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I just bought a new car with BlueTooth integration, my first such car. I listen to Pandora when I drive.

I notice that the connection is not reliable, even when the phone is in a holder on the dash. I end up using the AUX input through the headphone jack.

I'm wondering if this is a common problem in cars, or if I should have my car looked at.

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In my new car it works most of the time, but sometimes when I press the "Siri" button on my steering wheel, Siri will respond through the car's speakers. Then I'll ask her to play a song or navigate somewhere, and the audio starts playing out of my phone's speaker.

Fixing it requires going through the whole pairing and unpairing procedure. So same here, I just end up plugging it into the USB AUX.

Surveying audio support in cars over the last few years has taught me that car manufacturers have some of the worst tech around. It's almost universally bad.

Toyota seems to be less bad than most. I'm sure some others are also less-than-horrific. Maybe Tesla?

Interesting, mine is a Toyota 86 (which I guess is really a Subaru BRZ so I guess it's Subaru's Bluetooth stuff).

I drive a 2013 FRS (older US version of the 86) and I'll experience weird dropouts all day like once every couple of months. Otherwise it works flawlessly. Very strange. You might try using it now and again and see if the problem "just goes away". Very frustrating though. I did not opt for the touchscreen however. I think my head unit is made by Pioneer.

I have a Toyota. My second now. No issues with my iPhone and streaming.

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