Flying J
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- First Name
- Robert
- Joined
- May 22, 2019
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- Location
- SE Michigan
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- Gladiator Overland
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Like a lot of the country this week, we've had a lot of rain here in Michigan.
I was driving yesterday morning in heavy heavy rain with my wipers on high when the drivers side wiper slowed down then stopped.
I had to pull over and when I grabbed the wiper arm it would move with very little resistance.
The rain eased up and I slowly drove home with no wipers,
At home I pulled the wiper arm off and found the wiper shaft was OK, but the wiper arm itself had all the splines stripped out.
If this happened with rain whats going to happen with heavy wet snow?
The dealer where I bought it from has Saturday service hours,so I took it in to them.
When I told the service manager what happened and that I thought it would be covered under warranty he said no.
Not covered!
It really wasn't worth getting to a argument over it, so I went to the parts department and ordered a new arm.
This really shakes my confidence in this vehicle as I plan on many long distance trips.
I'm planning on driving to Seattle via the Trans Canadian Highway in the near future. I think I'll pack a couple of spare wiper arms along with the rest of my gear.
Anyone else have any wiper problems?
I was driving yesterday morning in heavy heavy rain with my wipers on high when the drivers side wiper slowed down then stopped.
I had to pull over and when I grabbed the wiper arm it would move with very little resistance.
The rain eased up and I slowly drove home with no wipers,
At home I pulled the wiper arm off and found the wiper shaft was OK, but the wiper arm itself had all the splines stripped out.
If this happened with rain whats going to happen with heavy wet snow?
The dealer where I bought it from has Saturday service hours,so I took it in to them.
When I told the service manager what happened and that I thought it would be covered under warranty he said no.
Not covered!
It really wasn't worth getting to a argument over it, so I went to the parts department and ordered a new arm.
This really shakes my confidence in this vehicle as I plan on many long distance trips.
I'm planning on driving to Seattle via the Trans Canadian Highway in the near future. I think I'll pack a couple of spare wiper arms along with the rest of my gear.
Anyone else have any wiper problems?
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