offroader461 Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 Been having a real annoying problem with my windshield wipers...they work when they want to...ill turn the switch on and it won't do anything and then all of a suddent they will turn on...Also if they are on and i turn the switch off they will stop where they are and sometimes won't return to the down position...another thing is if they are on and i turn them off and try to turn them back on they won't work either... I have completely replaced the wiper motor and linkage with a newer unit and now they move better than the old unit but i still have the same problem...any suggestions???
CWLONGSHOT Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 Do you have imtermitent wipers? IOf so the "stalk" on the collum could be your problem... CW
offroader461 Posted January 4, 2009 Author Posted January 4, 2009 Do you have imtermitent wipers? IOf so the "stalk" on the collum could be your problem... CW yes i have intermitent wiper...what are you talking about the stalk?
CWLONGSHOT Posted January 4, 2009 Posted January 4, 2009 The wiper controls are on the "stalk" on the colum. Its not the most durasble thing going, I had to replace mine and the one on the XJ I gave my pop. CW
HOrnbrod Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 A more common failure than the stalk is the intermittent wiper module located at the bottom of the steering column inline with the column harness wires. Unplug the module on both ends, plug the harness connectors together, then see if the wipers operate normally (the delay function of course will be gone). If they do you'll need another module.
Pete M Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 This thing. My wipers in the 90 had a mind of their own and it turned out the box was faulty. A junkyard one cured my woes. :D
Junker Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 I had a similar problem to what you're describing and after a couple hours of trouble shooting I found that the "return to park" wire was shorting to ground. So if all else fails try checking your wiring. here's the procedure so you don't have to figure out what all of the wires are http://autorepair.about.com/library/faqs/bl669e.htm
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