Windshield Wipers will not turn off....

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POS96GT

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Waco, Texas

Dec 17, 2003

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• Dec 17, 2003

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My dad has a 95 GT and the wipers will not turn off except with the fuse out. So we replaced the multi-switch on the column and they still stay on. So we read that a circuit in the wiper motor could get burnt out and cause the wipers to stay on. so we replaced the wiper motor just now and the things still run with the switch in the "off" position but the "hi" and "low" works fine.

any help would be great

 

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jerry beach

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Dec 17, 2003

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• Dec 17, 2003

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Take the switch back out of the circuit and see if they still run. If they do not, the switch is most likely at fault. Otherwise there is a short in the vehicle wiring, and it may be easier to run some new wires that to trace it.

 

HO93LX302

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Dec 17, 2003

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• Dec 17, 2003

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you need a wiper motor... i remember working on many customer cars at work with that same problem.. traced the problem to the motor each time

 

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POS96GT

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• Dec 17, 2003

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HO93LX302 said:

you need a wiper motor... i remember working on many customer cars at work with that same problem.. traced the problem to the motor each time

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we did

 

LX302

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• Dec 18, 2003

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My Taurus's wipers would stay on for a couple of swipes after you turned them off. I relaced the switch/stalk and no help. Replaced the motor and it was good as new.
So, maybe you just have a bad replacement wiper motor, (can happen) or like mentioned above, a wiring short.
Good Luck.