Please Help! trying to get windsheild wipers to work. I turn them on and they do nothing. Does anyone know how I should go about fixing them?

Ford Ranger XLT (1999)

 

Hi Ernie, welcome to FTE!

Did you check the fuses and/or relays?

 

Mine aren't working either. I have checked my fuses and relays and all is well there. The motors work too. I'm thinking either the switch is bad or theres a hidden controll module that isnt working. I have a dealership looking at it this Friday, I'll let you what I find out was wrong with mine.

 

I had a similar thing happen to my '94. At first, the wipers wouldn't stop when I turned them off, so I pulled the fuse. After I put the fuse back in, they wouldn't run. I ended up having to purchase what Ford calls the "combo switch". It is the entire stalk on the left side of the steering wheel that contains the turn signal and the wiper controls. I think it cost me about $110. I had to order it from Ford because NAPA and the other autoparts stores don't carry it. The installation procedure is kind of complex if you have airbags. I didn't so all I had to do was remove the steering column trim, use a steering wheel puller and swap out the bad for the new.

Tim