DanAdams Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Came out of work today and my rear eiper was wagging continuously like a dog. No matter what position i put the wiper stalk in it didnt stop at all, eventually pulled over and turned the ignition off then back on and all was back to normal. Was I just being useless not able to turn it off or has anyone heard of wacky electrics in the new golf causing this? Cheers Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemod Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Had the same problem yesterday, eventually pulled the fuse after I got fed up. Went to the dealer and when the stuck the fuse back in it was OK. Their demonstrator GTI has done the same as well as another customers car. They say that a service bulletin still has not been raised by VW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanAdams Posted June 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 OK, thanks. I will mention this to my dealer then since it has obviously happened to others. Can anyone else who has encountered this please also post up so that I can direct the dealer to this thread if neccessary to demonstrate the problem is widespread. I assume they will be able to fix this via software/firmware update as soon as VAG release it, since IIRC this is all software-controlled now and not hardwired as of old? Cheers Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 yep, I had exactly the same prob about a month ago. turned ignition off, and its been ok since Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
271270djr Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 similar problem with mine - rear wipers come on of their own accord when i start engine. It's an intermittent (no pun intended) problem so no doubt will be hard to fix. dealers are checking it today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanAdams Posted June 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 [ QUOTE ] similar problem with mine - rear wipers come on of their own accord when i start engine. It's an intermittent (no pun intended) problem so no doubt will be hard to fix. dealers are checking it today [/ QUOTE ] hi mate. could you keep us updated in this thread as to what they say? I have mine booked in for saturday but my service tech at the dealership denies having heard about this before and said they have received no 'advanced notice' from VW about a possible tech bulletin/fix on this. Cheers Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanH Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 Exactly the same problem with mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanH Posted August 6, 2005 Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 Bumping this because my car is going in to the dealer next week. I still have the rear wiper starting up intermittently and wondered if anyone else had found a solution through their dealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunner Posted August 6, 2005 Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 I looked at my car this morning and the front wipers were positioned North/South. I did not leave them there. They were nicely tucked up East/West when I left the car and had not used the wipers, nor were they selected on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schofier Posted August 7, 2005 Report Share Posted August 7, 2005 My car's booked in for Wednesday (and Thursday ). The VW Service guy seemed to know all about the rear wiper problem (comes on for me randomly when starting car). He said it was a known fault. I'll keep you posted.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted August 7, 2005 Report Share Posted August 7, 2005 You may have accidentaly, when getting out of the car knocked the wiper switch down, this then puts the wiper blades in the north south position so that you can clean the screen by hand. It is a feature that is in the handbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmg11eng Posted August 7, 2005 Report Share Posted August 7, 2005 Same problem, intermittent fault. Dealer said i may be something to do with the rain sensor function.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanH Posted August 7, 2005 Report Share Posted August 7, 2005 [ QUOTE ] My car's booked in for Wednesday (and Thursday ). The VW Service guy seemed to know all about the rear wiper problem (comes on for me randomly when starting car). He said it was a known fault. I'll keep you posted.... [/ QUOTE ] Mine's going in on Wednesday too - let's compare notes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleybrooke Posted August 7, 2005 Report Share Posted August 7, 2005 Glad about this thread - though I was going barmy. Anyone else other then myself and Red Robin had the pasenger window go AWOL (now works after a week's absence) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanH Posted August 7, 2005 Report Share Posted August 7, 2005 Haven't had a problem with the passenger window, but in addition to the rear wiper behaving strangely, occasionally the driver's side mirror refuses to fold out to the driving position ( I have the folding mirrot option). Also, last week, I had a warning light telling me that the offside front sidelight bulb has failed. Switched lights on and off - all working properly. Switched off ignition, switched back on again, and the warning light disappeared never to return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemod Posted August 7, 2005 Report Share Posted August 7, 2005 The window switches are pretty delicate. I have already taken one apart to fix the drivers window not operating on one touch mode. There was a little metal contact within the switch which had moved from its postion so wasn't making contact on he PCB below. The switch mount is held in by two tiny plastic lugs and if these go the switch won't work. All I can say is don't lean on the switches !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanAdams Posted August 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2005 had the service tech in mine book the car in, report he ackowledged the problem but there was no known fix from VW tech - still waiting for a call with a fix 1 month after booking it in, 2 months after buying car. Anyone actually had this fixed yet?? Can't believe how long its taking to release a fix for this... Problem still occurs intermittently, happened today again after an absence of 3 weeks or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentandy Posted August 7, 2005 Report Share Posted August 7, 2005 Happens on mine randomly too. It can be weeks between times when it does it though, I'm pretty sure only when I've opened the boot for something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmac Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 Mine is the same, i also think its something to do with opening the boot also. I have so far escaped the window issue so fingers crossed this continues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanH Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 It's not really a major problem, more annoying than anything, and it is very intermittent. Started doing it again this week after a couple of weeks absence. The worry is the screen getting scratched by a dry wiper blade dragging over it. Going in to the dealer tomorrow, so I'll report on any progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schofier Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Mine's going in on Wednesday too - let's compare notes! [/ QUOTE ] Well Alan, I hope you had more success than me. "Can't find a problem sir. Suggest you keep an eye on it". Keep and eye on it - what do they think I've been doing for the last couple of months ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentandy Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 It's definately something to do with the boot being opened. Mine did it again today after I'd got something out of there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanH Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 No luck for me either. No fault codes found, and dealer hadn't come across this problem before! The service manager was going to contact VW to see if there was a solution.On a separate note, the dealer wasn't aware of the factory recall noted in another thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 [ QUOTE ] It's definately something to do with the boot being opened. Mine did it again today after I'd got something out of there. [/ QUOTE ] ....Obviously because your boot is so full of cleaning products that they moved and knocked the rear wiper mechanism!!....Sorry Andy but I just couldn't resist it!! I'll check mine next time it rains which isn't so often in sunny West Dorset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentandy Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 I should have seen that one coming! Rear wiper madness has nothing to do with it raining, it's just a random thing whenever you start the car. Rear wiper doesn't come on automatically normally, even if raining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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