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ipod wont work in car with usb anymore

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Audio and Electronics' started by 2010blizzard, Mar 22, 2011.

  1. 2010blizzard

    2010blizzard Junior Member

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    :mad: My wifes Ipod stopped working in our 2010 prius III. I have the usb port that it plugs into and has always worked fine. Ipod is a year old and has been working great in the Prius for 8 months. It shows up on the Navigation/screen but wont play the song/switch songs. I switched in my other Ipod and it seems to work fine. The Ipod that does not work in the car works fine on the computer or by itself. I also works fine in my other car. What is the deal? Does it need an update? Is the Prius just being finicky.
     
    #1 2010blizzard, Mar 22, 2011
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    We have identical issues. Some ipods work, some work sometimes, some used to work. They all work in other cars, etc.
     
    #2 ksstathead, Mar 22, 2011
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    Try doing a reset on the iPod. Not sure it would address this specific issue, but it's worth a try.
     
    #3 stream, Mar 22, 2011
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  4. peterjmc

    peterjmc Ping pong in Ding Dang...

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    Does it produce an error message of some sort?
    Does it say that the iPod/USB device can't be initialized or found?
    Does the iPod show that it's charging once plugged in?

    My 4th Gen iPod Touch experienced issues with being recognized by the navigation once. It took MANY power offs and ons and finally after I would have to say 7, the radio finally recognized the device. I thought it broke. It's only happened once in the past four months of ownerships and hasn't come back for me since.
     
    #4 peterjmc, Mar 22, 2011
  5. 2010blizzard

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    no error messages
    It shows its charging and the song comes up on the screen but will not play. If i switch ipods from my other car the both work in opposite cars. My wifes just will not work in her prius.
     
    #5 2010blizzard, Mar 22, 2011
  6. 2010blizzard

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    checked through all the owner manuals and they hardly mentioned the usb port. I reset the Ipod and now it works correctly thanks for the help Stream.
     
    #6 2010blizzard, Mar 22, 2011
  7. Thai

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    Yeah, it is the Ipod, not the car i believe. On my Ipod Touch 3G and 4G, occasionally, it will not be recognized. I just bring my Ipods back to my laptop and re-sync it...then it always work afterwards with my car. Seemingly, from my observation, it happens whenever Apple updates the iPod software.
     
    #7 Thai, Mar 23, 2011
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