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Old February 2nd 05, 03:13 PM
John Ahnen
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Default Rear Windshield Wiper Problem

The problem is that the darn thing won't work. We bought this 2000 Eddie
Bauer Edition Explorer when it had 33K miles on it. The wiper worked
intermittently (somedays yes, most days no) when we got it. Once my wife
was able to do some sort of manipulations to get it to work, then it would
not work the next day. Amy suggestions appreciated, TIA.
John
BTW - the "New" '96 has a working wiper - go figure. Is it a year model
problem?
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Old February 2nd 05, 05:01 PM
tfandango
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Sorry, no help here, just dire predictions from me. I have a 2000 XLT
with 83K miles on it. I had the rear wiper replaced 2 times and now it
works intermittently just like yours. Sadly, it only seems to work
when it is NOT raining. Morever, the darn thing only get's half the
window when it does work.
If anyone knows the secret, please let us know.

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Old February 2nd 05, 08:22 PM
The Punisher
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I had the same problem with my 1994. The problem I had is the the ground
wire wasn't in too much good shape. You have to remove the panel and look
the motor. Check all wiring. Mine was sometimes working and when I was
opening the door and closing afterward it wasn't working anymore. I think
that it's an electrical problem like mine. If the motor was done it wouldn't
work at all. Hope it will help.
Regards

Marc




"tfandango" > a écrit dans le message de
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> Sorry, no help here, just dire predictions from me. I have a 2000 XLT
> with 83K miles on it. I had the rear wiper replaced 2 times and now it
> works intermittently just like yours. Sadly, it only seems to work
> when it is NOT raining. Morever, the darn thing only get's half the
> window when it does work.
> If anyone knows the secret, please let us know.
>



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Old February 4th 05, 01:48 AM
Bob
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John Ahnen wrote:
> The problem is that the darn thing won't work. We bought this 2000 Eddie
> Bauer Edition Explorer when it had 33K miles on it. The wiper worked
> intermittently (somedays yes, most days no) when we got it. Once my wife
> was able to do some sort of manipulations to get it to work, then it would
> not work the next day. Amy suggestions appreciated, TIA.
> John
> BTW - the "New" '96 has a working wiper - go figure. Is it a year model
> problem?


The rear wiper on my '94 has been flaky since new. Warranty fixes lasted
a few months. I finally gave up on it. I think it's a poor design, and
still is 11 years later. I don't really need it anyway, I use my mirrors
to see behind.

bend it, lube it, curse it, it'll maybe work for a while. Built Ford Tough!
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Old February 4th 05, 06:02 AM
Ed Mann
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Mine did the same and finally needed to chenge the wiper motor.

"John Ahnen" > wrote in message
nk.net...
> The problem is that the darn thing won't work. We bought this 2000 Eddie
> Bauer Edition Explorer when it had 33K miles on it. The wiper worked
> intermittently (somedays yes, most days no) when we got it. Once my wife
> was able to do some sort of manipulations to get it to work, then it would
> not work the next day. Amy suggestions appreciated, TIA.
> John
> BTW - the "New" '96 has a working wiper - go figure. Is it a year model
> problem?
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>
>



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Old February 4th 05, 06:04 AM
coop999
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My 2002 Explorer XLT has what seems to be a slow starting wiper motor.
When you first try to run it, it goes very slowly. Then after a couple of
passes, it seems to take off normally. It has done this for a year or so.
(We also had issues with the rear window motors. Had to replace both of
them within 4 months of each other. What a pain!!)

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Old February 4th 05, 07:20 PM
Big Bill
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On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 16:48:43 -0800, Bob > wrote:

>John Ahnen wrote:
>> The problem is that the darn thing won't work. We bought this 2000 Eddie
>> Bauer Edition Explorer when it had 33K miles on it. The wiper worked
>> intermittently (somedays yes, most days no) when we got it. Once my wife
>> was able to do some sort of manipulations to get it to work, then it would
>> not work the next day. Amy suggestions appreciated, TIA.
>> John
>> BTW - the "New" '96 has a working wiper - go figure. Is it a year model
>> problem?

>
>The rear wiper on my '94 has been flaky since new. Warranty fixes lasted
>a few months. I finally gave up on it. I think it's a poor design, and
>still is 11 years later. I don't really need it anyway, I use my mirrors
>to see behind.
>
>bend it, lube it, curse it, it'll maybe work for a while. Built Ford Tough!



