rtp4974 Posted December 6, 2012 Posted December 6, 2012 I had a 330 with the tow package and from time to time towed a UHaul with it. The first time I towed the back up camera died. Lucky it was covered under warranty and I really don't know if the timing was a coincidence or not but ever since then I always disconnected the camera when towing just in case. After all, with the trailer there is nothing to see anyway. So now I have a 12 RX with the tow package and I'm wondering if I should be disconnecting the camera again. It's under warranty so if it happens again it's covered but I would rather not need the repair. Has anyone had their camera die after towing?
Steve Posted December 6, 2012 Posted December 6, 2012 Never heard of the camera dieing, it may of been a concidence, but like you said it's covered. How are you disconnecting the camera?
rtp4974 Posted December 6, 2012 Author Posted December 6, 2012 you can unplug the camera by popping off thr interior panel behind it on the hatch. It's easy to find and was a quick safeguard against a costly repair.
rtp4974 Posted December 8, 2012 Author Posted December 8, 2012 Anybody towing more than 3500 lbs / I haven't, I only pull an occasional small Uhaul. I have done a couple of long distance tows of probably around 2000 lbs and was very happy with how it handled it. Of course I have to give much of the credit to my exceptional packing and weight distribution skills.
Buk Posted December 9, 2012 Posted December 9, 2012 Did the dealership make a comment about towing causing camera failure? I'm curious what is the correlationship between the two?
rtp4974 Posted December 9, 2012 Author Posted December 9, 2012 The dealer just said the camera failed and they replaced it. I was the one who thought there might be a connection with the towing electrical because it happened the first time I towed. Since it doesn’t seem to be a known issue in the Lexus community, it was most likely just a coincidence. The 330 is still in the family but not likely to ever tow again but just in case, I would still unplug the camera. It’s too costly a repair that is so easily prevented.
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