Windscreen / Windshield Wipers Stopped Working - HOW to FIX!

Windshield wipers stopped working? Car wipers not working can be very inconvenient! Especially if your windshield wipers stopped working while driving and IT’S Raining. I know because I have been there!

Well don’t worry, whatever the cause of your windshield wipers not working, if you follow the 3 steps in this video, there is a very good chance you will be able to get them going again. 😀👍

Step 1: Windscreen wiper fuse – This is pretty much the number 1 thing that will cause windscreen wipers to stop working. In this step, I will show you how to find the fuse diagram and how to check for a blown fuse; including how to check a fuse without a multimeter, it can often just be done visually!

Step 2: Check the Power to the Car Wiper Motor - A lot of times replacing the fuse will get you going but BE AWARE that if there is an underlying problem, you may find that the car fuse keeps blowing. If your windshield wipers are still not moving, then you can check to see if power is getting to the motor. If it isn’t, you might have a wiring problem but if power is there, then it is likely that there is a problem with the wiper motor or the wiper mechanism itself. If you notice your windshield wipers slow on all settings, this is also an indication of this. Leading us to…

Step 3: I will show you how to check the wiper mechanism to see if it has become stiff, it can cause the motor to be slow, burn out or blow the fuse. So, if it has, I will show you how to free it up again . If your windshield wipers don’t work after this, then that leaves the motor and so, I will show you how to disassemble and inspect the wiper motor.

In this video, I followed all of these steps and in my case, the wiper motor needed to be replaced (which was completed with a good quality 2nd hand unit for £24!)

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00:00 Windshield Wipers Stopped Working
00:21 Fuse Box Location
00:31 BMW Fuse Box
00:42 Porsche Boxster Fuse box
00:52 Fuse diagram
01:02 Boxster wiper fuse
01:12 How to remove fuse from fuse box
01:22 How to check blown fuse
01:32 Bad fuse vs good fuse
01:42 How to replace a fuse
01:52 Fuse keeps blowing in car
02:02 How to remove wiper arm
02:21 Wiper not working
02:42 Remove Wiper cover
03:20 Wiper motor testing
03:39 How to multimeter
07:25 Fix wiper linkage
08:50 Wiper motor check
09:00 Replace windshield wiper motor
09:31 Check wiper motor

Music: Make You Move by Ofshane

DISCLAIMER - Please note that this video and its content is intended for information purposes only. Although every effort is made to ensure that all the information is correct, there is no guarantee that this is the case. This video should not be considered a substitute for seeking independent advice or the services of a professional. Any work that you carry out on your vehicle or vehicles in your care are at your own risk.

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[davidbockes]

Great detailed diagnostic process and well worth the time to view the entire video.

[Workdove]

My wipers just died unexpectedly today. I've had many cars before and this has never happened to me in 27 years of driving. Thank you for the video !

[thecuttingedgepb]

In my 50 years of driving many older vehicles this is the first time I've had wipers that did not work and of course I was driving at night during a major downpour. My current ride is a babied 20 year old with low miles. Thanks for showing me where to start since an average repair shop may not even have the correct parts immediately available. I'm a tiny woman but with the right knowledge I can still look around and turn a wrench when I have to.

[stemcleeds]

Hi Phil. The first symptom I had with my wipers was that they were running very slowly before blowing the fuse.
It did in fact be down to be a mechanism that was stiff from old grease.

[aws.]

The video on this hands down and i never ever comment on youtube! Very informative i feel like a professional on this now i cant wait to work on my windshield tmmry its going to storm real bad here for 4 days so clock is ticking lol thank you so much

[bittertruth]

What a superb video. Wish I'd seen this a week ago. One of the ball joints popped off the wiper linkage on my suzuki swift. Played around with tying it up which worked for a while but then I decided to 'repair' the said ball joint by drilling a hole and putting in a locking pin to keep the 2 parts fixed together. I had to take the linkage off as you can imagine but when I went to put it all back together, the wipers started acting wierd; not going all the way, starting/stopping etc. No intermittent wiping. I suspect the switch as I still have constant and high. But since you pretty much covered everything here, I'm going to give the motor a good checking over as well.

[mymusic]

My wipers died right when it suddenly started to downpour a lot of rain and with a lot of traffic...I had to pull off on a side road as soon as I could and wait for the rain to stop. The wipers haven't worked since, so now I have a project to get done, troubleshooting and then possibly a motor replacement, my vehicle is a bit different than what you show here but it gives me ideas of what to look for and what the job is going to be like, should I find I need to pull the motor and replace it. 👍

[RichardPortis]

Nice video. I'm having a similar issue. Changed the relays, the multifunction switch and the wiper motor. Will check this next.

[josephseas]

I think you missed to check the wipers control unit under the glove box. Sometimes the relays there have burned contacts that makes the wipers to remain on or completely off.

[SailingVinderla]

Nice video. I have a Touran 03 and the wipers start but stop again a second later, just as if something was blocking them. Both of them move, then return. Fuses are OK, washer fluid ok, nothing is blocking them.. I suspect arm mechanism then?

[anniejones]

Hey do you know where the wash/wipe relay is please? I’ve got a 2010 seat Ibiza 2.2 petrol hatchback

[batchrocketproject]

some months ago my wipers failed at both on speeds and on intermittent. The 'push' one-wipe/washer mechanism still worked so I made do with that until it failed the other day. fuse good. before failing there was no indication of the motor labouring. Everything else on the switch (steering column stick) works fine but I'm wondering if the switches can fail like this.

[Whats-up-]

I had this problem you have to look and Car Wiper
Mechanism & Motor
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[evansonyango-ww]

Hello, I have a problem with wipers of my Citroen C5 Automatic 2009 salooncar, passenger side could go up and stay while drivers side could play and do the work. Later after changing the windshield, which had a crack, both have failed to work. Occasionally, I can hear them jerk as if it wants to move...can you help please? I've been asked to buy a new motor

[miniossanfran]

Hi my friend.i hope you can help me cause I'm getting frustrated. I have a 2017 GLC300 and suddenly I have a wiper malfunction on screen .wipers dont work.not even water.from the switch everything else is working even the rear wiper and water spray.i check 109 fuse and mf1 fuse are good. What can I do? Please help me

[adedejikazeemadekola]

My car bmw 1series E93 the wipper is working not stop I have changed the relay still working continuously not stop what do I do ?

[darrenfisher]

Can you help me as I have a Skoda FABIA car and couldn't get my heater unit to work so checked the relevant fuses but no joy so went to start the car and wasn't fully starting up as it should be so checked the sparkplug with a awkward size socket but now can't get it out !!!! Now due to all that my dad's front wipers or his radio won't work now only the back wiper works so not having a brilliant day on this at all and I was only checking the heating unit and that still doesn't work!!!!😊

[joellarodgers]

my 2011 toyota prius wipers wont move can someone help