2007 X5 Backup Camera Intermittent!

[Ferguson]

Most of these (I cannot say I read them all) seem to refer to the camera going out (I assume like black).

I had a spell Saturday where the camera just showed a color test patter, vertical color bars and no picture.

Stopped and started engine - no impact. After it was stopped for 20 minutes or so (presumably causing a reboot) it worked fine.

Anyone seen this failure mode?

Interestingly enough this happened at the BMW dealer where I was picking up parts. Naturally, despite being open for service Saturday, no one was there who knew anything about it. I scheduled an appointment then before I left (after it sat a while) it was working.

[radel]

Originally Posted by Ferguson

I had a spell Saturday where the camera just showed a color test patter, vertical color bars and no picture.

Stopped and started engine - no impact. After it was stopped for 20 minutes or so (presumably causing a reboot) it worked fine.

Anyone seen this failure mode?

I had the same issue before. The dealer finally replaced the camera after complaining to them for 4 times for the same issue. Insist on changing your Backup Camera because it is faulty, BMW NA knows about this issue. I have not have a single Camera issue since it was replaced almost a month ago.

Good luck!