Wipers will not work

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KHLOW2008
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Hi ginfizz,

Extech is correct, there is an integrated control unit plugged into the the main fuse box at driver side under dash.

But check the intermittent wiper relay first, it is located under the fuse box under hood. Check the wire sockets under the fuse box, sometimes they tend to have corroded or contaminated connections.
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RICHARD WU
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The front window wiper stopped today as I was driving in the rain. I seldom use it as we do not have much rain in California's central valley.

I open the hood and saw something blinking under the wiper area. I guess it may be a fuse needs to be replaced.

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Richard
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Hi Richard Wu,

What do you mean by blinking?
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MCURTIS27
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My passenger side windshield wiper stopped working, but my drivers side still works.
What might be wrong with it? Do I need a new motor or do both wipers run off of the same motor? It is really strange. The windshield was clear when I turned them on.
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They run off the same motor.

One of the linkages may of rotted or broken off. Remove the wiper cover and have a look.
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KRISTINAMECHE
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My windshield wipers stopped working so my boyfriend checked the fuses under the hood. He said he did not see one for windshield wipers, but took some of them out to check to see if they were blown. After this I went to get in my car and now it will not start. Everything comes on the way it should, it started for a second then the car started rumbling and the engine shut off. Now it just tries to turn over but does not actually start. Is it possible to mess something up by looking at the fuses?
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He needs to retrace his steps and check if they are properly seated again. I think the wiper fuse is in the cabin of the vehicle.
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Just recently the windshield wipers stopped working. I looked but did not see a fuse for it. Is it along with the other fuses (lights, locks, etc.) Or is it at its own separate location? Could it be the switch in the car? And if it is not the fuse, how much would the motor replacement approximately cost?
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BRUCE HUNT
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Start with the fuse. There are a couple of locations for the fuse boxes. Your car should have one down by the driver feet and under the hood up by the passenger firewall.
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My windshield wipers are not working, is this something I can repair or does it require the work of a mechanic?
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Hi bfelton,

If you are able to perform diagnostics and mechanically inclined, this job should not be too much of a hassle.

Did you check the wiper fuse?
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Thanks, I will check the fuse.
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I am looking at purchasing this car, but the guy says the windshield wipers do not work and it needs a motor. I was just wondering if anyone on here could tell me if there could be anything else that would cause the wipers to stop working? Or worst case scenario approximately how much money I would be looking at spending on parts?

Thanks for your help,

Dan
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The wiper motor is pretty much the most expensive thing to change if the wipers do not work. Some other possibilities would be a faulty wiper switch, or broken linkage.
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Hi, my question is about my windshield wipers. One day they just stopped working and today I just changed out my battery by Wal-mart. Well I thought the reason my wipers were not working was because my battery was messed up, but once I changed my battery they still are not working. So I am wondering if it is because a fuse is messed up with the wipers or what it could be?

Thanks,
Samantha
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It could be serveral things, including a fuse. Among the most probable causes I can think of would be the wiper relay, wiper motor or wiper transmission. Any and all of those things can and do cause the wipers to not work.
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I moved the driver side wiper down a little manually on my car and they stopped working? As water is squirting out and there is some movement in the wipers.
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More than likely the ball socket became disconnected when you moved it. It is not hard to do on an older car with high mileage.
The wiper cowl will need to be removed and replaced. Then the ball and socket can be reconnected, using new ball cups would not hurt, and put back together. The reason the drivers' side affects both wipers is because the motor has an arm that goes to the drivers side wiper and it pushes both wipers. The wipers are connected to each other by the same rod with ball and socket joints. As the motor pushes the rod it is hitting the wiper arm under the cowl and moving it around.
I hope this helps.
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a few month ago the windshield wipers stopped working as designed. When I turn the switch to "Int", the wiper won't work as "int", instead, it continues to wipe the glass just like the switch is on the " Lo" position. A few minutes later, it will stop and rest on the park position. If I turn it off from any switch position, the wiper will still work as if the switch is on the "LO" position and will stop and rest on park position a few minutes later. If I started the washer pump, the fluid will be pumped correctly, but the same problem to the wiper will happen. I am wondering if I should go ahead to replace the wiper motor.
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