2016 Chevrolet Malibu Radio/Phone problems

Have you tryed turning your bluetooth off on your phone and reconecting to radio?

That would be just to simple......

I just figured it out just now! It was a setting on my iPhone 7+ in my 2015 Equinox. In your Bluetooth screen settings..click on the item ( i with a circle around it) connected to Bluetooth and in that screen there was an option for “sync contacts” that I had off. I switched it to on and then turned my car off let it sit for a few minutes and then turned it on and IT WORKED! i’ve been listening to this “phone book update failed” message for MONTHS!

Omg thank u soooooo much!!!!

I had the same issue. On my iPhone I turned OFF Bluetooth. Then each time I I started the car I would get an audio blast of "Phone book update failed." Then on my iPhone I turned the Bluetooth back ON. The audio blasts from my radio stopped. A simple fix. On your iPhone have the Bluetooth feature turned ON.

Try to unpair your phone and repair it. And it might work

Hi i have Chevrolet cruze 15 model how i can get rid of on star when ever i turned off my car it start speaking and it speaks twice

I upgraded to the latest iPhone 13Pro Max and then got the loud, "Phone book update failed," every time powering up the car. I unpaired the phone with the car's setup menu and repaired it to the iPhone. Accepted the pairing code on the iPhone and the problem was solved.