Crazy Wipers!
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Crazy Wipers!
I replaced wipers motor one month ago : the wipers started running at the fastest speed, even with ignition and everything off. I could only stop them by removing fuse. Now the same happended: start fast, couldn't stop, and motor does'nt work anymore, even with fuse . Probably there is a failure causing motor to get crazy... anybody had experience with this?
Thank you in advance!
Volvo S40 year 2005/2006
Thank you in advance!
Volvo S40 year 2005/2006
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I just experienced the same exact problem on my ’06 S40... I started my car and my wipers immediately turned on as if the switch was on the fast setting. They wouldn’t turn off either, even with the car off and the key out of the ignition. There was a couple of times they seemed to turn off for just a second or two but then were right back on full blast. They also went through a phase were they were acting like the switch was on the intermittent setting where they would stay down for about a second and then make one fast pass as if they were on high again. They must have done that about 20 times before going back to non-stop on high again. It didn’t matter what setting I put them on, the only thing I could do with the switch was make the washer fluid spray. I pulled the fuse out to stop mine as well. Tried putting it back in today and have no operation at all except for the washer sprayer. Let me know if you find anything out. I won’t be able to make it to my dealer until next week sometime!
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I had the same problem too. I found out why mines were acting crazy. I had aftermarket HIDS on my car and it blew out my wiper motor 3 times. LOL. So if you had HIDS on your car thats the reason why. Because the HIDS were connected through the CEM. And it would give and unstable voltage reading and just fry the wiper motor for some reason. If you do have HIDS you have to connect directly to your battery and have nothing to do with the cem. I had no time to play around with this . So i just removed my HIDS and left it stock. I have no wiper problems now!
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same thing happened to me
I installed my HIDs and the same thing happened. My HIDs were flashing like crazy about an hour after installation then the wipers went crazy. My mechanic at the volvo center recommended the problem eliminator kit for the HIDs from HIDLOOK.com They help regulate the voltage to your ballast so your ECU doesnt freak out. getting the wiper motor replaced on tuesday.
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Every time I would replace my wiper motor. The new motor would last about a month before it went crazy. I will just wait and see if you experience any problems in the future and really see if the eliminator kit works. How did you install your hid kit or did you get it done at a shop? I'll wait for a couple of months or so and if you have no problems then I'll be sure to get the eliminator kit. LoL
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Did you get the relay harness or the resistor/capacitor harness? I have the capacitor harness and experienced the same problem with the wipers the same day I installed the HIDs.
Last edited by lando_pr; 03-14-2009 at 04:53 PM.
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I got the capacitor harness on at the moment. It was actually recommended by a mechanic at the volvo dealership. I'm just hoping that they stay stable. The mechanic also told me if it happens again to just go ahead and buy the volvo OEM HID kit and just change the temp for the bulb.
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Lando , yeah all of us with HIDS experienced wiper problems with the new s40s. Giorgiolari, the first 2 times I changed my wiper motor. I bought it at www.myswedishparts.com. That site was the cheapest I found for a new OEM wiper motor. The 3rd time I got lucky and found a used one for $50.00 from a smashed car at a junk yard.
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Lando , yeah all of us with HIDS experienced wiper problems with the new s40s. Giorgiolari, the first 2 times I changed my wiper motor. I bought it at www.myswedishparts.com. That site was the cheapest I found for a new OEM wiper motor. The 3rd time I got lucky and found a used one for $50.00 from a smashed car at a junk yard.