[BigMamasPaci]

Is what I feel like doing. Had the new car one week (touring L) We are fairly tech savvy and the Uconnect with pandora integration was a huge selling point, more so for my husband than I. It took us a few days to get it to work-between mopar website, Google play u connect app, etc. Was working fine the first day. Now, I get different error messages (well the same 3, but different each time). Then maybe 1 out of 4 times it will work properly. I'm always logged into u connect properly so idk what the prob is.

I am beyond frustrated, feel like it is such a waste, and cant help but feel a bit cheated with this system, since obviously we couldn't test it fully before we bought it by hooking everything up to it. I hate having buttons that do nothing on the screen and would just prefer it to work! Any advice?!

Also, car is going in to get Nav installed tomorrow and I am going to talk to them about speakers. It sounds awful in my car -Sirius sounds like it's in a tin can, FM radio is static sounding even with local channels, and having trouble with Google play music/Bluetooth also. I'm coming from a 2011 Dodge grand caravan, so i def expected a better if not at least comparable sounding system. I was sadly wrong

 

[BigMamasPaci]

New to posting here, sorry for separate reply. Here are some of my error messages from the last few days. (FX hopefully they don't stay sideways when I upload)

On the one with the Pandora image- it stayed on that image for like 6 minutes before I gave up.

I'm hoping they are just some nuances that I am missing for getting this to work at least 75% of the time

 

[SurfNC02]

So this may differ a bit cause my wife and I use iOS and not Android but here goes. We had a similar frustration to the Pandora problem, make sure you adjust the equalizer for the audio to sound better. Our Pandora problems existed because FCA doesn't understand that more than one person drives the same car. We registered the Uconnect Access to my wife's email, registered the Pandora account (we share 1 account) to her Uconnect account via the mobile app. Her phone works with the Pandora control in the stereo and she can lock, unlock, start, etc from her phone, her account. If I log into her account from my phone, it kicks her out and she has to sign in next time she gets in the car and vice versa (login every time the driver switches). To fix this, I created my own Uconnect account through their website. Logged into it on my phone, linked Pandora on my phone. My Pandora, slacker, etc work but I don't have any car registered to it therefore cannot use the phone to lock, unlock, etc.

Basically:

My UConnect Account-Shared Pandora-NO CAR
Wife's UConnect Account-Shared Pandora-CAR

UConnect app on the phone transfers the Pandora data to and from the stereo (via the Pandora app in stereo)

Reach out if you need a bit more of a walkthrough...I dont mind

 

[SurfNC02]

New to posting here, sorry for separate reply. Here are some of my error messages from the last few days. (FX hopefully they don't stay sideways when I upload)

On the one with the Pandora image- it stayed on that image for like 6 minutes before I gave up.

I'm hoping they are just some nuances that I am missing for getting this to work at least 75% of the time

I got the same error messages until i implemented my "fix"...it has to do with the login on the app....I presume you are switching back and forth between your husband's and your phone and the user login needs to transfer back and forth..I feel your pain

 

[CentralFla]

Also, car is going in to get Nav installed tomorrow and I am going to talk to them about speakers. It sounds awful in my car -Sirius sounds like it's in a tin can, FM radio is static sounding even with local channels, and having trouble with Google play music/Bluetooth also. I'm coming from a 2011 Dodge grand caravan, so i def expected a better if not at least comparable sounding system. I was sadly wrong

I've included a link to activate your navigation code. If you do it soon there is an ongoing PROMO that takes $100 off the normal $595 charge. The process is easy, and it's the same as what the dealer will do for you at what I'm sure will be an upcharge. Just apply SUMMER100 promo code at check out, and it'll total up $495+tax.


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[BigMamasPaci]

Thanks CentralFLA. We had dealer include it as part of negotiations so no promo needed for install unless I am missing something? Do we pay $500 for the service?

