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      03-18-2014, 10:13 AM   #1
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This morning I threw it in reverse and a pink box appeared where the backup camera screen was suppose to be. Turned the car on and off and it still occurred.

Anyone else having this issue?

I have less than 4K miles and have already taken the car in 7 times for misc. issues. Starting to lose my patience with this car, despite how awesome it drives/handles. Bittersweet.
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      03-18-2014, 02:27 PM   #2
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Had this happen once. Happened after car wash.
Go into contrast settings go up and down one notch and it resets.
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      03-18-2014, 02:34 PM   #3
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could be wiring harness corrosion. that's what i had. i've taken in my 335 for multiple issues as well, so you're not the only one unhappy with these things.
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Happened to me twice so far in 2k miles, once being a few hours after I washed the car.

I'll try the contrast adjustment to reset it.

How have the dealers been about addressing this?
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      03-18-2014, 03:09 PM   #5
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That's unfortunate.

Makes me a little glad I didn't order a high spec 435...less stuff to go wrong. All these issues don't have me too excited.
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Reading about all these malfunctions while my 435 will arrive in a little over a week is unnerving
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Reading about all these malfunctions while my 435 will arrive in a little over a week is unnerving
Don't worry - as I've always believed, it's only reading a forum like this that you see problems so often. People don't make threads to say "Backup camera - working great!" Combine that with the fact that perhaps 90-95% or more of F30/2 owners are not members here, and you end up with a fraction of a fraction of people discussing problems.
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Don't worry - as I've always believed, it's only reading a forum like this that you see problems so often. People don't make threads to say "Backup camera - working great!" Combine that with the fact that perhaps 90-95% or more of F30/2 owners are not members here, and you end up with a fraction of a fraction of people discussing problems.
So true...for every issue there are 100 or maybe 500 non-affected users or more, unless it's a blatant defect.
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This morning I threw it in reverse and a pink box appeared where the backup camera screen was suppose to be. Turned the car on and off and it still occurred.

Anyone else having this issue?

I have less than 4K miles and have already taken the car in 7 times for misc. issues. Starting to lose my patience with this car, despite how awesome it drives/handles. Bittersweet.
do you see any video or just a solid pink box? did this issue occur during/after rain? any dash warnings like "rear camera malfunction"?
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Just for the record, my 435i xDrive has been incredible fun and no issues with about 4k miles on it. We'll see how it does on a long road trip in April.
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Reading about all these malfunctions while my 435 will arrive in a little over a week is unnerving
FWIW… had my 435i for exactly 3 months and have yet to experience any issues; other than a few iPhone connectivity stuff. Mechanically, my F32 is quite sound.

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