Trouble with infotainment rebooting

I have a 2014 Limited and I have been having trouble with the infotainment rebooting. This was a problem when I bought the truck in October. In an attempt to fix it I have had the software updated and I have updated the maps. This seemed to fix it for a while.

The next issue was that the Bluetooth stopped producing sound. My phone would connect and play but no sound. I tried multiple phones, same issue. To get around this I resorted to using the USB connection. I did this for several months with no problems.

Last month I decided to try the Bluetooth again and to my surprise it worked again. After about a week of this the system started to reboot quite frequently. On a recent 30 minute drive it rebooted at least 5 times. When using the navigation this is quite frustration and when the reboot is finished it does not remember the set destination.

Any ideas on what I can do to correct this?

 

Yeah, get rid of that POS and get a good modern head unit. Best thing I’ve done for my Tundra so far.

 

Replace it with a good used OEM or aftermarket head unit..

 

I had the same problem after I updated the map with an aftermarket map card.
Got an OEM new map card and problems went away.
It's not something that happened immediately after updating the maps but rather something that got gradually worse. Radio rebooting about every 10 minutes.
Over a year since I put a new OEM map card in without problems since.

 

TL;DR: Replace the OEM head unit. Not only will you appreciate the sound quality/responsiveness, but you'll retain steering wheel controls (long as you also get a Maestro unit) and probably add some functionality.

When I bought my truck in 2020, I figured "Eh, stock HU has CarPlay, so I'll keep it, add an aftermarket amp, subwoofer and speakers, and call it good."

It was better than just plain stock speakers....but started rebooting back in late 2020 and got worse quickly. I figured "Eh, wasn't that big a deal" but once it started rebooting every 10 or 20 minutes it got annoying, so I bought one of those TrailGridPro kits with the Sony XAV-9000ES and had it installed earlier this year.

The difference in sound quality, responsiveness, etc. is frankly astounding. Enough so that even had I not experienced any OEM HU issues, I should have *started* with a head unit replacement, even considering the cost of a new decent HU.

 

I have a 2020, and while the reboots/lockups are not nearly as frequent as yours, I am considering a replacement head unit as well. I just have to figure out which one to go with.

 

I haven't replaced my 2020's HU, but probably will. The sound quality is hot garbage compared to our 2014 Sequoia that I replaced the head unit on (Sony). The only thing that sucks is that you have to use the aftermarket microphone and can't use the old powered one (without some work that is).