Dodgy 'lectrics

Hi all.just returned to the landrover fold after a 6 year absence,and lo and behold have a problem.when I put my lights on in my freelander td4,if I indicate right,put on main beam or put on the fog lights the window wipers come on.Any help would be much appreciated.

fatdisco said:

Hi all.just returned to the landrover fold after a 6 year absence,and lo and behold have a problem.when I put my lights on in my freelander td4,if I indicate right,put on main beam or put on the fog lights the window wipers come on.Any help would be much appreciated.

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Hi there, Has any work been done on the steering column? or its switches?

Madmustang said:

Hi there, Has any work been done on the steering column? or its switches?

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Not that I'm aware of.I've only had it a few days.There's nothing to suggest that there has been in the history.

fatdisco said:

Not that I'm aware of.I've only had it a few days.There's nothing to suggest that there has been in the history.

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So was it working after you got it and then stopped working or has it always been like that?

Sounds like an ground fault. Maybe on the RH A pillar grounding point.

Madmustang said:

So was it working after you got it and then stopped working or has it always been like that?

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I've only had it a week and only noticed it on monday cos it was dark , didn't do it on Tuesday but it's done it every day since.

Nodge68 said:

Sounds like an ground fault. Maybe on the RH A pillar grounding point.

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Would that be easy to rectify?

There have been a couple of threads about these wierd electrical problems where things work but don't work if used together. IIRC Nodge is spot on with a (the) earthing sport - but you could search on here to find them and the outcomes. I would search, but it is probably one of those that will need a few attempts to find something!

Many thanks gents....

Hi all.just a heads up.problem was a corroded earth point in the drivers side front of the engine bay.cleaned it up and replaced nut and alls hunky dory,even my heated rear windscreen is working now so happy days.many thanks for your replies...