Intermittent and normal low high wipers just stop

[riotwarrior]

OK, I think this is likely the darn intermittent wiper control modules fault. I'll be driving in the rain...and down here in lower mainland there is lots of it compared to the desert climate I am from! Oh how I forgot how it rains down here....

Well anyway....I am driving along wipers beatin a fine rhythm, when suddenly they will just stop, I mean half way up the windshield or down or just anywhere then in a few moments they'll start again. They do this on HI Low, and intermittent. I can go miles and miles no problem, then suddenly they freak out for a while, then fine for a while.

Whats yer take on this one? Mines the damn control box....anyone got an extra one?

 

[hahn_rossman]

It most likely is the control box. Many people (including myself) have fixed them by taking then apart and carefully resoldering the connection on the printed circuit board. The factory soldering isn't that great and the box gets shaken by the parking brake releasing. It isn't a major task and very satisfying to fix it for zero dollars and a half hour of your time! Good luck.

 

[riotwarrior]

Ya, I had read about that dreaded, solder somewhere on this forum...that I can handle...it just didnt need to be while I am away from home with no soldering tools...lol

 

[John Haggerty]

I did the solder thing in the module and that took care of all my wiper problems years ago. However, I wasted money thinking it was a switch or wiper motor.

 

[ericboutin]

Very interesting! I've never heard of the solder thing! I will definately have to try this. Mine do the exact same thing and they also will run very very very slowly sometimes; almost like they are air driven or something. Would this control box problem also cause this?.......and where exactly is this control box that needs re-soldering?

 

[KR69IDI]

I'd also like info on this control box. My wipers sometimes just won't turn off. When they do stop, god only knows where they do stop!!

 

[typ4]

I'd also like info on this control box. My wipers sometimes just won't turn off. When they do stop, god only knows where they do stop!!

Yours is a bad park switch in the motor.

 

[KR69IDI]

Yours is a bad park switch in the motor.

Russ, Just change the wiper motor and problem solved?

 

[DieselChemist]

Riot, mine did the same thing, intermittent stopping in all positions, it turned out to be the motor.

 

[f-two-fiddy]

My 93 gasser had that problem. Turned out that the motor had be infiltrated with water. Over the years, the glue that holds the magnets to the side of the case let go. I cleaned up the rust, and re-glued the magnets to the case. It's worked fine ever since.

 

[riotwarrior]

Well I'll pop the box and see if I can see anything that I can solder and do so, that motor trick sounds interesting too...Hmmm....one thing at a time, that way I'll know for sure what was the issue and how it was solved...

I'll photo shoot the solder job and post it here, if that doesn't fix the issue. I'll look into the motor and glue then if I can redo the glue, I'll photo shoot it too.!