Volvo S40 wiper fault

Discussion in 'Volvo S40' started by Behzad, Oct 7, 2003.

  1. Behzad

    Behzad Guest

    After some six month and some ten visits to the dealership, the dealer
    through in the towel on nmy wiper chatter problem and said they don't
    know what's causing the problem.

    They have already replaced the wiper assembly, wiper arms and blades
    and cleaned the windshield with every chemical known to man.

    As the last resort, they have finally called the specialist from Volvo
    canada to investigate the problem. His professional opinion was that
    the chatter is "within acceptable" limits! Like the wipers are
    supposed to chatter!!

    Well, I have asked them for this in writing. I'm planning to give them
    one last chance to fix this before I take the matter to court or
    arbitration. In the meantime here are the symptoms:

    -The wipers chatter when (and only when) there's water on the
    windshield. When it's dry it's fine.
    -When the windshield is wet, you can hear the blades sticking to the
    glass while moving.
    -The same effect can be felt when I use a wet towel on the glass.
    Again, it's smooth when it's dry.
    -Using the washer fluid, the wipers go smooth for a while, then back
    to chattering.
     
    Behzad, Oct 7, 2003
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  2. Behzad

    jo jo Guest

    volvo has a tech net note and a special tool that deals with this problem.
     
    jo jo, Oct 10, 2003
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  3. Behzad

    Behzad Guest

    And that would be?

     
    Behzad, Oct 10, 2003
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  4. Behzad

    jo jo Guest

    sorry i took so long
    this service bullatin is put out by volvo cars north america
    3 36 0022
    special tool # 9512931
    "this bullatin describes how to adjust the angle of the wiper arm correctly
    to address issues of shuddering and noise during operation"
    bull applies to 1998and on snv40 s60 c70 snv70 xc and s80
     
    jo jo, Oct 16, 2003
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