"Stuttering" windshield wipers

onebadmofo · 09-13-2010, 09:14 AM

Maybe it's becuase I don't know how the term is properly called but I can't find anything in the search.

Anyway, E92 335i, about 65k on the clock. The wipers "stutter" if the windshield doesn't have a lot of water on it. They stutter to to the point the point where I can feel vibrations throughout the whole car and I need to manually use them once every 5-10 seconds.
I bought new OEM wipers ($60!!) but that didn't help.
Any suggestions?

wrickem · 09-13-2010, 09:23 AM

Whenever mine start to do that, I clean my windshield and wipers with Goo-Gone, then with water and they get nice and smooth again. I think it's just dirt and film that causes them to drag and stutter.

alexckma · 09-13-2010, 09:31 AM

I personally don't mind it..... you can clean the wipers a bit with some oil based cleaners, it goes more smoothly on the glass

zaheer · 09-13-2010, 09:52 AM

finally a fix...i hate this problem...

bob.g · 09-13-2010, 09:55 AM

damn. i read sluttering

Alexander · 09-13-2010, 10:13 AM

Clean your wipers and glass with a glass cleaner several times, black shit should come off. If that doesn't work replace your blades, with 65k on the clock it isn't terribly early to do so.

PiZauL · 09-13-2010, 10:26 AM

I had this problem when I got detail spray on the windshield. Some elbow grease and glass cleaner solved that issue.

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onebadmofo Colonel 346 Rep 2,396 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Central NJ iTrader: (14)	"Stuttering" windshield wipers Maybe it's becuase I don't know how the term is properly called but I can't find anything in the search. Anyway, E92 335i, about 65k on the clock. The wipers "stutter" if the windshield doesn't have a lot of water on it. They stutter to to the point the point where I can feel vibrations throughout the whole car and I need to manually use them once every 5-10 seconds. I bought new OEM wipers ($60!!) but that didn't help. Any suggestions? Last edited by onebadmofo; 09-13-2010 at 09:20 AM..
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wrickem Big Beaver Smile 2101 Rep 3,791 Posts Drives: What he wants to Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: lambertville nj iTrader: (0)	Whenever mine start to do that, I clean my windshield and wipers with Goo-Gone, then with water and they get nice and smooth again. I think it's just dirt and film that causes them to drag and stutter. __________________ ______________________________________________ Current- '21 430 , '19 911, 07 M6 ,'17 Jeep Wrangler, "23 Bronco OBXluxsquatch
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alexckma Lieutenant 30 Rep 518 Posts Drives: P. Panorama 10, L Gallardo 05 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Hong Kong, Canada iTrader: (0)	I personally don't mind it..... you can clean the wipers a bit with some oil based cleaners, it goes more smoothly on the glass
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zaheer Captain 83 Rep 861 Posts Drives: E93 335i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: London, UK iTrader: (1)	finally a fix...i hate this problem... __________________
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bob.g Captain 21 Rep 677 Posts Drives: 2006 325xi Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: montreal iTrader: (1)	damn. i read sluttering
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Alexander Mad tyte EuR0 style boooi <--- Joke 212 Rep 2,472 Posts Drives: E30, E85, MKVI Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Deal's Gap iTrader: (0)	Clean your wipers and glass with a glass cleaner several times, black shit should come off. If that doesn't work replace your blades, with 65k on the clock it isn't terribly early to do so.
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PiZauL I6 + TT = FTW 80 Rep 847 Posts Drives: E90 M3, GT350, Tesla M3P Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Baltimore, MD iTrader: (2)	I had this problem when I got detail spray on the windshield. Some elbow grease and glass cleaner solved that issue.
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