[Bluejay]

I got my new captur yesterday and I am going bonkers with the dreadful scraping noise the wipers make! Has anyone else had this or even better has anyone got a solution? Help!

 

[crossbow]

Does the noise come from the blades themselves or the motor? If it is the blades there might be a film of wax or some other valeting solution on the windscreen. You could try to clean the windscreen with a little methylated spirit on a cloth. Or vinegar and newspaper, the traditional way to clean glass.

 

[Heligary]

Hi bluejay
Sorry to hear your havin a problem with the wipers, mine are quiet, and I forget there on sometimes when they come on on there own on auto, I would pop back to the dealer and. Tell em, possible a mechanic has lent on them and bent an arm maybe cos they shouldn't be scraping after one day, best get it checked.

 

[Bluejay]

Okay I will try the vinegar trick tomorrow and the dealer after that. It's definitely the blades doing it, but makes for a very unpleasant drive in the rain right now

 

[CazB]

Mine are a bit like that but not all the time. They sometimes drag across the screen. Think it's when there isn't enough water on the screen yet the wipers activate. Edited by: CazB

 

[Ythsie]

Crossbow has the right solution for this I'm sure!! Give the blades a wipe as well! Very frustrating driving with that!!

 

[Tyrfelin]

I don't use 'em in Wales - I wish!!!!!

 

[Ythsie]

How you getting on Bluejay?

 

[Bluejay]

I tried the vinegar trick and it has helped, but not fixed it completely so I will try again tomorrow. Got a courtesy call from my dealer yesterday and he said to bring the car back and they will try to sort the problem if I can't do it myself.

 

[Ythsie]

That's reasonable enough...it should be an adjustment and some form of degreaser!!

A bit of a pain that happening...but should be easily solved in the long run.

 

[Bluejay]

Hope so!

 

[Tyrfelin]

To be honest, this should have been sorted during the pdi checks! Shame on your dealer!