Our 92 Sport's rear wiper worked sporadically when we got it, and it
soon quit altogether.
I did a voltage check, and voltage was going out of the switch, but
wasn't getting to the wiper motor. I'm unwilling to pull out the
interior to check it further.
Life is like that sometimes. :-)

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Old February 5th 05, 03:11 PM
Big Shoe
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I had a lot of problems with the rear wiper on my '99. The motor
failed once under warranty and then failed again later on, I had a
new motor installed at a place that offered a lifetime warranty and it
never failed again, so didn't need to use the warranty. One
suggestion is to carefully adjust the arm so that the motor can switch
off when the arm seats in the bracket. I believe that caused a lot of
the problem with mine.

On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 11:20:52 -0700, Big Bill > wrote:

>On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 16:48:43 -0800, Bob > wrote:
>
>>John Ahnen wrote:
>>> The problem is that the darn thing won't work. We bought this 2000 Eddie
>>> Bauer Edition Explorer when it had 33K miles on it. The wiper worked
>>> intermittently (somedays yes, most days no) when we got it. Once my wife
>>> was able to do some sort of manipulations to get it to work, then it would
>>> not work the next day. Amy suggestions appreciated, TIA.
>>> John
>>> BTW - the "New" '96 has a working wiper - go figure. Is it a year model
>>> problem?

>>
>>The rear wiper on my '94 has been flaky since new. Warranty fixes lasted
>>a few months. I finally gave up on it. I think it's a poor design, and
>>still is 11 years later. I don't really need it anyway, I use my mirrors
>>to see behind.
>>
>>bend it, lube it, curse it, it'll maybe work for a while. Built Ford Tough!

>
>
>Our 92 Sport's rear wiper worked sporadically when we got it, and it
>soon quit altogether.
>I did a voltage check, and voltage was going out of the switch, but
>wasn't getting to the wiper motor. I'm unwilling to pull out the
>interior to check it further.
>Life is like that sometimes. :-)


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Old February 5th 05, 05:04 PM
Big Bill
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On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 14:11:51 GMT, Big Shoe >
wrote:

>I had a lot of problems with the rear wiper on my '99. The motor
>failed once under warranty and then failed again later on, I had a
>new motor installed at a place that offered a lifetime warranty and it
>never failed again, so didn't need to use the warranty. One
>suggestion is to carefully adjust the arm so that the motor can switch
>off when the arm seats in the bracket. I believe that caused a lot of
>the problem with mine.


On ours, the motor works fine; I can jump it with 12v, and it works
just like it's supposed to.
It should, it's been resting since 93!
>
>On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 11:20:52 -0700, Big Bill > wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 03 Feb 2005 16:48:43 -0800, Bob > wrote:
>>
>>>John Ahnen wrote:
>>>> The problem is that the darn thing won't work. We bought this 2000 Eddie
>>>> Bauer Edition Explorer when it had 33K miles on it. The wiper worked
>>>> intermittently (somedays yes, most days no) when we got it. Once my wife
>>>> was able to do some sort of manipulations to get it to work, then it would
>>>> not work the next day. Amy suggestions appreciated, TIA.
>>>> John
>>>> BTW - the "New" '96 has a working wiper - go figure. Is it a year model
>>>> problem?
>>>
>>>The rear wiper on my '94 has been flaky since new. Warranty fixes lasted
>>>a few months. I finally gave up on it. I think it's a poor design, and
>>>still is 11 years later. I don't really need it anyway, I use my mirrors
>>>to see behind.
>>>
>>>bend it, lube it, curse it, it'll maybe work for a while. Built Ford Tough!

>>
>>
>>Our 92 Sport's rear wiper worked sporadically when we got it, and it
>>soon quit altogether.
>>I did a voltage check, and voltage was going out of the switch, but
>>wasn't getting to the wiper motor. I'm unwilling to pull out the
>>interior to check it further.
>>Life is like that sometimes. :-)


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Old February 23rd 05, 05:28 PM
holenhead
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I too had the same problem with my rear wiper,the wiper would hardly touch
the window, but I have since corrected the problem without spending a
dime.
If anyone is interested in a 5 minute corrective fix for this problem I
would gladly send via your email a detailed step by step instruction guide
for a small fee of $5. This repair is simple and will allow the wiper to
wipe the entire blade length of the widow and has worked on 3 different
year Ford Explorers to date.

 




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