# Possessed Wipers!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/possessed-wipers/173930>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** lincoln\
**Created:** [January 6, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/possessed-wipers/173930 "2021-01-06T13:57:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![larry\_173315](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5fc32e/32.png) [@larry\_173315](https://community.cartalk.com/u/larry_173315)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/possessed-wipers/173930/1 "2021-01-06T13:57:02Z")

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I have a 2006 Town Car and the wipers will turn on by themselves and won’t turn off until I shut the engine down. It’s happening more and more. The wiper motor is only 2 months old (this issue occurred two weeks AFTER the new motor), any ideas? Could it be the turn signal/wiper stalk? A relay somewhere?

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/possessed-wipers/173930/2 "2021-01-06T14:08:25Z")

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Sounds like your new wiper motor is defective; bad parking switch.

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**Author:** ![larry\_173315](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5fc32e/32.png) [@larry\_173315](https://community.cartalk.com/u/larry_173315)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/possessed-wipers/173930/3 "2021-01-06T14:10:17Z")

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Thank You so much!

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/possessed-wipers/173930/4 "2021-01-06T15:55:42Z")

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The wiper motor doesn’t have a parking switch as it’s electronically controlled.

If the wiper motor is new, then more than likely the problem is with the multi-function switch.

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/f/1/f1283cd84c83c8c6c7e63de13694158bc7fb2279.jpeg)

Tester

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**Author:** ![larry\_173315](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5fc32e/32.png) [@larry\_173315](https://community.cartalk.com/u/larry_173315)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/possessed-wipers/173930/5 "2021-01-06T15:57:25Z")

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Oh ok, that makes sense. Thank you so much for the help!