Windscreen wipers - where did they go

[ESCOBAR]

Driving along the road (motorway) to work in the pissing rain this morning and what happens! The windscreen wipers stop working. FFS! Luckily I managed to pull over though it was like what I imagine driving on 12 pints and some LSD. Anyway, kept moving the lever - nothing. So turned the car off and back on again and bobs yer fkn uncle - they start working.

Has this happened to anyone else and if so will it keep re-occuring in which case I need a roll cage, nappies and a crash helmet or is it just a freak occurance.

Your thoughts please.

The car is only 1 month old and have done 3000 miles.

 

[DAVE_RSi]

book it in 2 be looked at, couldve been very dangerous in really hard rain if u were in fast lane

 

[Pete]

Did you have it on autowipers? sometimes the sensor wont pick it up if its spray from other cars.

 

[ESCOBAR]

no i tried the wipers on all settings (frantically) think i am going to have to take a day off work to get them looked at but knowing bloody reno they will say -

"we cant seem to find anything wrong !"

 

[Pete]

Quote: Originally posted by ESCOBAR on 21 October 2004


no i tried the wipers on all settings (frantically) think i am going to have to take a day off work to get them looked at but knowing bloody reno they will say -

"we cant seem to find anything wrong !"

More like, "thats totally normal sir, they all do that!" that seams to be my dealers favourite line at the moment!

 

[ESCOBAR]

lol that is exactly what they will say before i start shooting

[Edited by ESCOBAR on 21 October 2004 at 9:50am]

 

[CroyHawk]

Im new to Cliosport and before joining I posted the following on the Renaultsport forum. Its not the same fault but relevant to wiper problems.

Had my 182 for a few weeks everything brilliant. - BUT - On a dual-carriageway, at the weekend, doing 70ish with wipers on full speed in heavy rain and the drivers wiper just stopped. Managed to pull in to a lay-by, luckily traffic fairly light and called the AA. It was only the nut loose holding the arm on (there are 2 on the drivers side). I advise everyone to check the tightness of this nut as it could have been disastrous.

 

[davidol]

my car did this all the time, had the AA patrols out numerious times to sort it...at first Renault told me it was a faulty connection to the motor which they resoldered and this solved it for a bit but then it started again..AA patrol then told me the bushes in the motor were sticking, had the motor changed in renault under warranty and touch wood its been fine

 

[CDC182]

Had the same problem with the loose wiper arms. Took it to Renault and they sorted it straight away without any wait (thats what they told me in the ambulance after I had fainted anyway ;-)

Not sure if this is the same issue but could be related...

 

[Has]

great another thing ive got to worry about on me renault !!!!!

 

[James 182]

EVERYONE!

GO OUT AND BUY RAIN AWAY AND TREAT YOUR WINDSCREEN

(also helps with frost and mist in the mornings)



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[ESCOBAR]

Just Phoned Reno - 2nd November before the windscreen wipers will be looked at. Hopefully, i will still be alive then to take the car there.