windshield wiper turns on by itself

D

Dave Holman

New Member

Nov 24, 2003

72

0

0

Apr 9, 2006

#1

• Apr 9, 2006

• #1

My windshield wipers will occaisionally turn on to the intermittent mode even though I never touch the switch. I'm assuming I need to replace the switch or maybe even the entire stalk. Has anyone ever had or heard of this problem before?
How do I get the damn thing off to replace it?
This is embarrassing...its hard to look cool when the windshield wipers come on and its not even raining.

 

G

Grey04GT

New Member

Mar 24, 2006

3

0

0

Apr 9, 2006

#2

• Apr 9, 2006

• #2

Wiper problem

I've had this happen on two GM cars that I have owned and it's always been the wiper motor and not the switch. I had a 94 Z28 that always seemed to come on when I took a left turn.

 

D

Dave Holman

New Member

Nov 24, 2003

72

0

0

Apr 9, 2006

#3

• Apr 9, 2006

• #3

Thanks, I never thought of that. Sure would suck to replace the switch and still have the same problem.

 

propellerhead

New Member

Apr 13, 2004

1,541

0

0

"but what's with the but shots?"

Apr 9, 2006

#4

• Apr 9, 2006

• #4

My Ford Ranger used to do that. It's fairly common according to Ranger message boards. Yea, replace the switch.

 

ToplessStang

Member

Mar 7, 2004

591

0

17

Montreal, Canada

Apr 10, 2006

#5

• Apr 10, 2006

• #5

TSB
00-9-6

Replace the switch.

 

K

Kilgore Trout

Fried or Broiled ?

10 Year Member

Mar 30, 2005

4,749

95

134

Apr 10, 2006

#6

• Apr 10, 2006

• #6

It is common, it is absolutely the switch not the motor.

 

speedfreak98r

Banned

Jan 31, 2006

0

0

0

Houston Area

Apr 10, 2006

#7

• Apr 10, 2006

• #7

That must be quite annoying.

 

VOORHEES

Stangnet's "35th Limited Edition" VIN Guy

15 Year Member

Nov 9, 1999

3,046

36

119

LaGrange, GA

Apr 10, 2006

#8

• Apr 10, 2006

• #8

My 99 GT did this too, they changed the entire turn signal/wiper stalk out under warranty. No problems since

 

Nater

New Member

Sep 5, 2003

239

0

0

Maplewood, MN

Apr 10, 2006

#9

• Apr 10, 2006

• #9

Don't know why it would be the motor. It cannot randomly get power whenever it wants to. Another vote for the switch.

 

Mike97gt

it doe snot

Founding Member

Jan 26, 1999

10,633

7

89

the people's republic of massachusetts

Apr 10, 2006

#10

• Apr 10, 2006

• #10

Dave Holman said:

My windshield wipers will occaisionally turn on to the intermittent mode even though I never touch the switch. I'm assuming I need to replace the switch or maybe even the entire stalk. Has anyone ever had or heard of this problem before?
How do I get the damn thing off to replace it?
This is embarrassing...its hard to look cool when the windshield wipers come on and its not even raining.

Click to expand...

the multifuntion switch is most likely the problem I have seen this happen to many fords, not just mustangs.

the guy saying it's the motor on gm cars is right about GM cars. they use a different setup where the motor contains the "brains" of the system and in those cars what he is saying is possible.