# 2011 BMW 328 - windshield wipers won’t turn off

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-bmw-328-windshield-wipers-won-t-turn-off/161785>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** bmw, 328\
**Created:** [March 25, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-bmw-328-windshield-wipers-won-t-turn-off/161785 "2020-03-25T22:13:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![RobertALasky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4af34b/32.png) [@RobertALasky](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RobertALasky)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-bmw-328-windshield-wipers-won-t-turn-off/161785/1 "2020-03-25T22:13:53Z")

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I can’t turn the windshield wipers off whilst the car is on.  
They stop when I remove the fob.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 1:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-bmw-328-windshield-wipers-won-t-turn-off/161785/2 "2020-03-26T01:47:38Z")

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Just a guess but I’d say the switch is bad.

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**Author:** ![RobertALasky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4af34b/32.png) [@RobertALasky](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RobertALasky)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 3:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-bmw-328-windshield-wipers-won-t-turn-off/161785/3 "2020-03-26T03:43:18Z")

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You’ll never believe this but somehow its working fine now… I can’t imagine how it corrected but it seems like the electrical system reset itself while I took the car out for an errand. When I went back to the car after it was parked for about 90 minutes started it and the wipers did not come on until I turned them on and they turned off too. I also noticed there was as message on the dashboard screen regarding the airbag which was also gone . so it seems like it has reset like it did after I had new tires put on it at Costco.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-bmw-328-windshield-wipers-won-t-turn-off/161785/4 "2020-03-26T04:00:27Z")

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All that sounds like a flaky body control module. At minimum I’d have it checked out to make sure there’s not a problem with the airbags.

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**Author:** ![Triedaq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Triedaq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Triedaq)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-bmw-328-windshield-wipers-won-t-turn-off/161785/5 "2020-03-26T18:44:11Z")

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If the wiper circuit is like my 1978 Oldsmobile, the switch completes the circuit to the frame of the car (ground) . When the ignition switch was on, there was power to the wiper motor. There was also a resistor from one terminal of the switch to the frame which allowed for a slower speed for the wipers. If the OPs car has s similar setup, I would suspect either the switch or the wiring from the wiper motor to the switch.