There's nothing more frustrating than an intermittent problem with something we use as often as our power windows and locks. Sometimes they work fine, other times they don't. And then sometimes they just stop altogether. It's no fun being the guy at the toll booth who's inventing a new yoga move to pass the collector 50 cents through an open door. It could be a bad switch, motor or solenoid that's on its last legs causing your problems. But it could also be electronic leprechauns haunting your electrical system.
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Lucky for you, there's a simple, quick and clean fix that seems to solve the problem a large percentage of the time. The solution was tested for 6th generation Honda Accords, but will surely work on a number of models since the [link url=http://autorepair.about.com/library/glossary/blterms-005.htm]MCU[/link (an electronic brain that runs stuff) will be designed similarly.
The fix is simple. With the ignition off, set the intermittent wiper control to the middle position, then turn the car on. This resets the brain and gets things back to normal. So ...
- Ignition switch off.
- Intermittent wiper set to middle position.
- Ignition back on.
- Back in business!
