2 months after purchasing my 2023 Ford Escape Platinum Hybrid a small rock hit our front camera while driving on the highway. Received a warning that features not functioning. I was really surprised to see the camera lens cracked, you would think the lens would be made of a durable material, just like headlights are, but it is not. Anyway, not covered under warranty, but is covered under our insurance (just like a rock chip to the windshield would be). In order to verify it's only the camera broken the dealer had to remove the entire front end and order the camera. So the car is taken apart and undriveable while they get the part. That was way back on November 18th. Turns out the camera is backordered, (and in high demand) have no idea how long I'll be without a car! I wonder how many other people have broken cameras. Definitely a quality issue and poor design. Hopefully the new camera will last longer!! If it does break again, I won't bring my car in to the dealer until I can verify, they have the replacement part!!
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Where is the front camera located on your 23 Escape? Mine is 22 PHEV, and I thought the front camera is inside of the windshield in front of the rear view mirror.
The 2023 has a camera mounted in the grill.
No protective cover, so probably one of the stupidest places to mount something that doesn't tolerate an impact from a rock.
No protective cover, so probably one of the stupidest places to mount something that doesn't tolerate an impact from a rock.
Not many places Ford could have placed the the front parking camera other than the front bumper. Although they could have tried some more durable glass. Maybe Gorilla Glass Victus?
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Sapphire like the camera lenses in the iPhone would have been better.
The camera in question is part of the Ford 360 system and is referred to as the front parking camera.
The camera in question is part of the Ford 360 system and is referred to as the front parking camera.
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