Left wiper not working

dmhenderson · 08-09-2012, 08:53 PM

Car is ~5 months old and was in an accident (deer). After several attempts at getting things fixed at the body shop, everything seemed fine. Coming home from dinner tonight it rained. Tried to turn on the wipers and there was a loud "thump" noise and the left wiper would not work.

Once I got home I took a look and the assembly is "limp" - best way I can describe it. The right wiper won't move if I push on it but the left one just kinda flops around.

Any ideas?

dmhenderson · 08-09-2012, 08:54 PM

Have an appointment with the shop again tomorrow but would rather not bug them if it's an easy fix.

Davey · 08-09-2012, 08:58 PM

I've had this happen before on a different car and the wiper went on a splined shaft and had a bolt that tightened it. The bolt had simply come loose, allowing the shaft to turn but it didn't have enough "grip" to move the wiper arm.

So I placed the arm in the correct position and tightened it down. I can't look at my Z right now to see if it has a similar mount but it may have just come loose similarly, and it is extremely easy to fix, just make sure you get it on there at the right angle relative to the other wiper.

Trips · 08-09-2012, 08:58 PM

You'd have to get access to the motor it to see if the bad wiper arm is still hooked up.

I'm assuming the ideas the same as the old skool cars wipers

dmhenderson · 08-10-2012, 09:58 AM

Forgot to post - but you guys were right. Fixed it myself in about 5 minutes - bolt just needed to be tightened.

Davey · 08-10-2012, 10:00 AM

Easy fixes are the best.

kenchan · 08-10-2012, 10:19 AM

GJ davey!

dmh- good to hear your finally got your car back! congrats on the return.

Skorch · 08-10-2012, 01:12 PM

Had this same issue on my '09 Z - was in a terrible storm and had wipers going at max, and all of a sudden the left one stopped working. Barely got home and ended up fixing it by tightening the bolt.

08-09-2012, 08:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Left wiper not working Car is ~5 months old and was in an accident (deer). After several attempts at getting things fixed at the body shop, everything seemed fine. Coming home from dinner tonight it rained. Tried to turn on the wipers and there was a loud "thump" noise and the left wiper would not work. Once I got home I took a look and the assembly is "limp" - best way I can describe it. The right wiper won't move if I push on it but the left one just kinda flops around. Any ideas? __________________

08-09-2012, 08:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Have an appointment with the shop again tomorrow but would rather not bug them if it's an easy fix. __________________

08-10-2012, 09:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	Forgot to post - but you guys were right. Fixed it myself in about 5 minutes - bolt just needed to be tightened. __________________

08-10-2012, 01:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
Skorch Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 469 Drives: 2012 370Z Rep Power: 540	Had this same issue on my '09 Z - was in a terrible storm and had wipers going at max, and all of a sudden the left one stopped working. Barely got home and ended up fixing it by tightening the bolt. __________________ '12 370Z + Sport \| Stillen Gen3 Intakes \| Stillen UD Pulley \| Motordyne M370 \| FI Exhaust \| FI HFCs \| 4.08 Gears \| Uprev tuned

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Rear wiper	Joka4411	40th Anniversary 370Z	7	05-26-2011 08:14 PM
Wiper Blades	FricFrac	Nissan 370Z General Discussions	19	04-27-2011 01:48 AM
Rear wiper.	Chan Chee Hoe	Nissan 370Z General Discussions	4	05-20-2009 09:40 PM
Rear wiper in the U.S.???	KameezGuru	Nissan 370Z Photos / Spyshots / Video / Media Gallery	4	02-14-2009 12:07 AM

08-09-2012, 08:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
Davey A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,766 Drives: '15 NISMO 6MT Rep Power: 117171	I've had this happen before on a different car and the wiper went on a splined shaft and had a bolt that tightened it. The bolt had simply come loose, allowing the shaft to turn but it didn't have enough "grip" to move the wiper arm. So I placed the arm in the correct position and tightened it down. I can't look at my Z right now to see if it has a similar mount but it may have just come loose similarly, and it is extremely easy to fix, just make sure you get it on there at the right angle relative to the other wiper.

08-09-2012, 08:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,728 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	You'd have to get access to the motor it to see if the bad wiper arm is still hooked up. I'm assuming the ideas the same as the old skool cars wipers

08-10-2012, 10:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
Davey A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,766 Drives: '15 NISMO 6MT Rep Power: 117171	Easy fixes are the best.

08-10-2012, 10:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	GJ davey! dmh- good to hear your finally got your car back! congrats on the return.