so went to the dealer today to pick up some parts that i ordered, when i return to my car and start it up the damn wipers were on. i checked the switch and it was on the off position, i moved the switch around to see if it would trigger anything but it didn't. so i'm driving down the street like a moron (sunny day), i pull into the nearest part store shut the car off and check the fuse, the fuse is fine, so i pop the hood to see if there is any loose wires and nothing. get back into the car start it up and the wipers are off now, wtf?

has this happened to anyone? if so what was it? any info eally helps, trying to figure out, maybe my wiper motor is going bad?

 

am i the only weirdo to have this happen? - BUMP

 

Something could have gotten jammed or something....**** happens...umm...after they were off, were they fully functional if u pushed the switch?

 

yeah, that's the thing. afterwards they worked normal. i hate electrical components!

 

My wipers don't work either.The motor went bad and I don't know how much a new one cost,prolly bread because they know you have to have wipers.But if everything else is fine,then its prolly the motor.

 

check the local junk yards, my local junk yards has tons of civics, that's about the only thing lefts on them when i stop by.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by philosofy1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah, that's the thing. afterwards they worked normal. i hate electrical components!</TD></TR></TABLE>

i hear that

electrical components = boo-urns!!

 

Even if the switch is turned off on the wiper stalk the entire stalk could be hanging down, which will also keep the wipers on. you know how you can pull down on the wiper switch/stalk and make the wipers wire until you let off and the entire stalk springs back into the normal position? A lot of the older Civics have the spring kind of wear out right there and the stalk hangs low enough to engage the wipers.

Easy/cheap fix?

Fold up some paper and jam it under the wiper switch/stalk until you can find a new switch if this happens to be your problem.

 

my wiper stalk is loose, and when i hit bumps my wipers turn on, I call it the bump detector, you think the city will give me money to tell them where there are bumps? haha

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by medside &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my wiper stalk is loose, and when i hit bumps my wipers turn on, I call it the bump detector, you think the city will give me money to tell them where there are bumps? haha</TD></TR></TABLE>

ROFL

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18C5-EH2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Even if the switch is turned off on the wiper stalk the entire stalk could be hanging down, which will also keep the wipers on. you know how you can pull down on the wiper switch/stalk and make the wipers wire until you let off and the entire stalk springs back into the normal position? A lot of the older Civics have the spring kind of wear out right there and the stalk hangs low enough to engage the wipers.

Easy/cheap fix?

Fold up some paper and jam it under the wiper switch/stalk until you can find a new switch if this happens to be your problem.</TD></TR></TABLE>

you know your cool *** hell man! your one of the most informative members on here. if live in the ATL we would have to hang out, but any way i never thought about that. i will try that trick out though, thanks.

 

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you know your cool *** hell man! your one of the most informative members on here. if live in the ATL we would have to hang out, but any way i never thought about that. i will try that trick out though, thanks.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Haha yeah thanks for the props. I'm not on here nearly as much as I'd like to be because of work, band, wife, etc.