e-tron wing mirror camera issue

[Northlondoner]

I have a edition 1 e-tron with camera wing mirrors, both of the cameras have been replaced once. However the driver side camera is steaming up again, when washed or went it rains.

Therefore reducing visibility, anyone had this issue? I think I have to contact my dealership and raise another fault to replace the faulty camera and I am not sure if they will be difficult. It seems these camera's have design fault.

[Steve Q]

On 9/4/2022 at 1:34 PM, Northlondoner said:

I have a edition 1 e-tron with camera wing mirrors, both of the cameras have been replaced once. However the driver side camera is steaming up again, when washed or went it rains.

Therefore reducing visibility, anyone had this issue? I think I have to contact my dealership and raise another fault to replace the faulty camera and I am not sure if they will be difficult. It seems these camera's have design fault.

Definitely contact the dealer as the new cameras fitted will have a 12 month warranty on their own regardless of the cars warranty status. 

[RichardH58]

I have the problem of steaming up camera wing mirrors. The offside after 3 months of buying my Audi Etron QUATTRO 55. Then both of them 6 months after that all visits under warranty on a 2020 model.

I live on the Isle of Lewis so cannot just pop in to the nearest Audi dealer.

Today the nearside steamed up again so I carefully removed the bezel and very carefully prized the class screen. I say VERY carefully!! The glass/clear poly carbonate did not break and wiped off all the moisture with a camera lens cleaning cloth. Back to perfect vision then started to mist up a couple of hours later.

Very poor design so when there is some really sunny hot weather I will do the same again and let it breath. I am tempted to put a some silica gel bag in the housing and get to the bottom of why moisture is getting in there.

This should not happen on a car that is an expensive luxury car..

Richard