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Nissan Primera P12 Intermittent Wipers Not Working

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Topic: Nissan Primera P12 Intermittent Wipers Not Working
Posted By: old_member
Subject: Nissan Primera P12 Intermittent Wipers Not Working
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2011 at 7:22pm
Hi Guys.

Thanks to some light rain last night and today I had the pleasure of finding out I have no intermittent wipers on my car Cry

The single push up / one wipe works and the standard and twin speed work. But I get nothing out of the Intermittent setting. I have tried all three speed positions on the stalk, when I rotate the speed setting the wipers flick once and then never move again.

On my old Fiat Marea the wipers where controlled but a board in the wiper motor itself and replacing the motor fixed the intermittent problem on that car. So what is the deal with a P12 Pimera? 

The fact the wipers flick once as I change the speed setting to me suggests the control stalk is okay and the fault lies somewhere else - at whatever times the wipers.

Any ideas on this and what  I need to look at?

Thanks
Andy



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Posted By: old_member
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2011 at 5:55am
Does anyone have any ideas on this? Do I need a new wiper motor or something else as I still have this problem and no idea what to look to replace.

Andy


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Posted By: JOHNR
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2011 at 11:31am
not exactly sure but i'm sure i read somewhere on this forum that you have to replace the motor!
try using the search option on the forum! you might find the answer there


Posted By: timeshock!
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2011 at 6:26pm
The only thing I can suggest is that you download the electronic service manual and have a read as it it too complicated to repeat here.
It would suggest that it is the connector in the stalk/steering wheel and you need to get your tester going


Posted By: old_member
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2011 at 6:44pm
Oh joy....

Thanks guys, I did do a search of the forum in case and it turned up a blank sadly. I will get the manual and take a slow read through it tonight.

Thanks
Andy


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Posted By: imckay
Date Posted: 03 Nov 2011 at 7:10pm
From the wiring diagram, the switch/stalk looks like the most likely cause.
It contains the wiper amp, which controls the intermittent wipe.
 
The motor moves the arms and has the park position sensor. If your wipers wipe and park when switched off, unlikely it is the problem.
 
Check fuse 26. Looks like this would stop the washers working though.
 


Posted By: JOHNR
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2011 at 9:14am
must have been the parking fault i read before! disregard my diagnosis


Posted By: wickydude
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2011 at 9:53am
does your car maybe have the rain sensor? big box behind the mirror.
Then it could be that it is malfunctioning or maybe the rain was just not heavy enough to make it wipe the screen.
Possible check: turn the stalk setting to shortest interval (clockwise). Throw a bucket of water on the windscreen at the location of the sensor (mirror). Of course with the ignition on ;)

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Posted By: old_member
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2011 at 6:52pm
Originally posted by wickydude wickydude wrote:

does your car maybe have the rain sensor? big box behind the mirror.
Then it could be that it is malfunctioning or maybe the rain was just not heavy enough to make it wipe the screen.
Possible check: turn the stalk setting to shortest interval (clockwise). Throw a bucket of water on the windscreen at the location of the sensor (mirror). Of course with the ignition on ;)


Oooooo I looked on Parkers. My car is a 2004 SE which is supposed to have rain sensing wipers... And there is a hell of a box behind the mirror so it may be that.

I will try and test it this weekend by spraying a hose on it and see what it does if anything. But I assumed the rain sensor would either - turn on the wipers automatically if it was raing hard enough regardless of where the stalk was set or just set them to intermediate from full when I paused driving like when stuck in traffic...

Something else to look into if time allows this weekend.

Andy


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Posted By: wickydude
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2011 at 7:01pm
I think with the stalk you can set the sensitivity. Clockwise for more sensitive, so earlier wipe.
And if the stalk is set to off, then the sensor does not activate wipers either.
But I'm not sure. I don't have the sensor myself.

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Posted By: timeshock!
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2011 at 11:31pm
Originally posted by wickydude wickydude wrote:

I think with the stalk you can set the sensitivity. Clockwise for more sensitive, so earlier wipe.
And if the stalk is set to off, then the sensor does not activate wipers either.
But I'm not sure. I don't have the sensor myself.
 
 
Correct


Posted By: VillageMasteringUK
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2011 at 11:14am

Hi,

I developed exactly the same fault as this, had it checked by my indie garage, and it is stalk failure (the end portion of the stalk - the intermittant adjustment - fails, so normal wipers work but intermittant doesn't. Sometimes the rear wipers will fail with this too, as was the case with mine.

I checked all fuses whic h were fine, then took it to the garage, fully checked and definately stalk failure.   I have a new wiper stalk (eBay, £19.99) arriving this week.

Hope this helps.




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Posted By: Johnstone/23
Date Posted: 02 Aug 2017 at 10:33pm
There is a relay. Its just next to the front wiper motor and to the right. Its either black or grey. Now u Just have to find a new one. But I guess a nissan almera one may fit if you cannot find a primera one.


Posted By: stephen2079
Date Posted: 09 Aug 2017 at 12:30pm
Spot on, Wickydude



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