1.) bug
2.) XLT - 202A, tow, power liftgate.
3.) 200 miles
4.) MFT v. 2.8
5.) Bluetooth audio streaming only works intermittently. On the drive home from the dealership I was able to pair my HTC Incredible thru bluetooth and both calling and audio streaming functions worked fine. On day 2 of ownership, my wife paired her Motorola DroidX with the bluetooth, her calling and audio streaming functions worked fine. The next time I used the car, the audio streaming wouldn't connect with my HTC Incredible. Under the entertainment section I can select my phone's bluetooth conenction, but after about 1 second it says my phone is disconnected and returns to FM radio. I've done multiple SYNC resets, deleted pairing history from MFT and phone and the audio streaming works only intermittently now with my HTC Incredible. However, even after doing a master reset in SYNC, and only pairing my wife's DroidX, it (the DroidX) has never been able to stream audio after the first day when it worked fine. I've tried every imaginable combination of the options with 911 location, auto phonebook download, and setting default voicemail number yet I'm not able to get the audio streaming to work again thru the DroidX. One thing I did notice was that after we do a successful pairing with the DroidX, if we go to the entertainment screen in MFT, and select her bluetooth connection, it acts like it connects fine. However, the moment we actually begin playing audio thru her phone, the connection drops and MFT goes back to previous entertainment source.
I understand after reading the Ford/SYNC compatibility sheets that the DroidX isn't listed as a phone tested successfully for audio streaming. What irks me is that there are so few phones that report successful for audio streaming. Why is it that Motorola can produce a $50 pair of bluetooth headphonse that works with virtually every bluetooth enabled device under the sun, but our $35K Ford Explorer doesn't work with 2 of the most popular smart phones sold by Verizon?