HELP..windsceen wipers and washer stuck on

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Post Thu May 18, 2006 11:48 pm

.windsceen wipers and washer stuck on on,, any quick cure or is it fuse out and new switch...
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Post Fri May 19, 2006 12:01 am

Does the switch feel faulty?
Pull the big rectangular "relay" out of the fusebox.
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Post Fri May 19, 2006 12:28 am

i had this.. it cured itself tho :?
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Post Fri May 19, 2006 7:56 am

forgot it worked thru a relay...the switch feels ok so will go and get a new relay,,,,,
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Post Fri May 19, 2006 8:58 am

DaveD wrote:forgot it worked thru a relay...the switch feels ok so will go and get a new relay,,,,,
I'm not saying the relay is faulty! Pull it out, tell us what difference it makes, and what the column switch does then.
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Post Fri May 19, 2006 10:50 am

cured!! it turned out nothing was faulty,,,,one of the blade fuses had fallen out of the fusebox lid and jammed under the relay shorting it out :oops: