Subaru Outback windshield Wipers issue ?

bigdog · 07-16-2016, 08:08 PM

My 2011 Subaru Outback has only 45k miles on it and having it's first issue.

Yesterday my Subi started exhibiting some really bizzaro behavior.
Ouf o f the blue my windshield wipers starting coming on all by themselves !

Wipers don't stay on all the time, but come on randomly, anywhere from a few minutes interval between 'swipes' to intervals of 30 min. ? They never stay on 'permanent'.

When I activate the wipers manually, they operate normal !
Any idea what's going on here?

Obviously, if it was a bad fuse, they wouldn't operate at all.
Thinking maybe a 'short' in the system ?

Can a dealer run diagnostics to test for something like this?

Thoughts ?

07-16-2016, 08:08 PM	#1
bigdog Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Central MA-Gilford Posts: 1,411 Thanks: 308 Thanked 117 Times in 94 Posts	Subaru Outback windshield Wipers issue ? My 2011 Subaru Outback has only 45k miles on it and having it's first issue. Yesterday my Subi started exhibiting some really bizzaro behavior. Ouf o f the blue my windshield wipers starting coming on all by themselves ! Wipers don't stay on all the time, but come on randomly, anywhere from a few minutes interval between 'swipes' to intervals of 30 min. ? They never stay on 'permanent'. When I activate the wipers manually, they operate normal ! Any idea what's going on here? Obviously, if it was a bad fuse, they wouldn't operate at all. Thinking maybe a 'short' in the system ? Can a dealer run diagnostics to test for something like this? Thoughts ?