2007 X5 Backup Camera Intermittent!
 

After having my new (YAH!) X5 for about 1 week I have noticed that when you put it in reverse sometimes the camera screen goes dark and I get no image. (The PDC sensors are working however). I have not found a pattern to it and when it does not work, if I shut off the car and wait a few minutes then get in and start the car it is working again.:confused:

As a point of history, when I picked up the car after learning all about it I got a warning of Camera failure and was to bring it back the next day however in the morning all was working so they cancelled the appointment.

Have any of you seen this happening where the camera sometimes does not work? I am bringin it back in on Weds... Help?


PS I do not have v25 software......(No POIs...)

You are not the only one. I have the same exact issue like yours. Sometimes, the back camera image does not show after I drove for like half a block, then the camera images came on briefly and disappeared. There are times, that the screen just went pitch black. Is this more of the software loop hole or just an isolated case?

One other issue that I found on my X5 this past weekend, when I had her wash for the first time since I took a delivery 4 weeks ago. There was a leak through the driver door side eventhough, I have my window closed. I thought I had my window slightly opened, but after checked it. The window was very much tightly closed. I am bringing it back this Friday.

Glad to hear that I am not alone! Only wish I could tell the dealer what others have found. As far as the window is concerned I am sure that this is a quick fix. Hopefully someone who has also had the problem with the Camera and gotten it fixed will post. If I find out from my delaer I will make sure I let everyone know.

Well I brought my x5 back to the dealer to see if they can fix the camera and I will let everyone know what they find (if anything). Stay tuned....

Well I just got it back from the dealer and they said that they needed to re-init the camera again as it showed that it was having problems during the init sequence. They said if this does not work then they will replace the camera. So far so good....

Also they informed me that they would not do the software ver 25.x as it has killed a few cars and they are still in the shop. They said to wait a few more weeks until they know more.

My car was in the shop for 6 working days for the camera issue. It was NEVER working after some time of intermittent working. A new camera was shipped from Germany. Sadly, when I got in the car at the shop, the camera malfunction light was ON - but I took it home anyway hoping it was an isolated incident. So far, it's worked 1x of the 5x I've backed up since bringing it home. I'll call back Monday.

Yeah, today I got the malfunctioning camera message, but it doesn't affect me since I always have the screen on PDC display.

It appears one thing for sure there is still no fix for this issue and MY08 will still have this problem..

I too was one of the people who had their car in the shop for 6 weeks with this issue. The rear camera fault should be stored in the memory, so even if it is not on when you bring it in, your tech should be able to check for fault codes and see it in there.

My dealer opened a PUMA case and the Field Service Engineer in NJ told them to replace the rear camera, which they did and the whole iDrive went down. They had to order a CCC, which took 4 weeks to come in as they are coded by VIN and you can't just get a spare one from another car.

I'm happy to say after a week that my rear camera is working great and they updated my software to 26.2 and I see some changes in the iDrive programming.

-Chris

Thanks. How do you know what software you have? I got my 4.8 x5 late February and the screen is brown (I mention this because I heard that the newer version is grey).

I was thinking they would update my software because of various problems I'm having like showing the wrong station, delay or lock ups, lost presets,... and in the end, they did not because they said it didn't any of this for them.

I will call tomorrow about the camera. It's completely dead.