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Old Mar 17, 2026 | 11:38 AM
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2001 Wipers Not Working

Working on this vehicle for a friend.

Front wipers not working at all. Rear wiper works fine.

Wiper motor works fine when I connect it directly to battery. The 2 relays both have good resistance and both click when I connect them to battery. Fuse in engine compartment is intact. Based on all that I bought a multi function switch off eBay and put it in this morning. Wipers still don't work. All other aspects of the multi function switch appear to work just fine.

What am I missing??

thanks!
Chris
 
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Old Mar 23, 2026 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Clattin
Working on this vehicle for a friend.

Front wipers not working at all. Rear wiper works fine.

Wiper motor works fine when I connect it directly to battery. The 2 relays both have good resistance and both click when I connect them to battery. Fuse in engine compartment is intact. Based on all that I bought a multi function switch off eBay and put it in this morning. Wipers still don't work. All other aspects of the multi function switch appear to work just fine.

What am I missing??
First, listen and feel to see if the relays click. If they do, meter the relay sockets. Make sure the ground pins are grounded, the power pins are receiving power, etc. I once troubleshot a Jeep fuel pump issue, finding that the ground pin on the FP relay socket was not grounded. It was an easy, cheap fix.

Good luck!
 
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