GPS with CarPlay periodically jumping to random locations iPhone 15, iOS 18.2.1

Since I’ve updated my phone to iOS version 18, when paired with CarPlay, GPS periodically jumps from a random location (each 10-60 seconds) for a second or two it keeps there, then it jumps back to the correct location. It happens on all apps (Waze, Google Maps and Apple Maps). It happened on multiple vehicles (Hyundai, Volkswagen, Ford). All new cars with the latest versions of their devices. My wife has the same phone, and experience the exact same problem. The issue happens either wireless or wired. We’re located on south of Brazil (Porto Alegre). An interesting detail is that the issue didn’t happened when we were in Europe (Italy, Austria and Germany) in multiple cars we rented (Ford, Toyota and Mercedes). And apps that use GPS work normally when I’m NOT connected to CarPlay.


I have reset my location setting as seen in some posts, and that didn’t work.


On every apple update I hope it gets fixed, but nothing seems to work.

iPhone 15 Pro

Posted on Jan 12, 2025 05:41 AM

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Posted on Jan 20, 2025 02:30 PM

I have the same/similar issue. Maps has a lock on my location (generally in Brisbane, Queensland) and then seems to lose me and thinks I’m in the ocean south west of Perth. Then it will switch back to correctly tracking my location correctly.


If I ask for directions, it says that directions are unavailable.


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Feb 4, 2025 02:51 AM in response to bonawfernando

Same, on iPhone 16 Pro, 18.3 in a Audi A6 with wireless carplay. Over night, when I leave in the morning for work it works fine but during the (~90mins.) drive at some point it randomly loses the position. Both GPS apps on phone and the Audi MMI are lost at that point, until I start the car next day and same repeats. Restarting either the MMI or the phone when it happens doesn't solve. Using MMI nav without carplay when I leave home in the morning works fine the whole drive so it seems phone-related..?

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