Back-up camera problem

[cmercer]

Hello all! New to the forum (for about 2 months now) and really appreciate all the info!

I have a 2004 Journey and am having some intermittent problems with my back-up camera. From time-to-time my back-up camera starts to act strange...While driving (and also while stopped) the video image will flicker in-and-out and then come back. I want to trouble shoot this, but figured I would search the forums first. I am not sure if it is the Sony video monitor or if it is the actual camera that is suspect? Has anyone seen this on their rigs?

[cmercer]

Hello all! New to the forum (for about 2 months now) and really appreciate all the info!

I have a 2004 Journey and am having some intermittent problems with my back-up camera. From time-to-time my back-up camera starts to act strange...While driving (and also while stopped) the video image will flicker in-and-out and then come back. I want to trouble shoot this, but figured I would search the forums first. I am not sure if it is the Sony video monitor or if it is the actual camera that is suspect? Has anyone seen this on their rigs?

[SargeW]

HI, welcome to the forums. Start with the easy stuff. Check the connections at the camera and at the monitor for loose or dirty connections. It also sounds like a loose ground could be causing in intermittent operation. If all connections are good, it may be a bad camera. Try calling Tim at RVcams.com. He is a web site supporter and a real good guy to deal with. He will help you diagnose the problem.

Sarge

[DeanLinAZ]

cmercer:

I have a 2004 Journey 39W which had a rear view monitor problem in March of this year. I too, worked with Tim at RVcams.com and after shipping back and forth a bad replacement camera and a new monitor, we discovered that we had a bad camera (Tim said that 9 of 10 problems are the camera). He sent me a new camera and "behold" our rear view monitor works like new. I vote for a bad camera if your coach is an '04 vintage.

[cmercer]

Thanks for the quick replies.

DeanLinAZ:
My Journey is vintage and I do suspect the camera as it appears that the image becomes over-saturated and then flickers out. Then comes back for a while... Do you recall which camera you purchased through RVcams.com?

EDIT: I think I found the correct replacement unit (VCB-RV2MH) on RVcams.com website.