headlamp washer malfunction (was XM)

I have only heard of this happening to one other person... I never found out what fixed it...

Let us know though, so we can help anyone else with a similar problem.

I will do some research this weekend for you.

Reed

Mine's been in since Tues this week (unfortunately not for the same problem you have), it was in last Monday too. I was 2 days early for my appt. so I said no rental until after you promised to have it for me (Fri). I called today to check in on it in the AM, they didn't know if it would be done today, no follow up call, no rental, no nothing.

I'm a bit annoyed.

There is even more to the story, that I will tell in a later thread.

My headlight washers freaked out the day I picked up my V and the whole dealership was running around like a bunch of tweaked monkeys...
It eventually stopped and happened agin a few days later. Now I leave my lights on AUTO and it doesn't happen.
I'm not looking to duplicate the issue so I'll just leave it be.

I guess I am happy I got a rental!! Not that I really need a rental since I have 2 other vehicles to drive right now, but it makes the hand-off process easier to deal with.

Mine sprays constantly when the lights were on, regardless of auto vs. manual turn-on method. Ran the washer fluid dry, thank goodness - felt like a dork driving around with water spraying all over the front of the car. Happened ~2 weeks after picking up the car, which now has 600 miles on it (half of which I put on). Probably after they fix it I will pull the fuse since I don't need or want that feature *ever* anyway, but want it fixed since it could run into other electrical problems down the road. I found it strange that the fuse was a big 30a unit, thanks for the schematic - I will take a look and see if it makes sense why that is and see if that will impact anything else if I do pull the fuse.

Scott

I'll post this a third time and perhaps someone will take it seriously this time. Perhaps Reed can also place it in the FAQ section. I had the same problem. My dealer took apart the front of the car (had it three days). Finally determined that there was a short to power in the fuse panel circuit for the headlamp washer relay. They replaced the bussed fuse block and it works fine now.

Cram, I will post that thanks.... I thought someone had that problem recently.

I thought it might have somethng to do with the relay.

Reed

I kinda doubt it is the relay on my car. The service tech said they have the car "all torn apart" and are still searching for the problem. Comforting image..... :bonkers: Seems the relay is the first thing they would have tried. Maybe the fuse box itself is shorted like mentioned above. I should learn more on Monday. The biggest question I have is should I drive the rental Suburban hoping the car will get fixed on Monday, or the 330i assuming it won't?

Scott

UPDATE:

The dealer was not able to reproduce.... Yeah-right, it was doing it non-stop when I had the car over a span of a few weeks, never intermittently either.... But since there has been several cars found with a bad relay that causes the washers to constantly operate, they are replacing the relay. It is due in tomorrow so I should have the car back tomorrow evening.

Scott

Well, the dealer had my car for 1 week, but I got it back today and the washers seem to be fixed - at least the couple times I turned the lights on I got no spray. They replaced the relay. They ordered it on Monday and kept thinking it would be there the next day so I ended up losing the entire week. Oh well. Great to have the car back and drive it today!! Made me appreciate it even that much more!!

Scott