Trouble Playing Songs on USB Flash Drive

[Orion]

Just wondering if anyone here has encountered this problem before.

I am driving an E90, using a USB flash drive to play back my fav songs. Been working OK for the past 2 years but a few days ago, it seems to have trouble reading the flash drive after it plays for a while and the player automatically switches to the radio.

You might think it is a faulty flash drive, I changed 2 other flash drives, same problem. It will play for a short while and then it stops, switches over to radio because it cannot seem to detect/read the flash drive.

Appreciate it if anyone here can feedback on this issue.

Thanks!

 

[splee]

Sometimes the connectors of the thumb drive or USB port can get oxidized and this may affect the connection quality. Try plug in and unplug the thumb drive a few times to remove the corrosion. Hopefully this will work.

 

[wingzee]

Never encountered that on my '10 320d. Using a 16GB. Year and model of your ride? Perhaps try different capacity (smaller?) and different make of USB drive?

 

[jakpo]

My '08 E90 cant recognise 8GB thumb drive. 4GB okay.

 

[ahshawn]

do remember to format your flashdrive to FAT32 format on your PC first.

 

[pkleng]

Experience similar issue. I was using a 8 GB flash drive for about 4 yrs. Then changed recently to a higher capacity flash drive, 32 GB. It stops reading after playing for about 20 to 30 mins. Unplug and replug, plays again for sometime and then stops reading. I suspect probably due to the heat it generates at the port, I decided to use a usb lead. Whalla, now it does not stop reading and the problem stopped. Try this.