2010 Mazda 3 Wiper problems

[Smurfy]

Recently the wipers on my car won't work on the lowest setting.
I have a 2010 Mazda 3 GX.

I noticed it when it was raining out one day and i tried to put the wipers on the lowest setting (one click down) and they didn't work, but when i clicked them down again to the faster setting they worked.

Next day I try the wipers again and they work fine. That was a few weeks ago

Yesterday I had to put my wipers on and again they wouldn't work, tried again today still nothing.

Has anyone else had this problem?

[WingZero_]

I don't know about your trim, but one click down on mine is auto wipers. So unless there isn't enough water to trip the sensore they don't come on. The 2 clicks down on mine is normal intermittent wipers.

[Smurfy]

I don't know about your trim, but one click down on mine is auto wipers. So unless there isn't enough water to trip the sensore they don't come on. The 2 clicks down on mine is normal intermittent wipers.

I've got the basic model, so mine doesn't have the auto wipers.

[slam525i]

I don't know about your trim, but one click down on mine is auto wipers. So unless there isn't enough water to trip the sensore they don't come on. The 2 clicks down on mine is normal intermittent wipers.

Can you confirm that? Mine on the 2nd click is slow, constant. I wish there was an intermittent non-auto.

[distr0]

I think with the other 2010 with the non-auto wipers

-Single wipe
-Off
-Intermittent (using the knob to adjust how frequently vs how much sensitivity with auto)
-Constant, reg
-Constant, fast

[Smurfy]

I think with the other 2010 with the non-auto wipers

-Single wipe
-Off
-Intermittent (using the knob to adjust how frequently vs how much sensitivity with auto)
-Constant, reg
-Constant, fast

You are correct!

(Just for the record, I have booked an appointment to have it looked at this Saturday)

[WingZero_]

Don't need to someone else did.

[grex]

I dont know about anyone else but the auto wipers suck i think.

they are not consistant at all...if theres enough rain to trigger the sensor sometimes they will go once...then the next time they will do 2 quick wipes then be off forever, and the little switch with the different levels on it doesnt change anything at all

[ivorm]

It's not some weird thing like the lights have to be on for intermittent wipers to work? My old civic used to be like that, I think it was a safety feature to make you turn on your lights when it rains.

[Noisy Crow]

http://www.nitrobahn.com/news/mazda-announces-recall-of-about-494500-mazda3-units-over-wiper-issue/

[Queue]

I dont know about anyone else but the auto wipers suck i think.

they are not consistant at all...if theres enough rain to trigger the sensor sometimes they will go once...then the next time they will do 2 quick wipes then be off forever, and the little switch with the different levels on it doesnt change anything at all

+1 .... I'm not a fan of the auto wipers in these cars as well! I wish they were just intermittent so I know and have confidence that they'll always come around every few seconds. I don't like the guess work with the auto wipers because they're so temperamental. It's as if they're on their periods... so unpredictable. Plus I keep on forgetting to turn them off when I enter a car wash, lol.

[ski4life101]

could this be related to the issue you are seeing?
http://www.wheels.ca/columns/article/798162

[CFX]

+1

+2! I absolutely hate them!!! :flaming

[peterm15]

+3 and i still havent figured out the sensitivity setting. It does NOTHING/.

[Scottobot]

I thought I'd hate them but I love the rain-sensing wipers. Mine work great for whatever reason and I like that I don't have to constantly adjust their speed as the rainfall changes.

[grex]

I HATE MY RAIN SENSING WIPERS LOL such a pain, they never work when I want them too and that little setting nob doesn't seem to change a thing lol.