Have somebody stand behind your f150 and put it in reverse.
Ford f150 rear view mirror backup camera problems.
For many f 150 owners the wiring will be located up near the rear view mirror though you ll have to refer to your model s maintenance manual for a ford f 150 backup camera wiring diagram for more specific information.
When the truck is placed in reverse a message appears that says no signal to rear view camera detected for many drivers this starts as an intermittent problem but may develop into a permanent issue.
Troubleshooting ford f150 backup camera problems this section is presented to you in the order of likelihood that the particular issue is causing the back up camera problem with your ford f150.
First make sure the conector on the back of the mirror is plugged in all the way.
Originally i tried using a camera from a 2018 ford transi.
Here are some of the main problems that drivers may experience with their f150 s backup camera.
This is applies to for f150 2012 2014 and even newer trucks.
Again checking your fuses to ensure everything is connected and not blown and going and tracing the wiring and cables from the camera to the display will reveal the problem to you.
Bad shifter alignment this is a really easy one to check.
50 of the time i get a black fuzzy screen for about 1 1 5 seconds then a blue screen for maybe 2 3 seconds before the screen disappears.
Then also a common spot for a loose conection is on the back of the rear bumper there is a harness that comes out of the tailgate and has a conector located behind the rear bumper make sure its plugged in all the way very common to be unplugged or half plugged in.
Here we fix a for f150 back up camera.
I ve had it less than 2 years and i am already having problems with my camera.