Ford EscortFord Escort ZX2 is a hot-looking compact coupe with a rakish design. Yet its handsome interior reveals a roomy back seat and surprisingly large trunk. ZX2 provides responsive handling and good road manners and its engine delivers decent power. At the same time, the ZX2 is a practical car, with plenty of room in the back seats for friends.
About a month ago my windshield wipers started malfunctioning. They are always ON when the car is turned ON. Regaurdless of whether the windshield wiper switch is turned ON or interval setting. When I press down on the wiper switch lever on the column which makes the wipers go fast, that works fine. It is as if the switch on the column has gone bad. Is there a relay under the dash that may have gone bad rather than the switch on the column. When functioning normally I would hear a clicking noise coming from a relay under he dash as the wipers would move… could this relay have gone bad? I feel that the wiper motor is good since it drives the wipers just fine. I have been getting around this issue for a month by removing the wiper fuse when not raining. If it rains too hard for the slow interval I hold the wiper switch lever down as I drive.
I looked into what it would take to put a new switch on the column and it is a lot of work. If it turns out to be the switch is it possible for me to bypass the switch and use a dash mounted toggle switch from radio shack. I would think that I could run a hot wire off of the battery to the motor then to the toggle switch and ground.
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