the same issue as well when I got my iPhone 6. I drive a Ford Focus. I went into the system settings on my car and erased all phones that were paired. I then set up my iPhone 6 again and it seems to be working. Perhaps its having trouble connected because the car doesn't know its the primary phone? I will see if it keeps happening. But for now it's working.

I have a Lexus 450H. My iPhone 6 is paired, all phone functions work perfectly. I can play music using The Bluetooth option - however. although the device is successfully connected, I cannot play music using the iPod function.

The scary part, is that that function worked on Saturday - the day after I set-up my phone - but no longer worked yesterday or today. I have tried 3 USB cables - including the one that worked on Saturday.

Anyone else experiencing thIs? I am reluctant to wipe phone OR remove pairing since I am "partially" functional.

I am able to pair my iPhone 6 to my car's (2015 Acura MDX) system and play music through the car, but it won't send calls through the car system. I have to use my iPhone to make all calls. I've deleted the old phone and re-installed the new phone but to no avail. Anyone with an Acura have this problem?

I restored my iPhone 6 plus to factory settings last night and set it up as a new phone (ie, didn't restore from backup). When I re-paired it with my car audio streaming worked at first but after a few songs I started to get choppy audio again. Made a couple of voice calls and those seemed to work better.

I drive a 2010 BMW 328i, I first noticed this problem yesterday. My iphone 6 Plus will sync just fine with my car via Bluetooth but I am unable to make or receive calls through my car. Typically when the iPhone syncs with my car, I get the phone emblem along with the cell phone signal strength indicator (those vertical bars) on my car's navigation screen. This time I just have the signal strength indicator but no phone emblem and I am unable to place calls through the car. I've tried resetting all settings on my iPhone 6 Plus and resetting network settings as well and the problem still persists. My iPhone 5S on iOS 7 worked just fine. I hope Apple comes out with a fix soon.

Got exactly the same issue with a 2014 Audi A3 and an iPhone 6.

Pairs perfectly ok but on attempting to call, it ringstwice , shows network error and drops the handsfree but actually reverts to iPhone only albeit not even on speaker. Have reset network settings, deleted all devices on the car and re-paired three times but still the problem persists.

An iPhone 5s on iOS8 doesn't have any issues with the same car.

Come on Apple, give us a fix quickly!

Update: My phone works now. I can now receive and make calls through my car using Bluetooth. However, the phone emblem on my car's navigation screen, which usually comes up when my phone is synced, is not showing.

Well I have the 5S and now ios8 and I cannot use SIRI to place calls; they get dropped immediately. I can call using my phone and then Bluetooth in the car takes over.

Agree, Apple please find a fix as soon as you can.

this "blog" is helpful...just knowing it is not just ME

I followed joxesCA's advice and grudgingly went the Reset All Settings route. It appears to have been successful with my 2013 Ford Fusion. Numerous other "fixes" did not work or worked only temporarily. I made and received several BT calls since trying this one. We'll see, in time, if this last fix sticks.

In the meantime, I'm going to go spend the required time to get my various settings on my iPhone 6 back to where I like them!

I'm having a similar issue. There are several threads on this subject, so hopefully the Apple War Room has already taken notice.

In my case, I've been using my iPhone 5s with iOS 7 in my 2013 Toyota Avalon for both phone and audio. The car sees two different bluetooth connections, one for the phone and another as a bluetooth audio device. Since upgrading to the iPhone 6, either the phone or the audio connections work, but not both. I can force both to work by telling the phone and car to forget each other and re-configure, but that only lasts for one trip in the car. If I want the phone to work and I want to listen to audio from the iPhone 6, I have to repeat this process each time I start the car.

No doubt Apple will have a fix for this soon.