Windscreen Washer Fluid Light On

[humsafar77]

last weekend I was Driving over the Sand Dunes with lot of Bumps due to zillion previous tracks, and my car was jolting harshly, then all of sudden the Washer Fluid warning light came on,

After the Drive, I checked and found that the Fluid was at around 1/2 level, still i filled it to maximum, but the light did not switched off. I tried to hit the bottle to replicate the jerks and jolts it received during the drive, still no result, then I took out the main Switch/Plug from the bottle, remove the negative battery terminal and let it sit there for half an hour, then I plugged these back again, but still the light is on.

Can any one suggest any solution ?

[Towncivilian]

The switch that triggers the light is probably faulty. Disconnect the switch or remove the bulb, and try to obtain a new switch from a junkyard. The part number is 27490, your local dealer may be able to procure one for you.

US-market R50s never came with the washer fluid level switch, so I don't have any first-hand experience with them. I wanted to retrofit this function into my Pathfinder, but I would need a new washer bottle that has the hole for the switch, in addition to finding the switch and its harness. Too much effort for a small little bulb in the instrument cluster warning me that my washer fluid is out, of all things.