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Originally Posted by mediocrechris
Holy crap, that doesn't inspire confidence! What happened to the cameras? Why did they fail?
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Both front fender cameras and ends of their harnesses were diagnosed as failing due to corrosion, and the initial SA's opinion was that that wasn't BMW's fault -- too bad so sad. All the other cameras (I think there are six) worked fine.
An appeal to another SA prevailed because there was no evidence of damage anywhere so it seems that those cameras in the wheel wells may be inadequately sealed from muck thrown up by the front wheels. First owner drove the car 3 winters in salty Massachusetts and my guess it was parked in a warm garage every night to hasten the corrosion. As I mentioned, the front rotors became badly pitted with surface rust spots and their edges had a thick red crust. Since then I rinse inside the wheel wells thoroughly whenever I wash the car.