i have vauxuall corsa 53

[pollyp00]

hI is there any guys out there that can help me solve a couple problems? purchased my corsa few weeks ago have a prob with the rear wiper, if you push the stork away from you to clean the window it swipes 3 times quite normal, but then it sticks, vauxall said needs new motor at �165 forget that, so ordered one which was tested off auto parts for 45.00 friend fitted it but still did the same, then found relay swapped that with another one but still the same, thinking it could be the stork got one of those, no change, running out of ideas, driving me mad,also when driving over 50 mph have vibration steering dosent feel comfortable at all, have had wheel alignment new pass front wheel cos vaux said i needed one, wheels swapped and had all balanced, sometimes steering feels loose and wobbles especially going over uneven roads and sometimes when i break someone suggested could it be wheel bearing?would appreciate if someone has any ideas help!!!!

[Brooksy]

Does your rear wipe give 3 separate sweeps 6 seconds apart, then stick. Or does it give 3 continuous sweeps then stick? If you switch off ignition then on again, does the wipe begin again? What mileage is your Corsa & is it a 2003 model?

[pollyp00]

hi there, thanks for your reply, it is a corsa 2003, has got 54.000, quite high i know, when putting the back washer on swipes 3 times continuous,then sticks half way then i would say about every 6 sec it will move but sticks in different places, most ot the time i have to turn switch on and off till i can get it to the right position,

[Brooksy]

The rear wipe stalk has 3 positions: off; 6 second intermittant wipe (no wash); wash with continuous wipe. What happens when you only move the stalk to the 2nd position (intermittant)?
I have a Nova (74000 m) & a 2000 Corsa (53000 m) both have only had new tyres & brake pads fitted & steering & suspension are perfect. I`ve had Novas & Corsas since 1984 & they very rarely need anything replacing. It sounds as if there may have been some accident damage & something hasn`t been reassembled or adjusted correctly. My cars were used for driving tuition so I know how robust they are. I would seriously consider having a professional vehicle examination to discover the cause of your problems. I did once spend over a year sorting out everything to cure a steering problem just as you describe, only to discover that 2 (Dunlop) tyres had manufacturing faults that no amount of balancing could cure.

[pollyp00]

thanks again for your reply, rear wiper stork has only 2 positions on mine if you push it towards the front of car, it washes then swipes 3 times, if you just click it once then its intermitant every few seconds but thats when it sticks in different places, the car i bought funny enough was my ex driving instructures car which i passed my test in nearly 3yrs ago, i did ask him had it been in a accident he said it had't i knew about the wiper not working, but dident think that would have been a prob getting sorted, the other prob with the vibration and steering is annoying me could ithe steering and vibration be connected somewhere? putting it in to get serviced fri going to have to get them to check it, steering dosent seem to vibrate just feels loose now again, just hope it dont cost me a fortune whatever it is, garage said all the tyres are fine, but somehow dont trust garages, got a car from arnold clark 2yr ago they totally ripped me off with a duff car

[Brooksy]

You have the model after mine, ie the brake lights are up the rear 1/4 pillars & I`ve only just noticed a couple of Corsas with the rear wipe parking to the left of the rear window instead of the right as on mine. Now, you`ve changed the 3 components which may have caused the problkem, but to no avail. It occurs to me that if either the wiper motor or the relay are for the pre 2001 Corsa then the wiper will get its knickers in a twist not knowing where to park. I`d try the old wiper motor with the new relay, operating it without the arm attached, so it can find its proper park position.
As to the vibration, the car may not have been in an accident with another vehicle, but the passenger side front wheel will have been curbed HARD on one or more occasions despite the best efforts of the instructor. It is possible that a suspension/steering component is bent or out of alignment or worn or loose (don`t know when your last MoT was). I forgot that I did once have to renew the n/s rear wheel bearing because of many gentle kerbings on the reverse round corner exercise, but never a front one.

[pollyp00]

thanks again,had a friend drive the car today to get his opinion, he felt vibration at high speed but, he like yourself said it could be the tyres,gonna get garage to look into it all tommorro thanks for all your advice really appreciated it,