Wipers on the fritz

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Squirrelsmith

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This morning my wipers would only come on if i turned them to full speed. Also the windshield spray and wipe function was not working.
Think I need a new wiper motor?????
 

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Usually it’s the circuit board on the wiper motor that causes the wipers to flake out. Pull the cover and look for any cracked solder on the board. Reheat/resolder any that are defective.

Since it’s free, I’d look at that first.




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Usually it’s the circuit board on the wiper motor that causes the wipers to flake out. Pull the cover and look for any cracked solder on the board. Reheat/resolder any that are defective.

Since it’s free, I’d look at that first.




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Agreed.
 

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As mentioned, the circuit board on the motor assembly is a common failure point due to cracked solder joints. The multi-function switch is also a possibility. +1 on checking the circuit board first. Couldn't hurt to re-flow the solder joints just to be sure since you'll already have it opened.
 
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I swapped out the motor with one from 1aauto, the part was $70 i think. All the functiins are back. Dont be afraid to do it they have a video on youtube, nothing to it.
 

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Autozone sells the circuit board for around $25, exact replacement. Just did mine, pretty easy.
 

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