Bluetooth connection issues with Ford Sync system

I have a Ford & a Lincoln with Microsoft Sync that have worked wonderfully connecting to my Fascinate.....up until the last week or so.  Now the phone does not connect to the Sync bluetooth system.  If I do a soft reset then it will connect but only for approx 1-2 min before dropping the connection.  The bluetooth settings screen still shows that it is connected and if you go into options it shows that it is still connected for media but the phone connection is toggled off & won't allow you to re-connect it.  At the advice of VZW tech support I've tried a hard reset but that only worked for a few hours.  Has anyone else seen this sort of problem & more importantly what did you do to remedy it??

I've tried that more times than I can count.  VZW store rep thinks that Fascinate pushed out a minor update in the past couple of weeks that may have caused it.  I guess its possible but seems unlikely in my opinion.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one experiencing this.  Verizon store reps try to make you think you're an idiot.  My 2nd replacement Fascinate is on the Fed Ex truck headed here.....albeit its a refurb unit since I got the original on 10/9....but that's another frustration.  Hopefully this unit works better.  This is my first Samsung phone & had heard some many good things about them....but this is becoming way more than just an annoyance.   

Thanks for the input.  The new(refurb) unit is up & running & so far so good w Sync.......but time will tell. 

I don't have a bluetooth headset, but here's something you might want to try.  On Sync's website, there is a link to manually download your phonebook.  The connectivity issue happens when you automatically download your phonebook to Sync.  Hope this helps.