P38A Front wipers come on when ignition turned on

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Chrispndry

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• Aug 25, 2022

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Hi again my p38 has decided to turn the front wipers on and the windscreen washer when turning the ignition on also does the same every now and again when driving...got a nice clean windscreen...any thoughts

 

Datatek

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• Aug 25, 2022

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Burning smell in under bonnet fuse box? Wet underlay in drivers foot well? Broken wire to stalk?

 

Grrrrrr

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• Aug 25, 2022

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Chrispndry said:

Hi again my p38 has decided to turn the front wipers on and the windscreen washer when turning the ignition on also does the same every now and again when driving...got a nice clean windscreen...any thoughts

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Are the front wipers free to move and "parking" properly? Been known to cause issues when they don't stop all the way home.

 

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• Aug 25, 2022

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Datatek said:

Burning smell in under bonnet fuse box? Wet underlay in drivers foot well? Broken wire to stalk?

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None of the above unless broken wire to stalk will get it checked

 

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Chrispndry

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• Aug 25, 2022

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Grrrrrr said:

Are the front wipers free to move and "parking" properly? Been known to cause issues when they don't stop all the way home.

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Wipers move freely and park....when driving sometimes just the washer squirts water continuously until the stalk is moved to operate wipers...??

 

pete12345

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• Aug 25, 2022

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At least your on the borders should get rain soon sorry can’t be of more assistance

 

Flossie

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• Aug 26, 2022

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In the absence of any exact help, I would change the stalk for a known good one.

 

DanClarke

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• Aug 26, 2022

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Exorcism?
Sounds like the whole wash/wipe unit has failed, but I think that is very unusual.

 

Datatek

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• Aug 26, 2022

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DanClarke said:

Exorcism?
Sounds like the whole wash/wipe unit has failed, but I think that is very unusual.

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What wash wipe unit would that be?