kinerin

Just read on another car enthusiast website about problems and class-action lawsuit regarding Rain X windshield washer fluid.

Seems the chemical makeup of the fluid can cause damage to some vehicles low fluid sensors, causing faulty alerts and ultimately requiring expensive replacement.

Anyone have any experience with this.????

I'm not looking to become a plaintiff, have used the stuff for years on various vehicles. No apparent problems

Eduskator

No fluid sensor in my F150 (XLT)

Gotta love Ford's mentality... a 50k vehicle with no windshield washer fluid.

Koolponycar

I put some in my moms honda civicc and our crv, I got the orange stuff, is that it?

kinerin

According to the Class-Action it's:

Rain-X All-Season Windshield Washer Fluid
Rain-X 2-in-1 " " "
Rain-X De-Icer " " "
Rain-X Bug Remover " " "

Evidently the sensor issue is primarily in European Cars ( BMW, MB, Porsche, VW, etc) because of the type of sensor unit they use.

But there have been other comments regarding film build-up on windshields,
rubber deterioration on wiper blade surfaces, etc.

2wheelgnnr

hmmmf and I just put that stuff in my wifes car... Love rain x....but this is dissapointing if true. too bad. I will hvae to watch it and see.

F-150 has blue juice-plain (not Peanut)

Pickupman66

Ive used it for years and not had issues. used in a nissan, toyota dodge and fords.

WXman

I don't like Rain-X anyway because once that crap smears up the glass, it's hard to get it back off again. If you didn't have wipers, it might be a cool thing. But with wipers, who needs it?

It's just like all these chemicals that people use on their trim. Three years down the road your fender flares, steps, door handles, etc. are fading and you wonder why.

The manual says mild soapy water only. That's what I use on my vehicles. I've even been known to fill my washer fluid reservoir with distilled water during the summer.

idrive

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Sorry to go a bit off topic but,

it's from the detergents used to wash the car and the Sun. Has nothing to do with the "chemicals" used to preserve said trim.

The manual is referring to washing the trim.

Koolponycar

My wifes crv handles are black and the sun does fade them pretty quick. I already replaced one on the drivers side that failed/broke and it looks like the passenger sides about to do the same.

kevin1727

I used Rain-X washer fluid on occasion in my Dodge and Toyota vehicles but never had an issue. Mostly I used the hand-applied Rain-X for several years and loved it. It worked great in the really heavy downpours we would get in Florida. But it also created a glare at night for me when the wipers were running and there were street lights. I eventually decided to skip it to improve my night vision.
It eventually wore off, but I found I could remove it completely with my orbital polisher. That also made my wipers work better.