iPod strangeness, 2012, four

I don't use audiobooks myself on my iphone 4 but from the troubleshooting and symptoms you say, I would think the most likely issue is the USB support in your iPod nano. I would search online to see if anyone else is having the same issue in ANY car with USB support. Apple IMHO is not very fast in admitting issues and somewhat slow in fixing them. You may also want to try a different Apple device such as an iPhone with the same audiobook just to guarantee it has nothing to do with the audiobook (i.e., if the iPhone exhibits the same behavior it is likely the audiobook but still not guaranteed).

 

Did you check to make sure that the 2X was not pushed by mistake? I suffered through this on my Prius for a day before I put my reading glasses on and saw the small indicator that I had pushed by mistake. It toggles between 1X, 1/2X and 2X as you press it and on my Iphone it was on the upper right side, just below the progress bar. Very hard to read in the car without my cheaters.

 

Not quiet the same, but, I just got a 2012, and I plugged in my iPod into the usb and the head unit saw it fine, I press the icon and the music played, but upon further listening it sounds as if the music is just a tad slower then normal. I have heard PF's Dark Side a thousand times on every system, and never heard it slow like this. Very odd.

 

Are you using the latest firmware on your device? If it's old, there could be compatibility problems. The car should just be relying on what the device is sending it to play.

 

I've had the exact same problem playing audiobooks in my Prius V. First time I tried to listen to one, I got the chipmunk speed, but when I went to the dealer to have it looked at, it played fine (of course!!). This morning, the audiobook started out just fine, but halfway through my drive, the screen went black, the system looked like it rebooted (Toyota logo showing), then the iPod reconnected and the book was back to chipmunk speed. I'll try your work-around, but I'd rather find a permanent fix. (I also have the 4th gen Nano; audiobooks downloaded from library)

 

I am having the same chipmunk problem with an iPod classic (120 GB) and a brand new 2012 Prius Two....

 

Just taken delivery of a GENiii T-Spirit (in the UK) and have the very same problem! Glad (and disappointed) to hear that it is not just me that has the problem. Good to hear that switching to a music track will fix the error (I'd been switching to several different podcast tracks at which time it went back to normal.

I wasn't aware of a 2x 3x etc button (may not appear on the european spec. touch and go system.... but does sound like an explanation.

 

I have the same problem with my new 2012 Prius 2, using a GEN4 Ipod classic with the latest version of Itunes. Podcasts are at least double speed after turning the power off and resuming a podcast. Has Toyota or a dealer commented on this?

 

My Ipod Classic works so bad that I gave up and plugged it into the aux input instead. Podcasts are a joke since you can't navigate from one to the next. It will list the title wrong and replay something you already heard. It becomes impossible to know what you are hearing. Very frustrating. I have tried unplugging, turning the radio off etc. but the mistakes keep happening. It's great when they advertise features in a car that you like and our looking forward to but then they don't work. Thanks Toyota.

 

Sometimes the Bit-Rate of the file is causing this action to happen. I have seen this with MP3 files that had a high bit rate. You can reduce the bit-rate on files by running them through a audio program.

 

Correction to my previous - my Ipod is a current, or 6th generation model, so even the latest and greatest seems not to work with podcasts. Is there ANY ipod that actually will play speech/podcasts at normal speed after turning the car off with the ipod plugged in, and then turning the car back on and trying to listen to the podcast?

 

I have several issues. I mainly listen to podcast. With my iPhone most of the time if I stop and get out and get back in, my podcast will show it is playing on the system but the sound is coming out of the phone. The only solution I can find is activating Siri and then the audio will come out the car. I have also tried to stream over Bluetooth and I have issues where music works fine but no audio will come out when streaming a podcast.

 

I have an ipod that plays normal music but plays a "chipmunk" audiobook in my 2012 Prius but normal playback in a 2012 Honda CR-V. No change was made to the Ipod. This makes me believe there is an issue with the Prius sound system. Has anybody found a solution?