C3 Rear Wash Wipe Fault

[STEELMAN]

hi

my father inlaw has a 3yrs old c3 just out of warranty the problem is that the rear wash wipe randomly comes on by itself its been looked at by the dealer under a goodwill gesture they reset the ecu its still happening hes been back with it. its been reset again but problem persists

can anyone help with this so we can point the dealerin right direction

many thanks

[Guest ChrisW]

i too suffer from this problem. The dealer looked at it when i had some other problems and they couldn't get it to display the fault so couldn't investigate further! I can't help but hopefully someone else can help you and me!

[premacyblue]

i too suffer from this problem. The dealer looked at it when i had some other problems and they couldn't get it to display the fault so couldn't investigate further! I can't help but hopefully someone else can help you and me!

 

I too suffer with this problem even after garage replaced the whole motor and said it was an earthing fault. It seems more prominent if I zero the speedo or touch the wiper stalk before I put the ignition on. I've also had my front wipers go vertical after I leave the car and the radio coming on by itself with the ignition key out. It seems the car is storing an electrical charge even with the ignition off and the only way it can earth is through the wiper motor pump. I've written to Citroen as a concerned electrician as if a car is keeping its charge then a risk of an engine catching fire is greatly increased but have yet to have a reply on this dangerous situation.

[gwhizz1]

I too suffer with this problem even after garage replaced the whole motor and said it was an earthing fault. It seems more prominent if I zero the speedo or touch the wiper stalk before I put the ignition on. I've also had my front wipers go vertical after I leave the car and the radio coming on by itself with the ignition key out. It seems the car is storing an electrical charge even with the ignition off and the only way it can earth is through the wiper motor pump. I've written to Citroen as a concerned electrician as if a car is keeping its charge then a risk of an engine catching fire is greatly increased but have yet to have a reply on this dangerous situation.

 

 

i have just bought a c3 08/09 plate and was resetting the clock with the buttons next to it, when i went into the menu it says configuration in this menu i noticed aut rear wipe, maybe this could be the cause, having only had the car for 2 days yet, still finding my way around it.

 

hope this helps ttfn