Ford Freda Windscreen wipers won't turn off

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Ford Freda Windscreen wipers won't turn off

Post by maxtreats88 » Mon May 25, 2015 7:36 pm

Help please, our windscreen wipers won't turn off!!!!

Any ideas what it could be, either the switch or is there a relay somewhere?

Thanks Steve
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Re: Ford Freda Windscreen wipers won't turn off

Post by maxtreats88 » Tue May 26, 2015 6:12 pm

Hi, do you know which relay is the wipers though?

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Re: Ford Freda Windscreen wipers won't turn off

Post by mikeWalsall » Tue May 26, 2015 6:49 pm

From previous posts I don't think the wipers have a relay .. just the steering column stalk / switch ..
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Re: Ford Freda Windscreen wipers won't turn off

Post by g8dhe » Tue May 26, 2015 7:15 pm

There is only the control module on the stalk, no other devices just straight out to the Wipers themselves.
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Re: Ford Freda Windscreen wipers won't turn off

Post by maxtreats88 » Tue May 26, 2015 8:03 pm

Thanks a lot, do you know the best place to buy a second hand stalk from?

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Re: Ford Freda Windscreen wipers won't turn off

Post by wonkanoby » Tue May 26, 2015 8:32 pm

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Re: Ford Freda Windscreen wipers won't turn off

Post by Northern Bongolow » Tue May 26, 2015 8:44 pm

what age is the bongo and does it have an air bag, i dont think they are different but george sells the column and the 2 stalks and the airbag complete, if its not an airbag model he may split one, if you have trouble give me a shout. i have one.
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Re: Ford Freda Windscreen wipers won't turn off

Post by maxtreats88 » Tue May 26, 2015 8:53 pm

Hi, yes it is an air bag model, 1999.
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Re: Ford Freda Windscreen wipers won't turn off

Post by g8dhe » Tue May 26, 2015 9:17 pm

It could of course be a faulty parking switch on the wipers themselves that is the problem, i.e. it never turns off the power when the parked position is reached so the wipers keep going! Check the Blue/Yellow (L/Y) wire on the D1-02 connector for continuous +12volts

Or get your garage to do so!
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Re: Ford Freda Windscreen wipers won't turn off

Post by maxtreats88 » Tue May 26, 2015 9:30 pm

ah, may be. I am away until thursday night now. So i will check it then, and report back. Thanks again
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