Windshield Wiper Squeaking - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Nitesh31 · 09-18-2012, 09:34 PM

Has anyone's wipers been squeaking?

Driving in the rain today, I noticed an annoying squeak every time the wipers reached the top of the glass.

I tried cleaning the wiper blades and the glass but the noise was still there.
Any suggestions on how to stop this?

DaJo · 09-18-2012, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nitesh31

Has anyone's wipers been squeaking?

Driving in the rain today, I noticed an annoying squeak every time the wipers reached the top of the glass.

I tried cleaning the wiper blades and the glass but the noise was still there.
Any suggestions on how to stop this?

Try cleaning the wiper blade with alcohol wipes, and hopefully that works.

Nitesh31 · 09-18-2012, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DaJoian

Try cleaning the wiper blade with alcohol wipes, and hopefully that works.

Tried sonax glass cleaner and then rubbing alcohol but that damn squeak just won't go away.

I also noticed while driving that after the wipers go up and then down, they leave a streak that seems to dry up before the wipers go back.

carson · 09-18-2012, 11:21 PM

Try RainX

mashal · 09-18-2012, 11:25 PM

Bad wipers.. Try different ones see it should go away

I-Tapatalk

Sigh-on-Rice · 09-19-2012, 01:12 AM

Mine was doing that too and cleaning it didn't help. It somehow went away on its own after a several weeks.

ScionFR-S · 10-13-2012, 11:49 PM

what size are the wipers? i gotta buy me some winter blades soon

TSY · 10-14-2012, 04:44 AM

Take the car back to the dealer and have them replace the blades under warranty. They should be covered for 3 yr/36k miles.

BMWDavid · 10-14-2012, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by mashal

Bad wipers.. Try different ones see it should go away

I-Tapatalk

+1

kappaknight · 10-14-2012, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by TSY

Take the car back to the dealer and have them replace the blades under warranty. They should be covered for 3 yr/36k miles.

Really? Wipers are "supposed" to be changed every 6 months.

SubarooMike · 10-14-2012, 10:56 AM

Apply two nice, heavy, coats of RainX and you wont need to use your wipers. I cant remember the last time I used mine.

TSY · 10-14-2012, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by kappaknight

Really? Wipers are "supposed" to be changed every 6 months.

Yup. Here it is copied straight out of the 'warranty' section of my 'MySubaru' site:

Wear Item Limited Warranty

WEAR ITEM COVERAGE is 3 years or 36,000 miles, whichever comes first. Items covered are brake pad/shoe linings, clutch linings, and wiper blades.

Pretty useful for us here in the PacNorthwest where it rains every day!

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