Electrical issue?
Glenn108
11-19-2006, 08:06 PM
Hey there, here's the recap on my situation:
I bought a used 99 Mercury Sable LS, nice little car while I go to college. It already had a transmission issue covered under the warranty, that's been fixed. Three weeks later, my windshield wipers stop working. They worked one last time a week ago the night before it went into the shop after I turned the heat on, it worked, and then the next time I shut my car off, I was SOL. Apparently the motor died, and that was an easy replacement. Now, my mechanic can turn the windshield wipers on from the outside, but trying to turn them on from the switch inside doesn't work.
Okay, from there he thought it was the general electrical module, however the GEM worked fine after he tested it with a power source outside of the car. He replaced that JIC, and it still effected nothing. He went on to check the electrical board it went to, and after replacing that, it still didn't work. He returned the two new parts and we're still sitting here trying to figure out what may be happening.
Has anyone had an issue like this? Does anyone know what it may be? Any help would be great. Thanks in advance!
I bought a used 99 Mercury Sable LS, nice little car while I go to college. It already had a transmission issue covered under the warranty, that's been fixed. Three weeks later, my windshield wipers stop working. They worked one last time a week ago the night before it went into the shop after I turned the heat on, it worked, and then the next time I shut my car off, I was SOL. Apparently the motor died, and that was an easy replacement. Now, my mechanic can turn the windshield wipers on from the outside, but trying to turn them on from the switch inside doesn't work.
Okay, from there he thought it was the general electrical module, however the GEM worked fine after he tested it with a power source outside of the car. He replaced that JIC, and it still effected nothing. He went on to check the electrical board it went to, and after replacing that, it still didn't work. He returned the two new parts and we're still sitting here trying to figure out what may be happening.
Has anyone had an issue like this? Does anyone know what it may be? Any help would be great. Thanks in advance!
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