Hi - new to the site but already got a load of answers

I have tried searching for help on the rain sensor but without much luck, currently my FL2 (59) rain sensor doesn't appear to work. The stalk control doesn't really do anything and even when driving at 70 it can be throwing it down and it will just be on intermittent.

The car is still under warranty (Guy salmon) and they have now looked at it 3 times, replaced the motor but they haven't done anything with the senor.

I was wondering if other people find that the sensor works and what I should say to Guy Salmon to actually fix it?

Many thanks in advance
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Hi & welcome to the forum.

I've had 2 Freelander 2's of my own and use a number of them at work as well and to be honest have not had any issues with the automatic wiper function.

Good way of testing the sensor is to set the wipers to automatic and spray the screen with a hose, if the wipers function as normal then it is not the sensor. If the wipers do not function then I'd lool at the sensor being faulty which may be overcome by checking the wiring or possibly with a new windscreen. Also if the wipers work on manual mode as they should I can't really see how it can be the motor that is the problem.

You'll find a number of posts on here regarding problems with the automatic wipers - some people have even resorted to removing the fuse controlling them thus converting them into normal variable speed intermittents.

I find mine to be hit-and-miss. Sometimes they're OK, sometimes they'll wipe a dry screen, or not wipe a rain-soaked one. And, like you, the sensitivity control on the arm seems to do very little in practice.

At this time of year you also need to be aware that damage can result if the auto function tries to operate wipers which are iced to the screen (again, other posts relate).

Thanks everyone - I will try with the hose. At the moment they seem very random, they occasionally wipe when completely dry and don't engage on a higher speed when it is getting biblical.

I was a little surprised as my BMW (sorry) worked really well and I never touched the arm after buying the car

Good point on freezing as well. I hadn't thought of that.

My view is that the FL2 system is somewhat random. For example, my wipers were happily wiping away on a dry screen the other day but when i went through a deep puddle and the screen got covered in water they stopped ! I rapidly hit the wiper arm and got the screen cleared in time ! i think i'll have the fuse out once the warranty finishes. FL2 HSE Auto Galway Green
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Really quite odd that a £40k car doesn't have wipers that work properly? I know it isn't a major item but it is quite annoying.