Winshield Wiper Problems

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Sep 3, 2008 | 01:27 AM

rolfe04655

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From: Machiasport, ME

Winshield Wiper Problems

I don't know if anyone has had this happen or can give me some insight. I have a 2002 Excursion. The issue is sometimes when I turn the front wipers on, the blades will move super slow up the window, I mean real slow. While they are doing this, the window washer will come on too. Changing the speed on the switch does not make any difference. If I keep pushing the washer button and frigging with the switch it will come out of it. They won't turn off sometimes either if they are in this frigged up mode. If I reach out and grab one of the wipers and give it a tug it will sometimes come out of it. At other times I will turn on the switch and nothing happens. If I give a wiper a tug it will start working.

There is no recall on this year for anything like that. I'm not sure if it is a problem with my switch or if it is the motor that is the problem.

Just trying to get some idea of what is going on before I start replacing parts. Any help would be much appreciated.

Rolfe

Sep 3, 2008 | 02:57 AM

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I wanna say your motor is possibloy dieing. I would first check all your linkages and make sure theres not leaves or other junk causing problems with the mechanism moving. Maybe try to put a lil grease on the joints? The fact you yanking on the wiper a lil helps makes me believe the problem is with the motor, or something obstructing the moving mechanisms.

Sep 3, 2008 | 08:52 AM

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The linkage is all fine. I was leaning towards the motor as the problem but I just wasn't sure where sometimes when turned on the sprayer comes and and the blades just creep up the windshield.

Sep 3, 2008 | 02:42 PM

BPofMD

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Could be the Multi-Function Switch in the steering wheel.....

Sep 3, 2008 | 03:00 PM

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Yeah, I'm not sure yet what it is. On the way home I went to turn them on and nothing at all, didn't move a bit, kept trying then waited about a minute and then they came on real slow with the sprayer going, turned them off and tried them again in about 2 minutes and they worked fine. I know the motor has some kind of circuit board in it that controls speed of the wipers and maybe it is just getting ready to let go. It has gotten worse over the past few weeks which leads me to believe the motor is getting worse. Beats me.

Sep 3, 2008 | 07:45 PM

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Get some electronics cleaner and blast the hell out of your wiper switch on the turn signal lever. I have problems with that periodically and cleaning it every once in a while works good.

Last edited by Heavy_Metal; Sep 3, 2008 at 07:45 PM. Reason: spelling