Bluetooth no longer works between iPhone 5 running iOS8 and my 2012 Buick LaCrosse

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Bluetooth no longer works between iPhone 5 running iOS8 and my 2012 Buick LaCrosse

Since I uploaded the new iOS 8 on my iPhone 5 the Bluetooth connection is no longer working correctly in my 2012 Buick LaCrosse. The phone pairs (illuminating the Bluetooth icon in the car stereo display) however then it doesn't work. I cannot receive calls or can't make calls. The iPhone display shows "Calling" and the number shows, but nothing happens.

I tried the suggestion from ChrisJ4203 below, however it did not work for me.

“Go into the phone and remove the vehicle from the Bluetooth list. Turn Bluetooth off, and do a reset on the phone. Hold the sleep/wake and home buttons together until you see the Apple logo and then release. The phone will reboot. Then go into the vehicle and remove the iPhone from the list of paired devices. Turn the vehicle off and then back on again. Place the vehicle's system into discovery/pairing mode. Go into Settings on the phone and turn Bluetooth on. The devices should see each other.”

Any other ideas? My iPhone worked fine from Jan 2012 to now in this same car.

iPhone 5, iOS 8, Michael's iPhone5

Posted on Sep 27, 2014 9:24 AM

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Answer 1

WiseJD

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Sep 27, 2014 9:31 AM in response to michaelp63

We have a 2011 Buick Enclave and the Pairing worked. I did have to hold the phone button, say Bluetooth, Say Delete, Say the specific device to Delete ...The Pair, I think enter the code (which changes each time you Pair) and then Name the New paired Device. To test it, I typically have to turn the vehicle off, leave the vehicle and walk far enough away to make sure the phone is not paired. While away, tune the phone totally off. Turn the phone back on, enter and turn key far enough to have the electrical systems come on, and then push the phone button in the car. Good Luck.

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Jan 12, 2015 11:58 AM in response to michaelp63

I have a 2014 Buick Encore and had two iPhone 5s - everything worked flawlessly, but then we switched from AT&T to Verizon and got iPhone 6's at the same time - now it pairs but texts come to the phone and never show up in the car like they used to. I wonder if it could be a carrier issue? its not the phones as we have two. I think the 5S were also on the latest iOS as well.

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