# 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport - BlueTooth gone

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-bluetooth-gone/168124>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai\
**Created:** [July 31, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-bluetooth-gone/168124 "2020-07-31T20:58:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![SamsungJ3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@SamsungJ3](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SamsungJ3)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-bluetooth-gone/168124/1 "2020-07-31T20:58:24Z")

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Have had and used the bluetooth for 4 years with this phone, but all of a sudden it won’t pair or connect Tried adding it as new and that didn’t happen either.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2020, 3:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-bluetooth-gone/168124/2 "2020-08-01T03:04:14Z")

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Sounds like the Bluetooth transponder is bad. On some vehicles it’s built into the radio, on others it’s in the dash or center console. Unfortunately I have no idea where yours is. If you bought your Santa Fe new it might be covered under the bumper-to-bumper part of your warranty. If not, a car stereo shop can probably help.

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-bluetooth-gone/168124/3 "2020-08-02T00:09:46Z")

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Dave’s right, but just for grins and giggles, I always suggest folks try a separate phone whenever they have connectivity issues.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2020, 1:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-bluetooth-gone/168124/4 "2020-08-02T01:38:47Z")

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I agree with @GorehamJ. Our van kept dropping CarPlay from my wife’s phone while using the GPS. We substituted my phone an all problems subsided. I suspect that there is lint in her cord receptacle.