I have had that error EVERY MORNING for 2 years without any issues. Im calling 'bullshit' on that diagnosis from your dealer. If your dashcam has the ability, make sure it turns off if your battery gets below i.e. 12.2vI was hoping to get other opinions on this. Should this be hardwired somewhere else, or perhaps with a separate battery? Or is the dealership mistaken? Is it even possible for it to be related to the powertrain malfunction error given I've had the dashcam installed for nearly a year before seeing the error?
Which fuse number did you use?My Thinkware has never ever caused any problems. I also have it wired into the BCM. The Thinkware has a built-in auto-turnoff below a certain voltage function. It's been on the car for about 30 thousand miles now.
Oh boy... I'll have to look it's been so long.Which fuse number did you use?
No worries, don't want you to take things apart to check. I decided to give slot 13 a try since it is also unused and rated for 15A vs the 20A of fuse 5 that I was previously using. Will see if it makes any difference.Oh boy... I'll have to look it's been so long.
Did you remove the black metal spring clips? I've tried both ways and now the plastic tabs that the clips mount on are flimsy little weakened pieces of plastic.Jeff, this is fantastic. Thank you, it gave me the confidence to install my own dash cam this way. My biggest issue is the A column cover, how the hell did you get that back on? It’s driving me nuts, I don’t believe anything else is obstructed but the two clips up top are just not letting me in far enough to close it up. Any words of wisdom?
Edit: Be smarter than me: pull the black clips out and then attach them to the A column cover, it'll then snap right into the other piece.
@MachDoc should add this to the op. I was ready to go to the dealer cause I couldn’t figure this out. Thought I broke something.It might be too late to help you, but maybe someone else can benefit here. I also had problems getting the A-pillar cover to clip back into those black pieces. I found out those black pieces are themselves clipped into the white piece. I removed the black pieces and installed them on the A-pillar cover and then I was easily able to snap everything back into place.