How scary??

[DebV6]

Was on my way to work this morning, driving down the motorway, it was really heavy rain and even with my wipers on, it was really poor vision from all the lorries spraying etc, and what happens?? My drivers side wiper stops working! Absolutely sh*t myself, cos now I really couldn't see a thing!! I managed to pull over to the inside lane, but there was no hard shoulder or anywhere safe to pull over, so i basically had to carry on driving and lean over the passenger side to look through that side of the window, as this wiper was still going!! Must of looked like a complete idiot, and it was extremely dangerous, but i really didn't have another option!

Is this a common problem?? It happened the day I bought it too, but my boyfriend just tightened the bolts up and it was ok, but even if i took it to a dealers to get it sorted, i'll still be scared of it happening again!

 

[thedoc]

ah, the joys of Renault ownership. Glad to hear your ok. Best to get it looked at.

 

[White16valver]

You'll have to get some of the ThreadGrip stuff (or whatever it's called) to put on the thread of the bolt that you tighten the nut to!

Either that or invest in some RainX just in case!

 

[Grandpa Munster]

Get onto your local dealer, I was told there was a re-call on a batch of cars owing to dodgy wipers.

 

[daz833]

nice to hear that you were able to post about !

 

[DebV6]

Oh great, typical! Thing is I bought it through Carselect.co.uk, was worried that Renault might be a bit funny with me as I didn't buy it through their dealers?

 

[Chili Red]

A warranty is a warranty.

 

[GarethM]

hope renault fix it and at least your ok.

 

[matt182]

I am goin to put rainex on my windscreen now it might help if that happens to me at least your ok and dint have an accident

 

[edgerfs]

Get onto your local dealer, I was told there was a re-call on a batch of cars owing to dodgy wipers.

Yup I've been told the same thing, dealer rekons its a recall on the wiper motor. Mines going in later in the week for it.

 

[littleone]

a recall any details

 

[patty]

ah, the joys of Renault ownership.

lol true!

 

[DebV6]

Yes at least i'm ok, just worried of it happening again and not being as lucky! I will definitely get on to the dealers tomorrow

 

[Kiev85]

same thing happened to me....

in the pi*sing rain.....

was the wee nut that needed tightening...i foned renault cover to fix it..

 

[DebV6]

Well I rang up my local dealers this morning, and the woman was so unhelpful!! Told her briefly the problem, and she said I'd have to wait 2 weeks! I said can't it be squeezed in as obviously i cant drive it in this weather and i need it for work etc, but she was just very stroppy!! Rang up another dealers, quite a bit further away, and they couldn't have been more helpul! Was really friendly, said they were full this week, but they will squeeze me in thursday morning, and would then take me to work or drop me off somewhere as it wasnt so local. So hopefully am getting it sorted!

 

[thedoc]

it might be an idea to coat the windscreen in rain-x, it is quite good. A little extra peice of mind for you too.

 

[DebV6]

Yes, i'll try it, going to be taking all precautions from now on!!

 

[JoelDee]

Bloody renault LOL

 

[Harry_manback]

i remember when my wiper fell off my mini whilst i was following!!!!! a fiesta on the way to college, i made my mate try and reach round and grab it so that we didnt have to stop,

anyway..................

 

[Leeshez]

When my car was 3hours old this happened to me LOL So i phoned the aa. Nice chap for coming out in the rain.

 

[Jamie _Swales]

My wipers stopped working a few weeks ago while it was pissin it down. turn them off n back on - Nowt heppened.

Pulled over, turned the engine off n back on then they worked, wierd

 

[Karlos182]

I'm getting scared reading this LOL!
P.S. Rain-X is truly wonderful stuff - had it on my old car - doing 80 in the pi**ing rain and didn't need to use my wipers!!!!!!

 

[DebV6]

I'm getting scared reading this LOL!
P.S. Rain-X is truly wonderful stuff - had it on my old car - doing 80 in the pi**ing rain and didn't need to use my wipers!!!!!!

Wow, definitely investing in some of that then, where can you get it from, does places like Halfords sell it?

 

[Phill1978]

I'm getting scared reading this LOL!
P.S. Rain-X is truly wonderful stuff - had it on my old car - doing 80 in the pi**ing rain and didn't need to use my wipers!!!!!!

yea mondeo`s and the like have this stuff on as a standard coating and rain just peels off the screen, quite cool. supprised with all the pointless gadgets you get in the 182 that an important one like a rain-x type film couldnt have been applied especially seen as renualt wipers dont like working when its raining lol
mine did the same thing hehe had to stop

 

[Jamie _Swales]

is this the stuff?

Might get some

 

[Kiev85]

the rain x stuff, do you have to re apply it, when it wears off...?

 

[Gus]

Happened to me twice, once was my old Renault 11, the bonnet flew up while doing 70mph down a hill. The other time was a golf, the heater matrix blew andmisted the windows. Both times i had to lean out of the window to see anything.

 

[godders182]

my wipers were the first things to go ... after a day or so