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- From: hal@mopar.asd.sgi.com (John Hallesy)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Three GM cars with similar windshield wiper problems
- Message-ID: <pd2b6qg@fido.asd.sgi.com>
- Date: 3 Sep 92 17:33:01 GMT
- References: <1992Sep3.024621.4452@ringer.cs.utsa.edu>
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- In <1992Sep3.024621.4452@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> tmcdonal@ringer.cs.utsa.edu (Tom McDonald) writes:
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- >They're a Pontiac Sunbird, GMC van, and a Buick (model - don't know).
-
- I've got the disease; my affected car is an '84 Chevy Cadavalier Wagon.
-
- >These are all several years old, and all have similar problems with
- >the wipers going on at random times. One the Sunbird, when you put
- >on a turn signal, the wipers click on.
-
- Yep, happens someimes. Makes me feel like I'm in a left hand drive car.
-
- > One the Buick, it when a bump is hit, and they turn on for just one cycle.
-
- Yep, get that too.
-
- > The GMC's wipers just go on at completely random times, and stay on for
- > different lengths of time, each time.
-
- Mine sometimes go on for two or three cycles. Don't always have to hit a
- bump; it happens most often when I engage the turn signal, though. My
- windshield washer switch is apparently broken too (although it might be the
- pump). Sometimes my cruise control doesn't work (it's part of the same windshield wiper/washer switch assembly).
-
- I'm too disgusted with it to even bother looking up the parts cost, let alone
- the dealer's service charge. I'll probably ditch the car soon anyway and let
- the next guy deal with Mr. GoodWrench.
-
- I once rented an '86 GMC van, and 500 miles into the road trip the cruise
- control died (it too had the same integrated turn signal/cruise/windshield
- wiper/washer switch assembly). No other clue as to what happened; the turn
- signals & windshield wiper/washer stuff still worked.
-
- My '67 Barracuda has NEVER given me this kind of trouble :-)
-
- --hal@mopar.asd.sgi.com
-