 

[BigMamasPaci]

Thank you SurfNC. I will show my husband this and see what he thinks. He hasn't driven the car (had his phone in) since Sunday so I don't know why it would keep switching to his but we are sharing the one u connect log in. That may be the issue. We thought we only could use 1 but both of us have the app on our phone if that makes sense.

Does it make a difference when your phone tries to switch to Wi-Fi from data? For example, using data while driving home then when I get in range of my Wi-Fi switching to my house, would that cause a problem?

 

[spicedham]

I tried the whole Pandora/Unconnect thing a few years ago on my Jeep. Assuming things haven't changed very much. It was so annoying to use, that now we simply just run the Pandora app off of our phones, connected over Bluetooth.

Just select the Media tab, and bluetooth so Uconnect knows to play from your phone. You can still play/pause and skip songs in Pandora using the steering wheel and on-screen buttons. And track info will display on the screen too. Only thing you lose out on is the inability to switch playlists or thumbs up/down a song from the Uconnect screen. That's it. And so much less frustrating.

FYI: when you select Media, at least in iOS, whatever the last media program you had playing will come over the Bluetooth connection. So if it's Pandora, great. But if the last thing you played was Netflix, Netflix is what will start playing too (sans video). One way around this is to just pull your phone out, open Pandora, and just start playing music. If you're already connected to the van's Bluetooth (for handsfree), audio will automatically switch over to your phone and play Pandora.

 

[BigMamasPaci]

Spiced ham, I found out about it playi g the last media...like if I had a video ad running in chrome at some point. Didn't matter if everything was closed as well. A bit frustrating but I'll work around it. I do enjoy being able to skip (google play) music through the radio.

I'm sitting in kids pick up line playing with the speakers and listening to each one to see if a speaker is busted. Got it to sound ok when using my iPod which I plugged in using usb. Fm radio/Sirius sounds like garbage still. All the "s' sounds are highly emphasized like the radio has a lisp lol, fm has static and lisp. Really regretting not spending hours testing the radio during testing and stuff. Extremely disappointed and def expected speakers at least on par with my 2011 Grand Caravan.

I feel like messing with equalizer other than bass up or down one just makes everything worse.

 

[CentralFla]

Do we pay $500 for the service?

No BigMamasPaci, there is no charge for the service once you've purchased the activation code. When we got our van back in December, they were running a PROMO then as well. I mentioned this to the salesman, and asked if the dealership would honor the sale and do it for me. They said they would but it would be an additional $85 (labor) to do this (so $580+tax). I passed and when we got back to my son's house he and I did it with no problems, $495+tax. However if you've already negotiated it into your purchase price you're all set.


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[BigMamasPaci]

Thanks for clarifying CentralFla!

 

[ChryslerCares]

Is what I feel like doing. Had the new car one week (touring L) We are fairly tech savvy and the Uconnect with pandora integration was a huge selling point, more so for my husband than I. It took us a few days to get it to work-between mopar website, Google play u connect app, etc. Was working fine the first day. Now, I get different error messages (well the same 3, but different each time). Then maybe 1 out of 4 times it will work properly. I'm always logged into u connect properly so idk what the prob is.

I am beyond frustrated, feel like it is such a waste, and cant help but feel a bit cheated with this system, since obviously we couldn't test it fully before we bought it by hooking everything up to it. I hate having buttons that do nothing on the screen and would just prefer it to work! Any advice?!

Also, car is going in to get Nav installed tomorrow and I am going to talk to them about speakers. It sounds awful in my car -Sirius sounds like it's in a tin can, FM radio is static sounding even with local channels, and having trouble with Google play music/Bluetooth also. I'm coming from a 2011 Dodge grand caravan, so i def expected a better if not at least comparable sounding system. I was sadly wrong

Hi BigMamasPaci,

Sorry to hear about this! We would definitely recommend having your dealership look into your concerns further for you. Feel free to PM our page with your VIN if you have any additional questions or concerns during your appointment.

Andrea
Chrysler Social Care Specialist