Windshield Wipers stopped working, again..
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Weirdest thing happened: Tested them before leaving my house, didn't work. Drove a couple thousand feet to my neighbor's to work on my car in their garage, test them and they start working.
Take the kick panel off, and notice a bunch of wires putting pressure on the CB. Move them out of the way, take the CB out and inspect it. Looks fine. Place it back in and they still work.
Go to O'Reilly's and get a universal replacement (Same amps, voltage, size) and plug it in. That works too.
Hoping that fixes the issue. If not, I'm going to check the connection at the wiper motor.
Take the kick panel off, and notice a bunch of wires putting pressure on the CB. Move them out of the way, take the CB out and inspect it. Looks fine. Place it back in and they still work.
Go to O'Reilly's and get a universal replacement (Same amps, voltage, size) and plug it in. That works too.
Hoping that fixes the issue. If not, I'm going to check the connection at the wiper motor.
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A week or two ago I went to start up my Jeep and turn on the wipers to remove some snow, they didn't work. The sprayer did though. Checked the fuses anyway and they were fine. First thought there was a short or the motor was dead and I started researching for parts. Come back an hour or so later, and they work again.
They work flawlessly up until this morning. Start up the Jeep and let it run, come back to turn on the windshield wipers to clear the defrosted snow and ice and they're dead again.
I'm going to let it sit, wiggle the wipers a bit and see if they go. But I'd like to know if anyone else has experienced this or what it may be. It's concerning me that I may need them and randomly they'll be dead.
It is the switch? A controller? I'm not too good with wiring but if someone knows for sure what the cause for sure, I can figure out how to replace it.
EDIT 1: Would this be this "circuit breaker" or "controller module"? Where are these located?
They work flawlessly up until this morning. Start up the Jeep and let it run, come back to turn on the windshield wipers to clear the defrosted snow and ice and they're dead again.
I'm going to let it sit, wiggle the wipers a bit and see if they go. But I'd like to know if anyone else has experienced this or what it may be. It's concerning me that I may need them and randomly they'll be dead.
It is the switch? A controller? I'm not too good with wiring but if someone knows for sure what the cause for sure, I can figure out how to replace it.
EDIT 1: Would this be this "circuit breaker" or "controller module"? Where are these located?
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