21 Honda CRV Apple CarPlay issues

Same problems as many in this string describe. I have an iPhone 12 running iOS 14.4 plugged into 2020 Honda Ridgeline. Very flaky operation. Only different observation I’ve made is the Bluetooth, USB, power, iPhone name and other symbols cycle on and off constantly when the phone is “not recognized” on the Car Play screen.

I would say iPhone X may be a trend here, but I also had this fail on my iPhone 7 in mid 2020. Has anyone had any luck getting Honda or other auto manufacturers responding? has anyone been told by the dealer "This is an Apple issue"?

I went to Honda and they say it’s an apple phone issue, but I never had an issue with my 2017 Honda Civic. You would think 2021 it would be better but apparently not. If you guys find a solution please let me know

I don't think that's it. My problem is with podcasts, not music - or at least that's what I'm listening to when it just randomly disconnects. It makes my car stereo completely useless, plus my phone is useless when I'm in the car - if I use it for directions, it's illegal for me to be looking at my phone while I drive.

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I have a 2020 CR-V and, I’m over this! This last time it disconnected, which was a few days ago, I haven’t been able do get it to reconnect. I’ve also had issues where my Bluetooth will just randomly disconnect in the middle of playing some music. It will say no device is connected, yet my phone is on the device list and the Bluetooth on my phone is still working.

I’ve been having this issue for months now. The dealership told me to basically deal with it. It’s the most frustrating thing I’ve ever dealt with. I have a 2020 CRV hybrid. The car play will go out if I hit a small bump in the road or if I look in the general direction of my phone. It’s so annoying. I was told to maybe replace the USB port but I doubt that will do anything honestly. Hopefully they recall this issue and fix it ASAP.

Can't agree with you more since we are plugged into Honda system, however for our case is iPhone 6S have zero issue, every single time is working properly, iPhone X Max sometimes work, sometimes not. It's hard to force Honda on different iPhone models.

I’ve been having the same issues. I recently traded in my 2018 Hyundai for a 2021 Civic and have been having the same issues since day 1 and we’re going on month 2 since having the new car. At first I thought it was my phone because it was old (8plus) so I upgraded to 12 pro and it’s still doing the same thing. I keep my phone updated so no way it’s that. On top of that CarPlay worked great in both of my Hyundai’s. Reached out to Apple and they said it’s the car but if there’s no fix for the issue then I’ve gotten a new car and phone for nothing.

This is a system issue not just Honda. Apple breaks so many things each release and their Quality Control is non-existence. The price of loosing Steve way-to-early. Microsoft is way more stable. Sad to say.

Apple CarPlay works flawlessly in my other two vehicles. One of them is an aftermarket system. The issue is definitely a Honda issue. I haven't heard or read any complaints from any other car companies about using apple CarPlay.

I have this too. Honda will blame the cable but these are original apple cables. My working theory is that the Honda actually fries the little chip in lightning cables making them useless for CarPlay. I will test this soon!

Got a brand new Honda HRV hybrid one week ago, carplay won't connect. Updated my iphone, reset the network, reset honda to factory settings, tried with and without cable. I couldn't be able to connect for once :( Soo disappointed!

I am having the exact same issues with by 2020 CRV Hybrid.