What is causing some 2015 Ram 1500 truck backup cameras to go haywire?

check the harness between tailgate and bed, it may be being pinched when you close the tailgate

I have a 2018 ram SLT . my screen is blue when I back up. I checked all the connectors and the radio is receiving voltage from the camera. It just did this. I have also removed the battery cables so the computer could reboot. Nothing changed. Still a blue screen. New camera is 190.00 and non refundable and the stereo which is factory is over 1000.00. Don't want to waste my money.

Check the connection between the tailgate as if you were taking the tailgate off.

9/30/18
2016 Longhorn Larime bought new ay Helfmsn Dodge Houston, Tx.
The camera has worked only 50% of the time for the last year giving a screen with lines through it, when I'd take it to service they said unless it was doing it when I had it there then they would not look at the truck, I took it 5 times even with a video. My wife was backing up one day and the camera and sensors stopped working and she bumped a pole damaging the tailgate and bumper.
I went to the owner Steve Wolf, the owner said he would not honor the warranty, that Chrysler had to fix the truck. I contacted Chrysler and told them what the owner said and they told me they would fix the truck. Well when I went to pick up the truck they had replaced the camera and radio, but not the damage, so I looked at what the Feds had to say: In Addition to posing a serious hazard to occupants, the defective cameras violate Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard NO. 111, which Mandates that all manufacturers ensure all models facilitate "clear and reasonable unobstructed views to the rearCFR-2011-title49-vo16/CFR-2011-title49-vo16-sec571-111."

I just had a camera installed by Dodge dealership. Worked for about a month and then one day it came on and stayed on. When in drive and after you get going after 10 mph it turns blue. Radio has not worked since. If the truck isn't placed in reverse the screen remains with Ram logo.

I have a 2015 RAM 1500. The active guidance parking lines quit working. The backup camera is still functioning okay. Had it at the dealer, they couldn't figure it out. Now what should I do? Grin and bear it?

Similarly...Ram had a recall to upgrade code on my 2014 Ram 1500 and now the grid lines on my backup camera are gone. Disappointing how the dealer just raised their hands and backed away.

just took my 2016 Big Horn 1500 to the dealer with a green backup camera screen...their diagnosis was that they would need to do a radio software update...but warned me that 60% of the time this update fries the radio, so it continues to draw current even when the ignition is turned off, which drains the battery until it is dead.

So, my having the lifetime warranty, they suggested that i get the update done when i can be without needing the truck for 10 days , just in case they need to order a new radio...my total cost, including 10 days loaner car...$200

dealer is century dodge, mt airy, md

I have fussed with this intermittent issue since I purchased my 2017 Ram. I have had multiple tailgate cameras replaced by the dealer. Put truck in reverse and get jaggy lines or a green or black screen. I found it is often provoked by opening and closing the tailgate. I found that it can be provoked or fixed by jiggling the wiring harness between the truck and the tailgate. Must be a pinched wire or connector because I have replaced everything but that item and I have had the dealer check the connectors and replace the screen and head unit.

My 2016 Ram 1500 was having backup camera issues. It would work sometimes and sometimes not. I could shake the cable to make it start working. I checked the cable connection unde the truck bed. It was fine. I opened up the tailgate to check the connection at the camera. I found the wiring between the camera and bottom of tailgate had a 90 degree bend in it. I straightened the wiring and the camera started working like it was supposed to. The wiring was being pinched.

I bought a used 2015 Ram 1500 last August. Back up camera worked great for about three months, then the back up assist lines disappeared. I spent a day at the dealership and they said I needed a new radio. It took nine months to get it put in. Now it is worse than ever. When I first start up the truck, the back up camera works, without assist lines. Buy the time I get to work, about a 45 minute drive, it doesn't work...black screen. Back to the dealer for another waisted day for a new camera this time. Still having the same problem, and the assist lines never came back. Doubt I will ever buy a Dodge again. I needed the camera for hooking up my camper. Shouldn't Doge step up and have a recall on this problem?

I had the same problem for over a year and several trips to the dealership without a fix, until I purchased some extension wires off of Amazon and rewired the wires under the taillight, DON'T USE THE INITIAL HOLE UNDER THE TAIL GATE. When you close the tail gait it pulls the wires thus causing the disconnection.

If it says “System Not Available” then Check all the connections on the wires. My camera showed static one day, then fixed itself but then got real foggy and stayed foggy. My wire connections were fine. I opened up the tailgate to see inside it, found nothing. Drying out the camera did not work. I fixed it by removing just the little cube camera (not the whole integrated handle) and the dealership sold me a new one that has been upgraded with a different part number than the OEM one. Just remove the two little screws that’s hold just the camera. You don’t have to remove anything but the access panel to reach it.
Now mine works like new!!! Super clear picture!!
Cost me $270.00- expensive I know but better than paying someone to diagnose it first.
-October 28, 2019.

I have had the same issues with my back up cam recently as well with my 2015 ram. As a mechanic I found out that the issue could be one of two things. First off the cam can just be bad period. Second and what I found on mine was that the harness that connects by the spare tire had water and dirt which killed my cam connection. I have come to the conclusion that if you take apart the connector and clean it fill with dielectric grease it should be fine. I’ll keep you updated if anything changes for me.