kristopher

This past weekend i had to unhook the negative battery post in order to put on a CAI, and ever since the windshield wipers timing is screwed right up....LOL.....it stops in the middle and it won't shut off sometimes.....Anybody know how to cure this?????
The intermittent works if you leave it, but when you go to mist it goes for like 20 wipes......

Any suggestions?

BigHatch

check for any half shorted fuses?

..i don't know, thats a shot in the dark...

kristopher

Took it in and they checked a few things, turns out it was the motor...But of course they don't have any on the shelf......

BostonJack

Had the exact same issues this past January. Turned out I needed the wiper motors replaced. Took them 2 weeks to get the part in, and only an hour or so to swap out.

It's apparently a known, documented problem.
http://consumerguideauto.howstuffwor...cura-rdx-2.htm

y0immatt

yup, if your car is under warranty still, take it in and tell them the problem and that there is an acura service recall on it. they'll be able to look it up and tell you if you're covered. just got my RDX back with the wiper motor replaced.

tigersfa8

I had something similar where the windshield wipers would go crazy time to time. Ex. on lowest setting, it would speed up a couple of times, then slow down. When turned off during this, it would keep going, so I would have to play around with it.

Dealer suggests it might be wiper switch.

Is there an easy wiper switch diy that someone knows of?

Anyone else experience the possessed, crazy windshield wipers?

protoRDX

There is the TB regarding this issue and your dealer must be aware of it.

tigersfa8

What is TB?

I bought my car in 2008 so it is out of warranty now.

It is a 2008 Acura RDX.

I read other places that it may be a wiper switch, and some say it's the wiper motor.

A lot of people seems to have this problem, but no forum yet on a DIY wiper switch replacement yet...

protoRDX

TB is a Technical Bulletin. Full term is the Technical Service Bulletin (TSB).

Check this thread out:
https://acurazine.com/forums/1g-rdx-diy-faq-161/acura-service-news-tsbs-rdx-771750/

A lot of tech issues have been listed there along with TSBs, including yours.

mrclemson

This is the TSB in case someone is still interested in.

http://acura-club.net/index.php?act=...e=post&id=2099

eaglesfan398

I had this issue when water would get into the motor. Their fix was to replace the housing not the whole motor. After that it works like a charm now.