Ford Focus Wipers Won’t Go Down TSB – Just Park!

 

Ford Focus windshield wipers won’t park

Recently I had a Ford Focus in our repair shop for wipers not parking. When turned off, they would stay right where they were, the wipers worked fine otherwise. One of my favorite tools lately has been the TSB (Technical Service Bulletin) check on Mitchell. This can really save a lot of time if the bulletin applies to the problem I’m working on. In fact, some of the fixes are so spot on that it takes all the work out of diagnosis and makes me look like a genius. This particular problem on the Focus was really worth the time to check for TSBs.

   A quick search on Mitchell and this TSB came up

What no wiring diagrams needed? No testing with my trusty Power Probe? Alright… sometimes you just have to get lucky! It’s not always like this but when you get information that saves this much time like in this case; it’s worth it to have this as part of the regular routine. Many times nothing will come up in a search, but it’s definitely worth it to run a quick search. 

The wiper relay is to the left of the steering wheel – top one in the image.

The relay started to work when I pushed on it. You could also switch the relay out with one of the others for a quick test. Just don’t forget which one you traded, so you can be sure to replace it or you may have an intermittent problem with another system!