Hi all,
I'm new to the forum and happy owner of a 2018 CX-5 GT + Premium in Soul Red / Parchment.
I couldn't find a topic that was specifically my "weird" issue with the front camera system. Over the course of my first month of ownership, I've encountered a "Front Camera Sensor System Malfunction" twice. Both times the error did not clear until I let turned the car off, wait about a minute, then turn it on again. It did not clear on its own while driving, nor with the defogger on, etc etc. While the same message appeared both times, different things happened.
First time happened maybe 3 weeks ago on a sunny day, traffic jam going uphill, and it suddenly occurred. I lost city smart brake, lane assist, road sign detection. My HUD blank except for speedometer. I checked out my front windshield and there was a piece of what almost looked like hard glue or sap stuck near (but not in front) of the camera. Cleaned it up.
Second time occurred yesterday. Cloudy day, again with the traffic jam, but on the highway. Maybe a little bit of pollen on the front windshield, but nothing of significance. This time however, I lost ONLY lane assist. City smart brake was still active as was road sign detection. Again, the problem only cleared after I turned the car off, went to get the mail, the turned it back on. It did not clear by itself while driving.
The only thing in common on both drives is that I for sure had RainX on my car (2 layers), so I cleaned that off of the camera section of the windshield.
I also had different dash cams on both occurrences if that makes any difference. First time was just a simple A119 dash cam that was plugged into the front lighter port and hanging off the plastic on the windshield. Second time now I have a more permanent Thinkware front/rear dash cams that is fuse tapped into the front lighter port (accessory) and the center console port (battery). The Thinkware is mounted to the side on the glass.
Anyone got any ideas? I wish the error wasn't so generic. I read that RainX could interfere with the camera, but keep in mind that it had been applied several days before actual error occurred. Dealer says to bring it back if I run into the issue again.
Thanks!
I'm new to the forum and happy owner of a 2018 CX-5 GT + Premium in Soul Red / Parchment.
I couldn't find a topic that was specifically my "weird" issue with the front camera system. Over the course of my first month of ownership, I've encountered a "Front Camera Sensor System Malfunction" twice. Both times the error did not clear until I let turned the car off, wait about a minute, then turn it on again. It did not clear on its own while driving, nor with the defogger on, etc etc. While the same message appeared both times, different things happened.
First time happened maybe 3 weeks ago on a sunny day, traffic jam going uphill, and it suddenly occurred. I lost city smart brake, lane assist, road sign detection. My HUD blank except for speedometer. I checked out my front windshield and there was a piece of what almost looked like hard glue or sap stuck near (but not in front) of the camera. Cleaned it up.
Second time occurred yesterday. Cloudy day, again with the traffic jam, but on the highway. Maybe a little bit of pollen on the front windshield, but nothing of significance. This time however, I lost ONLY lane assist. City smart brake was still active as was road sign detection. Again, the problem only cleared after I turned the car off, went to get the mail, the turned it back on. It did not clear by itself while driving.
The only thing in common on both drives is that I for sure had RainX on my car (2 layers), so I cleaned that off of the camera section of the windshield.
I also had different dash cams on both occurrences if that makes any difference. First time was just a simple A119 dash cam that was plugged into the front lighter port and hanging off the plastic on the windshield. Second time now I have a more permanent Thinkware front/rear dash cams that is fuse tapped into the front lighter port (accessory) and the center console port (battery). The Thinkware is mounted to the side on the glass.
Anyone got any ideas? I wish the error wasn't so generic. I read that RainX could interfere with the camera, but keep in mind that it had been applied several days before actual error occurred. Dealer says to bring it back if I run into the issue again.
Thanks!
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