- #3572 of 3707
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Re: It is not the car... it is dealership [shrifty]
by jogousa
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Nov 10, 2009 (8:15 am)
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Replying to: shrifty (Nov 09, 2009 6:20 pm)
From my past experience, rear wipers last for appx 1 year in almost year-round sunny conditions (had that problem with many other rear wipers on various models). As a matter of fact, it is common that you should change rear and front wipers with each oil change (the "old" change; i.e. every 3000 to 5000 miles).
They are still there but they do not wipe rear window clean and they squeek.
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- #3573 of 3707
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Re: Rear wiper wearout too fast? [bpeebles]
by jogousa
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Nov 10, 2009 (8:20 am)
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Replying to: bpeebles (Nov 09, 2009 6:26 pm)
In my climate, rear (and front) wipers do not last 3 years - if you squeeze 1 year out of them consider yourself lucky!
Each and every morning (in humid FL climate) you have to use both, front and rear wipers. Glass is ALWAYS wet!
Your remarks remind me of an attitude that Audi had several years ago when their cars accelerated without any reason....always blame the driver, right?
That cost Audi a lot and they almost had to pull out of the US market...
Therefore, no - I did not use them when there was grit on glass....
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- #3574 of 3707
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Re: It is not the car... it is dealership [shrifty]
by jogousa
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Nov 10, 2009 (8:35 am)
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Replying to: shrifty (Nov 09, 2009 6:20 pm)
I would think that another question isn't what happened to the wiper but rather where do you find replacement, when VW does not have them... anybody out there with an answer?
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- #3575 of 3707
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Re: Rear wiper wearout too fast? [bpeebles]
by jogousa
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Nov 10, 2009 (8:45 am)
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Replying to: bpeebles (Nov 09, 2009 6:26 pm)
Another issue is that rear wiper automatically turns on, when you use front wipers and you shift into rear gear when staring the car ... on all 2009 Jetta Wagons... just F.Y.I.
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- #3576 of 3707
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"unintended acceleration"
by elias
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Nov 10, 2009 (9:51 am)
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Replying to: jogousa (Nov 10, 2009 8:20 am)
joqousa, it turned out that those 1980s audis accelerated for a good reason - the driver in each case pushed down on the accelerator instead of the brake.
back then, the pedal-offset on some audis was a little different than most cars sold in USA, probably contributing to the errors. but there is no doubt that it was driver error that caused all the "unintended acceleration".
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- #3577 of 3707
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Re: "unintended acceleration" [elias]
by jogousa
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Nov 10, 2009 (11:20 am)
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Replying to: elias (Nov 10, 2009 9:51 am)
It may very well have been the case but the approach and the attitude that Audi took at that time cost them a lot - Audi is still recovering from that ill-advised approach blaming the driver initially even before they thoroughly investigated the reasons. I vividly remember that case - I had a few Audis at that time myslef.
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- #3578 of 3707
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Re: "unintended acceleration" [jogousa]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Nov 10, 2009 (11:28 am)
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Replying to: jogousa (Nov 10, 2009 11:20 am)
If the victims had stated that they hit the brakes and the brakes were smoking but couldn't quite stop the car, I'd have believed the unintended acceleration theory (we hear this account today with certain modern cars today, and it's believable). But the Audi victims insisted that their car accelerated AND the brakes completely failed at the same time. This stretched my capacity to believe them.
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- #3579 of 3707
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Re: "unintended acceleration" [Mr_Shiftright]
by jogousa
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Nov 10, 2009 (11:43 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 10, 2009 11:28 am)
I agree - I also believe it was driver's fault - but - that is not the point. The P.R. people (and Teutonic attitude) at Audi should have had a different approach than blame drivers right away.... the point is "customer is always right" attitude should have been applied. We all agree that this incident damaged Audis reputation for a long time, even up until today...
But that, being off the subject, doesn't solve my problem with regards to rear wiper blade....
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- #3580 of 3707
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Re: "unintended acceleration" [jogousa]
by Mr_Shiftright HOST
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Nov 10, 2009 (12:22 pm)
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Replying to: jogousa (Nov 10, 2009 11:43 am)
I throw my rear blade away once a year, in September, just before rainy season.
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- #3581 of 3707
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Re: "unintended acceleration" [Mr_Shiftright]
by jogousa
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Nov 10, 2009 (12:35 pm)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 10, 2009 12:22 pm)
Smart move ... AAA So. Calif and AAA South (FL) also recommend replacing all wiper baldes with each oil change...and that's what I do also but this time around, I ran into earlier described difficulty.
But VW is not the only one who tries to have their wiper blades "proprietary" ....if they all would make an universal joint/attachment so that one can use any aftermarket blade that would make it simple for most folks!
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