While my car was in the shop yesterday the mechanic changed my cabin air filter. When I picked my car up (after paying him $505) my wiper blades parked up. I took it right back in, he checked under the hood, removed a panel by the windsheild and showed me where they changed the filter.
He said the windsheild wiper switch was no where near where they worked making it clear I could set up another appointment to have that too fixed.
Is there anything I can do at home to fix that? I'm sure if I take it back in there he's going to charge me another $200+/- and I can't afford that.
2007-01-30 07:27:13 · 4 answers · asked by Leigh 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
My car is a '98 Buick Regal. He said the motor for the wipers is on the drivers side. That's why it would take more time and money.
I did not pay $505 for just the cabin filter. The front window wouldn't roll up so he had to put in a whole new "regulator" and now it works. He was checking for a water leaks when he saw how dirty the filter was (I saw it and it was nasty).
When I got to work this morning I left wipers on delay so that they'd at least lay down most of the way. When I got in my car after work I don't think I even put the key in but I turned them off and they went all the way down. Woo Hoo! However, when I got in my driveway I thought I'd test them so I washed my windshield and sure enough they stayed up. I left the car off for a few hours with wipers on delay, went back out there, turned them to off and they went down again. I'll try a couple of your ideas tomorrow and let you know what happens. Thank you!
2007-01-30 13:44:35 · update #1
Your steering column switch is no where near the cabin filter - But the Wiper MOTOR might be. And he might have damaged it. Without knowing the type of car it is it's hard to say if it is near the cabin filter, but on my car the wiper motor is buried in the dash near the filter.
2007-01-30 07:53:04 · answer #1 · answered by sovereign_carrie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You paid $505 to have a cabin filter replaced?
Try the wipers out and see what they do. If they go way off to the side when they run, the idjit probably just put them on wrong. If they work normally, but stop as soon as you turn the switch off, there's a switch inside the motor that's supposed to keep them going till they're parked.
This jerk is ripping you off and trying to rip you off more. He probably broke the wipers on purpose in the hopes of screwing you for another $200 for two minutes of work. He'll keep taking your money as long as you're giving it away.
2007-01-30 17:24:36 · answer #2 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok try this.take off both wipers and then turn on the wipers and then turn them off,then put the wipers back on to where they should be.
2007-01-30 15:40:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
could have knocked off the wire which provides 12v to wiper motor.
also check the fuse for your wipers
2007-01-30 16:17:20 · answer #4 · answered by big one 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