Reverse Sensor Problem

Collected by koup from Leng Kee yesterday, after a two-day repair on the speaker mood-light, windscreen wiper and auto-door lock problem. Last week sent koup to LK to do adjustment on the door-window problem. Now just this morning, there's a problem on the reverse sensor. There's a continous sound the moment i put gear to reverse. Sian. Only got my new ride two weeks ago and it's like a weekly affair visiting LK. Called their servicing just now and was told everyone is busy and someone will return my call later. Has anyone encountered problems with their reverse sensor?

the next time you encounter this problem.....try returning gear back to neutral before shifting it to reverse again......it worked on me

muff wrote:the next time you encounter this problem.....try returning gear back to neutral before shifting it to reverse again......it worked on me

Thanks, Muff. But I tried that earlier too, but it didn't work. Tried shifting to drive, park, neutral and back to reverse. Sound comes the moment gear shifted to reverse.

try cleaning the sensor on the back bumper...

for my EX forte the reverse sensor is locally fitted by CnC, where as SX is factory fitted......

how about koup ?

kapitan wrote:try cleaning the sensor on the back bumper...

Thanks, Kapitan. Will try cleaning. Hope it works.

muff wrote:for my EX forte the reverse sensor is locally fitted by CnC, where as SX is factory fitted......

how about koup ?

Not sure. Does anyone know?

muff wrote:the next time you encounter this problem.....try returning gear back to neutral before shifting it to reverse again......it worked on me

Tried before, sometimes works, other times doesnt.

Its really dangerous as to sometimes i am assuming that there is nothing behind (although the sensor is beeping continuously) and continue to reverse...........but what if a little child suddenly goes behind.........

kapitan wrote:try cleaning the sensor on the back bumper...

I have been wiping my car exterior with plain water for the past few months.
And i also spend a little bit more time cleaning the sensors.


In fact, i informed CNC during my 10k servicing and they just told me that they have reconnected the sensors and tested it to be working. Sigh.

pessimizt wrote:

kapitan wrote:try cleaning the sensor on the back bumper...

I have been wiping my car exterior with plain water for the past few months.
And i also spend a little bit more time cleaning the sensors.


In fact, i informed CNC during my 10k servicing and they just told me that they have reconnected the sensors and tested it to be working. Sigh.

simple job done. Surely the sensors are ok.
If the connector is disconnect, there won't be any sensing at all.
Maybe the beeper or the sensor chip board that is faulty.

Btw, when you collect your ride?

pessimizt wrote:

muff wrote:the next time you encounter this problem.....try returning gear back to neutral before shifting it to reverse again......it worked on me

Tried before, sometimes works, other times doesnt.

Its really dangerous as to sometimes i am assuming that there is nothing behind (although the sensor is beeping continuously) and continue to reverse...........but what if a little child suddenly goes behind.........

I think technology sometimes FAIL us.... so we cannot rely too much on the reverse sensor.... we need to use our manual judgement too.

Guardian wrote:

pessimizt wrote:

kapitan wrote:try cleaning the sensor on the back bumper...

I have been wiping my car exterior with plain water for the past few months.
And i also spend a little bit more time cleaning the sensors.


In fact, i informed CNC during my 10k servicing and they just told me that they have reconnected the sensors and tested it to be working. Sigh.

simple job done. Surely the sensors are ok.
If the connector is disconnect, there won't be any sensing at all.
Maybe the beeper or the sensor chip board that is faulty.

Btw, when you collect your ride?

Have been driving my EX since August 2009.

Potatoes wrote:

pessimizt wrote:

muff wrote:the next time you encounter this problem.....try returning gear back to neutral before shifting it to reverse again......it worked on me

Tried before, sometimes works, other times doesnt.

Its really dangerous as to sometimes i am assuming that there is nothing behind (although the sensor is beeping continuously) and continue to reverse...........but what if a little child suddenly goes behind.........

I think technology sometimes FAIL us.... so we cannot rely too much on the reverse sensor.... we need to use our manual judgement too.

Sigh......guess got to send it to outside for checking by myself.

yeap i had this prob too sometimes nthg there it will just Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepp...

abit tulan. so i most of the time just turn ard and see see lor.

cpt_zr wrote:yeap i had this prob too sometimes nthg there it will just Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepp...

abit tulan. so i most of the time just turn ard and see see lor.

Oh my, but what if there really is something (or worse - someone) ?

actually i dunno hw exactly the sensor works.. mine sometimes duriong reversing got sound. after a slight stop and then further reverse in, the sound gone.. LOL.. i never depend on the sensor fully..

whitechoco wrote:actually i dunno hw exactly the sensor works.. mine sometimes duriong reversing got sound. after a slight stop and then further reverse in, the sound gone.. LOL.. i never depend on the sensor fully..

What did you depend ? Especially reversing into a straight wall without the kerb to stop ?

pessimizt wrote:

whitechoco wrote:actually i dunno hw exactly the sensor works.. mine sometimes duriong reversing got sound. after a slight stop and then further reverse in, the sound gone.. LOL.. i never depend on the sensor fully..

What did you depend ? Especially reversing into a straight wall without the kerb to stop ?

open window and look..

whitechoco wrote:

pessimizt wrote:

whitechoco wrote:actually i dunno hw exactly the sensor works.. mine sometimes duriong reversing got sound. after a slight stop and then further reverse in, the sound gone.. LOL.. i never depend on the sensor fully..

What did you depend ? Especially reversing into a straight wall without the kerb to stop ?

open window and look..

Haha......some of my friends adviced me 'wu seah wu serng'.....(jokingly of course)

kapitan wrote:try cleaning the sensor on the back bumper...

My reverse sensor is now back to normal. Washed my car this morning and remembered to clean the sensor area, as per advised by "Kapitan". Then later in the afternoon drove off and when reversing realized there was no 'long beep' sound when gear at reverse. Now I will need to cancel my Tuesday appointment at LK. Thank you "Kapitan".

jest wrote:

kapitan wrote:try cleaning the sensor on the back bumper...

My reverse sensor is now back to normal. Washed my car this morning and remembered to clean the sensor area, as per advised by "Kapitan". Then later in the afternoon drove off and when reversing realized there was no 'long beep' sound when gear at reverse. Now I will need to cancel my Tuesday appointment at LK. Thank you "Kapitan".

Thats good for you !
How you wash that area ? Do you use soap ? Or just water ?

pessimizt wrote:

jest wrote:

kapitan wrote:try cleaning the sensor on the back bumper...

My reverse sensor is now back to normal. Washed my car this morning and remembered to clean the sensor area, as per advised by "Kapitan". Then later in the afternoon drove off and when reversing realized there was no 'long beep' sound when gear at reverse. Now I will need to cancel my Tuesday appointment at LK. Thank you "Kapitan".

Thats good for you !
How you wash that area ? Do you use soap ? Or just water ?

Haha. Thanks. I used only water.

Me too used water..........but still have problem. Sigh.

pessimizt wrote:Me too used water..........but still have problem. Sigh.

Maybe i was just lucky it worked. Actually I was just doing normal washing/cleaning of my koup this morning. Then it rained and I couldn't even wipe dry the car.

jest wrote:

pessimizt wrote:Me too used water..........but still have problem. Sigh.

Maybe i was just lucky it worked. Actually I was just doing normal washing/cleaning of my koup this morning. Then it rained and I couldn't even wipe dry the car.

Thats great for you !
Maybe i should rub that area more the next time i wipe the car.