2024 Performance Issues

[Jree]

Small issue. But got my performance yesterday in San Diego.

Front camera was fine yesterday but today all day got a warning about it being blocked or blinded. Hard rebooted 3x, reset camera calibration, wiped windshield. Nothing worked. Service is Wednesday.

Also, going into settings, Lights, and did not have a blind spot indicator light setting. Also noticed my a pillar speaker has no red dot when signaling with someone in my blind spot. Not sure if software issue or what.

 

[jjrandorin]

I get that message all the time if the camera is in direct sunlight. I realize mine is a 2018 and not a 2024, but I would bet they tell you "normal, make sure to keep it clean, if the camera is in direct sunlight you might see this message" or something like that.

 

[Jree]

I get that message all the time if the camera is in direct sunlight. I realize mine is a 2018 and not a 2024, but I would bet they tell you "normal, make sure to keep it clean, if the camera is in direct sunlight you might see this message" or something like that.

Oh interesting. It was rather cloudy but maybe it’s normal. I just can’t do cruise control at all

 

[jjrandorin]

Oh interesting. It was rather cloudy but maybe it’s normal. I just can’t do cruise control at all

Yeah if the camera is blocked it wont want to use Traffic assisted cruise control (TACC), or Autopilot with steering.

I dont normally see the front camera though, I usually see one of the side ones (right or left). Im in Temecula / North County SD though.

 

[joe.smith]

And there's not fog/humidity within the camera enclosure when you see this? Not sure if this helps, but I occasionally get a similar message from my pillar camera on a particularly humid morning. It eventually goes away, though.

 

[Jree]

No fog, car is in service they confirmed it seemed like a problem.

 

[SnipeAT]

keep us posted on any culprits!

 

[Jree]

When I talked to the technician this morning, he said the internal alert showed the left pillar camera was affected. Wondering if that counts as a "front camera"

 

[MP3Mike]

You should check out the camera preview option under the service menu in the car and look at what each camera is seeing. It might be interesting to see what the two forward facing cameras look like.

 

[Jree]

You should check out the camera preview option under the service menu in the car and look at what each camera is seeing. It might be interesting to see what the two forward facing cameras look like.

I did before, I no longer have access since it's in service.

It looked clear as day to me. Visualizations on the screen showed cars on all sides and nothing looked off. weird.

 

[jjrandorin]

When I talked to the technician this morning, he said the internal alert showed the left pillar camera was affected. Wondering if that counts as a "front camera"

Thats the camera I normally get the message from, with the sun / glare hitting it. Your car has different cameras than mine though (newer).

 

[Jree]

Broke the record for the first 2024 M3P in service I suspect. lol.

 

[Jangy]

From a hardware perspective, if the camera wasn't mounted properly, it can cause this issue. I had to have one of mine relaced a long time ago for a similar issue. The image was clear but it was shifted.
I wasn't even aware that the new car has the indicator for blind spot in the A pillar. My '23 doesn't have that. I've wondered about getting a new release on a car, but I'm hoping it's all stuff that is easily fixed. Hope you're enjoying it

 

[Jree]

Lol the service center said the car is so new they dont know what's wrong. First M3P in the shop. They had to escalate this to the engineers and had to start a "Session", the engineers have to review and build a repair plan...

edit: they don't think it's a hardware issue. But I'm scouring forums and Facebook and it doesn't seem like anyone else who has had this issue since taking delivery.

 

[Jree]

Got my car back. Seemed like a software bug. Hopefully it’s fixed for good.

 

[Jree]

Btw one thing I caught it said “known characteristic of current firmware”

This could happen to any model 3 performances I suppose.

 

[SnipeAT]

thanks Jree!