My right front fender camera has developed a new quirk in January 2020, in that I get a dashboard message that the camera has become obscured or stopped working while I'm driving in moderate to heavy rain on freeways. The problem seems to take a half-hour to an hour to appear. When I stop and look at the camera, it appears to be perfectly fine. I see nothing on the lens and no evidence of moisture inside the lens. The failure seems to go away on its own after the rain stops or after I've stopped somewhere for a while.
I've had the vehicle now for about 2.5 years, and this has never happened before.
Tesla service keeps telling me that having the forward fender cameras fail while driving in rain on a freeway is "normal" because stuff flies up and covers the cameras. I've never observed this happen with the left front fender camera, only the right and only starting recently. I strongly suspect either that water is getting into the camera connector or into the camera body and causing the temporary failure, and I want the camera replaced.
Have others had similar problems?
I've had the vehicle now for about 2.5 years, and this has never happened before.
Tesla service keeps telling me that having the forward fender cameras fail while driving in rain on a freeway is "normal" because stuff flies up and covers the cameras. I've never observed this happen with the left front fender camera, only the right and only starting recently. I strongly suspect either that water is getting into the camera connector or into the camera body and causing the temporary failure, and I want the camera replaced.
Have others had similar problems?