Bizarre Wiper issue / problem - always on !

[M@H]

Chaps,

I turned the key in the ignition of the Chim yesterday and the wipers came on - assuming my daughter had knocked the column stalk (as she had been in the car just beforehand) I went to turn it off but it was in the off position ! This had been just fine the day before !?

I now have single speed wipers for "off" "intermittent" and "on" and still get double speed as I should... any ideas..? The only thing I had been doing the day before was giving the underbonnet area a clean, but can't think of anything under there that would have upset things..

Cheers,

Matt.

[steve-V8s]

I would vote for the park switch. The wipers have a continuous supply as well as the switched one so that when you turn them off they can continue until parked. If the switch has gone on strike you can get a number of symptoms this being one if them. The switch is a white plastic bit that sits on the outside of the wiper motor is readily available and fairly easy to change.

[spend]

Pull the connector off if need be, rather than wear out the motor/linkage.

Next time you get the urge to blame your offspring for something, get them to do the 'cleaning'

[sparkesp]

Had a similar problem with mine, as they wouldnt turn off. Park switch was heavily corroded, and after a good clean no more problems.

[ZGR]

Mine do it if I use the wipers anywhere above 40mph, the wind keeps them from the park position and so the park switch is never activated - have to slow down to stop them!!

[theaxe]

Wiper Park Switch

[Yorky]

Same thing happened to me recently; I suggest you have a word with Adrian@ for a replacement park switch. Brilliant service and really helpful

[M@H]

Cheers chaps, quite right and all sorted now. I had knocked the little blighter off with the nozzle of the vacuum cleaner, its a bit of a fiddle to get it back on again isn't it!


Thanks all,

Matt

[theaxe]

Adrian@ said:

theaxe said:

Wiper Park Switch

Can that be edited ........ Set the wipers into the upright position by switching the ignition off mid wipe before you start, so that the cam lobe on the gear is out of position whilst you are changing the switch, this stops you from breaking the switch before you have had chance to use it. Adrian@

Updated, thanks for the suggestion!