Wipers won't stop
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Race Director
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From: Arlington TX
Wipers won't stop
After work the wipers would not turn off. They will shift to high in the high position but in everyother position they are on low. A few times on the 20 minute drive home they parked for about 5 seconds then came on again a couple of times they acted like they were on the shortest delay cycle.
I am leaving to drive somewhere first thing in the morning and it is suppose to rain so I can't just pull the fuse. Any ideas?
Thanks.
I am leaving to drive somewhere first thing in the morning and it is suppose to rain so I can't just pull the fuse. Any ideas?
Thanks.
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From: Anthony TX
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St. Jude Donor '08
YES! The drains in the cowl are clogged! I just posted on another post about the same thing except he had a smell issue. The controller board on the bottom of the wiper motor is in the water/gook.
Clean out the drains and once the motor controller dries out the problem should go away. Its a very common problem.
Check out the post below:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1742268
Clean out the drains and once the motor controller dries out the problem should go away. Its a very common problem.
Check out the post below:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1742268
Drifting
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From: Berryville Virginia
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08
Yes it's the wiper motor that has been sitting in water due to the clogged udders. Your motor may dry out, but mine didn't. Here's what I had to do, (it wasn't very hard)
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1715595
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1715595
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Race Director
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From: Arlington TX
Thanks for the info. It rained very hard here today. When I checked the drains they were not clogged but that doesn't mean they didn't fill up in the massive drenching we got today and fry the wiper controller. Guess I will have to drive my wifes tahoe on my trip since it is suppose to rain tomorrow and the next day.
Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08
Thanks for the info. It rained very hard here today. When I checked the drains they were not clogged but that doesn't mean they didn't fill up in the massive drenching we got today and fry the wiper controller. Guess I will have to drive my wifes tahoe on my trip since it is suppose to rain tomorrow and the next day.
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Drifting
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08
Mine worked fine, and with a lifetime guarantee and the ability to change it out in about an hour (after the first time), it sure beats a $500 trip to the dealer!
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I like the lifetime warranty for $39, but the hassle of the second motor was a pita for me. I think another poster had a similar experience so I wanted to drop the caveat.
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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17,'19,'22
My car did the same thing. I fixed this a few days ago. I got a motor from autozone for about 43.00 with tax including the core exchange. Their is a install guide on the forum that makes it really easy. I used some liquid wrench on the wiper arms cuz they were a bitch to get off. Also the fuse on mine had blown too. I put a new one in and had to wait about a min or two after I put the new motor in for it to work. You will save ALOT of money compared to taking it to the dealership.
