Possible Imminent Failure - Windscreen Wipers

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   Hi All,

So i have a 12 plate 1 series 116d, driving around last night the rain was horrid, flooded roads and a warning pops up on the screen, "possible imminet failure - Windscreen Wipers".

I stopped, thought it was the fuse and left it for a while. This morning they seem back to normal. Tried to contact BMW but their closed.. handy!

Wondered if anyone has any advice?

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DanielCrane Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Club Member Joined: 03 Aug 2012 Location: Essex Status: Offline Points: 28	Post Options Post Reply Quote DanielCrane Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Possible Imminent Failure - Windscreen Wipers Posted: 23 Dec 2012 at 10:51am
	Hi All, So i have a 12 plate 1 series 116d, driving around last night the rain was horrid, flooded roads and a warning pops up on the screen, "possible imminet failure - Windscreen Wipers". I stopped, thought it was the fuse and left it for a while. This morning they seem back to normal. Tried to contact BMW but their closed.. handy! Wondered if anyone has any advice?
	Kind Regards, Daniel Crane

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mog44t Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Club Member Joined: 15 May 2012 Location: Northants Status: Offline Points: 270	Post Options Post Reply Quote mog44t Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Dec 2012 at 1:16pm
	Probably the wiper relay but not right for a 12 plate. Mine went on my 2000 7 Series and there is nothing scarier than realising your wipers aren't working in the pouring rain (I say "realise" as the automatic activation can be a bit hit and miss in certain conditions). As a back up, if you can't get it fixed right away, is coat the screen with Rainex or similar as a stop gap in case they pack up when you least expect them to. You can drive with Rainex as it does bead the water over 40mph but it should be used only to get you safely off the road.

Thos Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Club Member Joined: 07 Mar 2013 Location: Salford Status: Offline Points: 21	Post Options Post Reply Quote Thos Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 Aug 2013 at 4:18pm
	This may be a bit late, not been on the forum for a while. This happened to me about a month after I bought the car Nov.2011 F20(new). Took it to the dealer the day after, it was in for a day and they found no fault recorded. It hasn't happened again since. But lots of other messages have,but I'll leave that as I have just written to BMW customer service so I'll wait for their reply before I sl*g the car off. Thos