IPOD suddenly stops playing music

Sejzilla · 11-23-2010, 01:19 PM

Im not sure if its the Idrive malfunction or the cable but my ipod suddenly stops playing music and when i plug it out and plug it back in it plays again and rinse and repeat....should i get a new cable? or is it something BMW would have to fix for me? i tried with my iphone 4 and ipod and same thing happens please help!!!

lucas.kent · 11-24-2010, 01:51 PM

I had a similar problem and a new cable helped. I just took it back to the dealer and said it wasn't working properly and they exchanged it.

cbellotti · 12-29-2010, 04:28 PM

I have the same problem. I don't think it's the cable, because it does the same thing if I directly plug in a flash drive or my ipod. Song will stop playing mid-song and, after a time of nothingness, it jumps to FM radio. If I then go back to ipod/flash drive it will keep playing. Anybody find a solution, is there a firmware upgrade or something?

grieverr · 01-05-2011, 03:35 PM

I just want to add myself to this list. I ended up buying a new Ipod that I haven't used yet, so if this is an I-Drive issue, buying the new Ipod did me no good.

The Ipod either cuts off mid-song, or sometimes the car won't list the Ipod under "external devices" as if it's not sensing it at all.

sarconi11 · 01-21-2011, 06:43 PM

I have been dealing with the same thing, and it takes multiple attempts of plugging my ipod in until the signal gets picked up again.

11-23-2010, 01:19 PM	#1
Sejzilla Major 49 Rep 1,437 Posts Drives: AW 14 M5 ZCP Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: BAYSIDE NY iTrader: (6)	IPOD suddenly stops playing music Im not sure if its the Idrive malfunction or the cable but my ipod suddenly stops playing music and when i plug it out and plug it back in it plays again and rinse and repeat....should i get a new cable? or is it something BMW would have to fix for me? i tried with my iphone 4 and ipod and same thing happens please help!!!
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11-24-2010, 01:51 PM	#2
lucas.kent Major 150 Rep 1,173 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: AZ iTrader: (2) Garage List 2016 BMW M3 [0.00]	I had a similar problem and a new cable helped. I just took it back to the dealer and said it wasn't working properly and they exchanged it.
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12-29-2010, 04:28 PM	#3
cbellotti Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: '08 E93 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Same Problem I have the same problem. I don't think it's the cable, because it does the same thing if I directly plug in a flash drive or my ipod. Song will stop playing mid-song and, after a time of nothingness, it jumps to FM radio. If I then go back to ipod/flash drive it will keep playing. Anybody find a solution, is there a firmware upgrade or something?
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01-05-2011, 03:35 PM	#4
grieverr Private First Class 31 Rep 174 Posts Drives: F32 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here iTrader: (0)	I just want to add myself to this list. I ended up buying a new Ipod that I haven't used yet, so if this is an I-Drive issue, buying the new Ipod did me no good. The Ipod either cuts off mid-song, or sometimes the car won't list the Ipod under "external devices" as if it's not sensing it at all.
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01-21-2011, 06:43 PM	#5
sarconi11 Private First Class 11 Rep 164 Posts Drives: M2C Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA iTrader: (1)	I have been dealing with the same thing, and it takes multiple attempts of plugging my ipod in until the signal gets picked up again.
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