Blind Spot Warning

[rogers ftype]

I am having issues with my blind spot warning system and continue to get an error in the console "Blind Spot Sensor Blocked" it has been to a dealer twice and they are now saying the paint on the rear bumper is too thick so I need a whole new rear bumper which I find really odd as the car was alright for the first 9 months of ownership and I have not sprayed the bumper. (Oh and they don't want to do it under warranty even though I reported it to them within the jaguar warranty period).In addition to this, when I put it in revers the message says" reversing sensor blocked"
I would be interested to see if any other F types have had this issue and what the solution was.
Thanks all.

 

[cj10jeeper]

Very strange.
Surely if the sensor is at fault you put in a new and factory paints sensor. Paint on the bumper cannot affect it
Separately if you reported a fault under warranty and it’s not been fixed then they should do so outside the end of warranty period. I’d speak to Jaguar Customer Service on both points

 

[gasgas]

name and shame the dealer

 

[Anonymous]

Hi, your car is number 37778 (MY17). It had all the correct options added at point of manufacture for blind spot to work. There was actually two different versions one with and one without reverse traffic collision detection. (Both options).

It was an ex Paragon car and only covered 337 miles in the first 2yrs so a rare low miler. The main Jaguar warranty expired on 17-APR-2019 however I presume you purchased it around March-April last year from Jaguar Northampton (Guy Salmon) or Milton Keynes (Lancaster) - the records are not clear whether it was purchased or serviced at one or the other. So you should have the Jaguar extended warranty to cover these issues. You also have a FJSH.

Paint too thick is a laugh. Unless it has a new rear end at some point. Either way not your issue.

Try your dealer once more. If they fail to fix contact Jaguar Customer Services as a complaint. Your extended 2yr warranty (presuming you purchased from main dealer) is valid at any dealer so try another one as well.

There seems to be good and bad ones. I can positivity recommend Derby if near to you.

 

[steviegtr]

Had this happen on a Passat some years ago. Front ones. One day I had a go with a toothbrush carefully cleaning around the edges of the sensor. Then noticed the smallest grain of dirt between the sensor & the body. Cleaned it & never had another problem with it. Just a thought.

 

[PDE]

Had this happen on a Passat some years ago. Front ones. One day I had a go with a toothbrush carefully cleaning around the edges of the sensor. Then noticed the smallest grain of dirt between the sensor & the body. Cleaned it & never had another problem with it. Just a thought.

Blind spot and parking sensors are two different sensors. The blind spot one is radar unit you can't see them from the outside. It's the one with the long lead.

 

[PDE]

More info below and attached. Hope it helps

If either of the radar signals are blocked or distorted, for example by
water, the radar face of the module is covered in mud, sleet or snow
the system may detect this and be disabled with the amber status
LED permanently lit together with a ‘blind spot monitoring blocked’
message displayed in the Instrument Cluster (IC) message center.
The system is disabled until the blockage is cleared.

If there is a fault in the system the amber status LED is permanently
lit and a ‘blind spot monitoring not available’ message displayed in
the IC message center. The system is disabled until the fault is
rectified.

System fault and blockage warnings are as follows;

The system is disabled when the radar module signal is blocked
(amber status LED permanently lit and IC message).

The system is disabled by a fault (amber status LED permanently lit
and IC message).

If there is a failure in the communication network and the warning
LED cannot be displayed in the mirror, a failure message will be
displayed in the IC message center.

When any faults are present in the system, Diagnostic Trouble Codes
(DCS) are stored in both BMCM's appropriate to each module.
Replacement of modules requires the right module to be configured
using the Jaguar approved diagnostic equipment. Due to the fact that
all modules are supplied as left modules the replacement left modules
do not require configuring.

Calibration of the modules using the Jaguar approved diagnostic
equipment enables updates to be downloaded as new technology
becomes available or any fault concerns require software updates.

Phil