Car Play with IPhone dropping connection back and fourth

[odrunr]

When I drive through my small, rural town in Kansas, my CarPlay connection (plugged in or Bluetooth, but it seems even when plugged in it’s Bluetooth) drops when approaching a certain intersection with stoplights. Understand we only have four stop lights in our town. It might not be the stoplight but something drops my connection (and it goes back and forth connecting, disconnecting unless I get past that area). Any ideas why this happens.

On a similar note I often return my calls from the day on my 8 minute drive home. Often I finish the call before going inside. If I don’t stop 800 yards before my home, then my phone is trying to get on my WiFi and battles my house, phone, car. In my mind I should be able to drive into my garage ( which has a Eero mesh extender in it now to try to fix this issue and it hasn’t ) and finish my conversation.

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[tbrumleve]

https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/carplay-disconnects-in-the-same-place-all-the-time.33932/

Also some discussions on Apple’s support site. Try turning off BT and WiFi on your phone, connect wired, and see if it still happens. Most discussions are about wireless CarPlay and possible interference.

 

[moritzes]

Same with my wife's Mach-E in one part of our town, using Android Auto. I think it may have to do with a free Wifi network that's available in that area. Doesn't affect my F-150.

 

[jfc6468]

I had this problem yesterday. Tried a bunch of things…reset my iPhone by turning on and off…that didn’t help…uninstalled my phone from Bluetooth connection…then repaired my phone to the Mach E…that worked…but I would reset your phone first just in case that was a step needed before re-pairing your phone.

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