MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Jons1001 on March 06, 2024, 09:45:01 am

Title: Front Wiper Issue
Post by: Jons1001 on March 06, 2024, 09:45:01 am

Hi, i've got auto wipers and the front wipers have stopped working on the first setting (1 notch up). The other settings work fine.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Title: Re: Front Wiper Issue
Post by: GVK on March 06, 2024, 09:58:56 am

Check there is no obstruction to the rain sensor (bird poo etc) could be rain sensor itself test with water spray bottle.

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Title: Re: Front Wiper Issue
Post by: Jons1001 on March 06, 2024, 03:00:49 pm

Quote from: GVK on March 06, 2024, 09:58:56 am

Check there is no obstruction to the rain sensor (bird poo etc) could be rain sensor itself test with water spray bottle.

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Hi mate thanks for the reply. No obstructions i can see. Perhaps i didn't explain it too well though... usually when i turn the wiper on manually (up one click from off postion) it will do at least one wipe regardless if the screen is wet or not. Now it does not.

Possibly being thick here but is it only the first click that is the rain sensor? And then others are just set speed? If so as you say could be the sensor is knackered.

Title: Re: Front Wiper Issue
Post by: GVK on March 06, 2024, 05:35:31 pm

Could be rain sensor or the stalk itself, do you have vcds to check for codes?

Title: Re: Front Wiper Issue
Post by: Jons1001 on March 07, 2024, 10:30:31 am

Quote from: GVK on March 06, 2024, 05:35:31 pm

Could be rain sensor or the stalk itself, do you have vcds to check for codes?

I've got ODB11 so will give it a scan and see if it comes up with anything. Thanks