Windshield wiper issues

[EDankievitch]

Anyone run in to this yet? THe windshield wipers on my 2013 2500 will just turn on by them selves. Start the truck and they will sometimes cycle once or twice. Make a turn they will cycle. hit a bump same thingthey will cycle. This does not happen all the time just once in a while. enough to start being annoying. Truck has 71k miles on it.

 

[Deleted member 995608]

Try disconnecting both batteries for a minute or two and reconnect.

 

[KCJackson1]

Jiggle the wiper/turn signal/dimmer (aka multi-function) stalk like a loose toilet handle and see if you can get the wipers to sweep. If so, that's your problem - have the switch replaced. The wipe-when-you-hit-a-bump leads me in that direction.

 

[EDankievitch]

I've given the multi function switch a jiggle with no change. drove for over an hour yesterday with out the wipers coming on then just as I got home they cycled just once but they turned on all by them selves. Very strange. I also had an issue with my blue tooth not being able to connect with my phone . Only way I got it backwas to deleat and then re install the phone in the system..... GREMLINS.....

 

[EDankievitch]

Went back out to the truck and gave the multi function switch a work out I'm thinkin it going bad. I could gert the wipers to come on with out touching the knob for the wipers just by shaking the stalk. I guess the rumors are right about Fiat meaning Fix It Again Tony...... Things should last at least until you'r done paying for them.....

 

[KCJackson1]

Went back out to the truck and gave the multi function switch a work out I'm thinkin it going bad. I could gert the wipers to come on with out touching the knob for the wipers just by shaking the stalk. I guess the rumors are right about Fiat meaning Fix It Again Tony...... Things should last at least until you'r done paying for them.....

Stalks have been going bad like that for many years. The harder you use your truck (and the functions of the stalk), the better the chance it may wear out. Anyone who had a second gen (94-02) can probably tell you about the fuel sending unit - I went through 3 on my 96. Or the HVAC blend doors on the third gen... I actually heard the original fall out on the 05.

 

[PTsideshow]

Yes it is the stupid multi-function switch had a 1998 that one went bad no brake lights, wiper acting strange. Bought a 2016 2500 TD couldn't drive it as the wipers, turn signals and lights might work or not had it in the dealer second day I owned it. Nothing more than a swap out and reflash the truck!

 

[EDankievitch]

Just a quick update changed out the switch with one from Rock Auto... $78 later and all is good, things work as they should and only when asked for. Took the old switch apart, it is really a cheap piece of junk. The problem with it is as the contact wipers move they wear off some of the copper on the printed circut strip this material gets imbedded in the plastic and slowly starts to connect the switch. The system being a computer controll circut doesn't take much to get the signal to jump accross and make the computer think you'r asking for something to turn on... I so miss the old days and the old ways where the switch was what controlled the item it controlled not a computer. We've made what should be simple things way too complex relying on other things (computer) to controll things.........

 

[KCJackson1]

I so miss the old days and the old ways where the switch was what controlled the item it controlled not a computer. We've made what should be simple things way too complex relying on other things (computer) to controll things.........

Amen.
One of the things I genuinely despised when I got my 05 was the Body Control Module taking over so many basic functions. With my 96 (where dash controls were still mostly mechanical), I could turn the key to On, turn on the wipers, and at mid-sweep, turn the key to Off and the wipers would stay right where they were - made it much easier to change the blades. The BCM will never let you do that - if you turn the ignition to Off while the wipers are going, the BCM just assumes you "forgot" and will complete the cycle and park the wipers.

 

[EDankievitch]

That's why we have to be nice to our newer trucks. Got to keep those computer's happy...... You rember what happened with HAL in 2001.... don't need my truck turning on me......