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Tell me again why computer controlled EVERYTHING is such a great idea ...

 

http://www.juno-news.com/news/read/article/the_associated_press-jeep_recalling_206668_cherokee_suvs_for_wiper_defe-ap

 

Static electricity from the wiper blades on dry glass can fubar the wipers? That's NUTS! What's wrong with a motor and a switch? It's been working for nearly fifty years. Haven't automotive engineers ever heard, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"?

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I think I heard that someone was also able to hack a new cherokee and literally drive it remotely, with a driver inside unable to take control of the vehicle. That would mean the steering would have to be electronic, motors and push rods. Whats wrong with a good old fashioned gear box?

 

I can't believe the POS even sold 206,000, let alone recall them. 

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Tell me again why computer controlled EVERYTHING is such a great idea ...

 

http://www.juno-news.com/news/read/article/the_associated_press-jeep_recalling_206668_cherokee_suvs_for_wiper_defe-ap

 

Staic electricity from the wiper blades on dry glass can fubar the wipers? That's NUTS! What's wrong with a motor and a switch? It's been working for nearly fifty years. Haven't automotive engineers ever heard, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it"?

There are electronics, "computerized", in the wiper modules for Jeeps since the 1980s. This just happens to be a new issue.

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Yep. The intermittent wiper module a lot of us have is one of them. Probably just a glorified resistor network, but still a wiper control module. The "fix" is easy. Just unplug it and remove it from the harness or replace it. Probably a replacement issue with the new Cherokees also, just with more shielding on the module.

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  • 4 weeks later...

When I was younger my parents had a '96 Voyager with the 3.0 V6. It too had the mystery automatic touch-free wipers. Pretty much nothing electrical on that thing worked. Slow, oil burning, lifter ticking pile of garbage. Smelled like mold too. Motivated me to get the MJ driving so I didn't have to drive around in that miserable thing (it went to the junker not long after I got my license). Never stranded us, though.

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We have a couple of those vans at work. Identical in that mauve colour. I don't know about the other one, but the one I had to use was a total turd. Nothing worked. The only reason the wipers worked was because of a crude switch on the dash that one of our mechanics put in. They finally replace it this year.

If any of you happen to watch the Canadian gov surplus site, and see a couple minivans from Riding Mountain, trust me, they're only worth their weight in scrap.

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