2013 Subaru Outback: backup camera failure

Filed Jan 3, 2023 · Electrical · VT

BACK UP CAMERA FAILURE! The camera in the lift gate get corrosion and stops working! the safety of people walking behind the vehicle.

Filed Jun 26, 2021 · MD

The backup camera began to malfunction (not work) intermittently until it stopped working altogether.

Filed Sep 11, 2020 · Electrical · 75,000 miles · NM

Backup camera shows blue screen and backup guide lines but no camera image when transmission is placed in reverse. Occurs intermittently. Can occur either when vehicle is stationary (e.g., immediately on putting car in reverse) or in the middle of backing up. Sometimes camera image will come back on momentarily or not at all. This particular vehicle has the camera display integrated with the rear view mirror. However, the cause of the fault is unknown to me, and I have not been able to identify a pattern of occurrence. Camera image is clear and crisp when it does appear so the problem is presumably either software related or perhaps a wiring fault. Started occurring several years ago.

Filed Mar 30, 2019 · Visibility · MD

When in reverse, the rear camera displays on the screen as it should. The problem occurs when the system connect via bluetooth to a mobile device, the rear camera view is blocked by a large notification window reporting that the connection has been made to the mobile device. This obstructs the view. The timing of this process often occurs just as one has started backing up since it takes 30-60ish seconds to get situated and then start reversing and it also take about this much time for the bluetooth connection to establish itself. A solution could be to a) not display other notifications when the backup camera is on the display, or b) make the notification not obscure as much of the camera view.

Filed Nov 16, 2015 · Engine · 70,500 miles · MI

Check engine light has been activated seven times since the beginning of this summer (2015). Low on oil at first. Dealer changed pcv valve and topped off oil at the time of first engine light activation. Now, just had $1200 of maintenance on it at different dealer. Including change of temp sensor on nov 2. Check engine light on again today, with difficulty starting. Difficulty starting with check engine light has been for check engine indications for last month. Dealer is confounded. I am very concerned with less than 71000 miles. Did purchase an extended warranty for 80000 miles. Did have dealer of original sale have hitch and rear view camera installed prior to delivery.

Filed Feb 23, 2013 · Body, Driver assistance · 15,000 miles · IL

Backup camera gets blocked completely by a large "connected to mobile phone" message box when in reverse after recently starting car. Can happen when you're half way in the road and should be fixed.

Filed Feb 19, 2013 · Electrical · 5,312 miles · CA

The navigation system overrides the safety backup camera with messages when the car is in reverse. This is very dangerous since the navigation system can display a message on the screen and completely obscure the backup camera display while backing up. This happens every time I start my car and begin to backup. The backup camera comes on when I put the car in reverse but as I'm backing up, the navigation system displays messages from my bluetooth phone connection and I can't see what is behind me via the backup camera. Nothing should override the backup camera when the car is in reverse.