Parking Sensors

[skipgen]

In the middle of West Texas earlier this week, my Parking Sensors decided to spontaneously go offline. Every once in a while they'll come back on but mostly I'll get the annoying beeping with the "!" front center of the car pictogram in the cluster below 10mph or so. There's no apparent damage anywhere - I did smack a tumbleweed but that's a different story...!

Thoughts?

 

[carguy75]

Try cleaning the sensors and checking the wiring harness under the bumper covers for any loose connections.

 

[skipgen]

Try cleaning the sensors and checking the wiring harness under the bumper covers for any loose connections.

Cleaned them but it was just a rag & some water...

 

[Suburbazine]

Reach inside the left hand side of the front bumper (in front of tire), crank open the electrical connection, check for dirt/water/corrosion and then reconnect.

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[skipgen]

Reach inside the left hand side of the front bumper (in front of tire), crank open the electrical connection, check for dirt/water/corrosion and then reconnect.

Sounds good - I'll give it a shot. Driver's side?

 

[Suburbazine]

Sounds good - I'll give it a shot. Driver's side?

Yes. It's approximately under the low beam bulb above the fog light.

 

[skipgen]

Yes. It's approximately under the low beam bulb above the fog light.

Thank you sir! Do you have to take anything apart to access it?

 

[MarcusTheMan]

I've Seen A Few People Talk About Faulty Sensors But I Haven't Gotten Around To Replacing Mine Yet. Everybody Says The Bumper Is A Pain To Get Off But I Haven't Seen Anyone Actually Explain How To Get The Front End Apart.

Thank you sir! Do you have to take anything apart to access it?

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[skipgen]

Ye

I've Seen A Few People Talk About Faulty Sensors But I Haven't Gotten Around To Replacing Mine Yet. Everybody Says The Bumper Is A Pain To Get Off But I Haven't Seen Anyone Actually Explain How To Get The Front End Apart.

Yeah - probably need a lift at least, which I don't have access to.

 

[Suburbazine]

Thank you sir! Do you have to take anything apart to access it?

Not much actually, you can pop out the plastic rivets and one bolt along the fender lip, peel back the liner and reach into the bumper. If you turn the tire all the way right you might not even need to take it off.