5 door 1.6 N reg Escort. The wiper won't work. It has moved the upright
position and won't come back down. When I switch the car off and then start
it up the wiper will move slightly. At the smae time time, the switch for
the rear window heater stays on, won't switch off. The fact that this has
happened at the same time makes me wonder...don't ask me what I'm wondering
as I don't know...but I still wonder and hence I'm here asking the question.

Cheers
BC

"Big Craigie"  wrote in message
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> 5 door 1.6 N reg Escort. The wiper won't work. It has moved the upright
> position and won't come back down. When I switch the car off and then
start
> it up the wiper will move slightly. At the smae time time, the switch for
> the rear window heater stays on, won't switch off. The fact that this has
> happened at the same time makes me wonder...don't ask me what I'm
wondering
> as I don't know...but I still wonder and hence I'm here asking the
question.
>
> Cheers
> BC
>

 two things some are earthed through the rear tail gate hinge or the wires
that go through the tailgate are broken.

"reg"  wrote in message
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>
> "Big Craigie"  wrote in message
> news:dbuf63$r76$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > 5 door 1.6 N reg Escort. The wiper won't work. It has moved the upright
> > position and won't come back down. When I switch the car off and then
> start
> > it up the wiper will move slightly. At the smae time time, the switch
for
> > the rear window heater stays on, won't switch off. The fact that this
has
> > happened at the same time makes me wonder...don't ask me what I'm
> wondering
> > as I don't know...but I still wonder and hence I'm here asking the
> question.
> >
> > Cheers
> > BC
> >
>  two things some are earthed through the rear tail gate hinge or the wires
> that go through the tailgate are broken.

I'll look into that...cheers
BC

"Big Craigie"  wrote in message 
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>
> "reg"  wrote in message
> news:dbufhs$vlf$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
>>
>> "Big Craigie"  wrote in message
>> news:dbuf63$r76$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> > 5 door 1.6 N reg Escort. The wiper won't work. It has moved the upright
>> > position and won't come back down. When I switch the car off and then
>> start
>> > it up the wiper will move slightly. At the smae time time, the switch
> for
>> > the rear window heater stays on, won't switch off. The fact that this
> has
>> > happened at the same time makes me wonder...don't ask me what I'm
>> wondering
>> > as I don't know...but I still wonder and hence I'm here asking the
>> question.
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> > BC
>> >
>>  two things some are earthed through the rear tail gate hinge or the 
>> wires
>> that go through the tailgate are broken.
> I'll look into that...cheers



Give 'em a clean, it should work afterwards.

-- 
The DervMan
www.dervman.com

"Big Craigie"  wrote in message
news:dbuf63$r76$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...

> 5 door 1.6 N reg Escort. The wiper won't work. It has moved the upright
> position and won't come back down. When I switch the car off and then
start
> it up the wiper will move slightly. At the smae time time, the switch for
> the rear window heater stays on, won't switch off. The fact that this has
> happened at the same time makes me wonder...don't ask me what I'm
wondering
> as I don't know...but I still wonder and hence I'm here asking the
question.
>
> Cheers
> BC
>
>


Have you tried cleaning the 3 spring contacts on the underside of the
tailgate & the contact plates? I have to do this every year or so on my
escort or I get exactly the same symptoms. Also check that the springs move
freely.