(T) Wipers Going Silly

Hi guys i gotta 2.4 abarth(52 plate)not had it long have seen this post before about wipers stopping in middle of screen and having mind of their own well mines doing this now has anyone had same problem and how did you cure it.Have noticed it goes away when wipers been on for a short while its only happens really when first put wipers on (cold).Cheers.

Sounds like they are struggling. I think the mechanism was changed to have new grease, one that deals with cold temperatures better. Might need the motor mechanism stripping then regreasing.

Or, I might be going in the wrong direction; does this happen in auto (rain sensing) mode or in continuous wipe?

it generally occurs when ever i first put wipers on has done it in both modes.Think it a common problem suprised there aint a sticky on this subject.

Lee,

After searching through the posts I came across your post regarding the Stilo Wipers. I have a friend who (I believe) has the same issue with the wipers.

Like you mention in your post the wipers stop in the middle of the screen and then after a delay continue wiping again. Oddly it appears to be perfectly timed - I forget the exact timings but the wipers will run for say 8 seconds then stop midway on the screen for about 5 seconds.

I am sure they also said that after a while it does go away but I will need to double check this.

Did you manage to get you problem fixed, and if so what did you do/have done to get them working again? The dealer has so far suggested replacing the wiper moters but they will not guarantee that this will fix the problem and we are hoping to get some confidence that this will work before agreeing to having this work done.

Many thanks,

John

Take the cover off the wiper motor and clean off the excess grease from the contact tracks. There's usually so much excess grease in there that the contact strips lose electrical connection and the wiper stops mid stroke

Have a look here for pictures
http://www.fiatforum.com/stilo/10918...-sticking.html

I have seen something similar to this on a seat ibiza and an astra at work

I'd say that its a relay about to go if its that perfectly timed. My Ibiza went once and it was mechanical and it was anything but perfectly timed.

I also had a problem with wipers, I'll dig out the post for you now

Here we go -> Mental Wipers

also contains a link to the orignal thread, if its any use