Water in right side fender repeater camera

[Bernard4415]

 

[Bernard4415]

This is the second time this has happened. First time tech said camera was either defective or was damaged when installed. So why did happen again? Autopilot features consequently do not work. I have a service appointment scheduled to have the camera replaced....again.

 

[SoCalArgento]

This is the second time this has happened. First time tech said camera was either defective or was damaged when installed. So why did happen again? Autopilot features consequently do not work. I have a service appointment scheduled to have the camera replaced....again.

My left side marker camera was just replaced via mobile service. The tech said sometimes the seal on camera enclosure fails and water gets in; mine had same condensation accumulation. I had assumed a recent storm which led me to have to drive through some flooded freeway may have led to it failing. This is the first time mine has malfunctioned.
How long since your first camera was replaced?

 

[Doublea88]

I just noticed this on my car the other day and was shocked to see the condensation. Is this something i can schedule with mobile service?

 

[SoCalArgento]

I just noticed this on my car the other day and was shocked to see the condensation. Is this something i can schedule with mobile service?

I didn’t even notice it until the service tech pointed it. In my situation the camera was malfunctioning showing black screen when using left turn signal and it disabled autopilot and sentry mode recording.
You can schedule service appt via the app.

 

[iamnid]

Yes, you can schedule it and they'll replace it. I had it on the passenger side for a while and saw that it was a pretty common issue. I procrastinated scheduling an appointment and, eventually, that camera just stopped working altogether. Schedule it now while it still works.

 

[Doublea88]

Appreciate the reply , will check out the cameras again tomorrow and if any condensation, will def schedule it! I was getting some random errors on days saying one of the cameras caused autopilot to be not be available. Thanks.

 

[Thelycandraven]

Same here...have it on the left side.
will call the service tomorrow.

 

[Bob2C]

Same here. Started with about 150 miles on car. Started working again until today. 2000 miles. Water inside. Tesla mobile service is coming out to replace.

 

[Thelycandraven]

They replaced mine..so far so good. Tesla wanted pics and the service center will have to send faulty camera back.
This is very common with Tesla side repeater cams.
They advised me not to use high pressure washer at close distance around cameras.

 

[miles267]

Had this happen to M3 right repeater driving in rain. Scheduled service for replacement. Please tell me they’ve redesigned this part to withstand rain? Something exposed to elements should be more durable than this.

 

[Thelycandraven]

As far as I know side repeater is made of 2 parts (like a shell) which are glued together. Usually we screw them up when using pressure wash, but sometimes even rain is enough for the water to come in.
A lot of people will never notice this until their camera dies. Note that internal electronics of side repeater is naked and WILL die eventually if the water comes in contact with it.
The same design is used for the tail lights...and no surprise, some people notice water/condensation.
Be careful how you pressure wash your tesla

 

[iamnid]

I had mine replaced about a year ago. The replacement hasn't filled with water again.

 

[B3stswat]

This just happened to mine on the right side and I have had the car for less than a week.

 

[OKTul]

My camera began to fail. Flicker and go out at times. Opened a ticket with SC. It was replaced under warranty