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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 05:29 PM
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Ok im not very electrical minded and i don't know if that the issue. But I was driving home from work one day and I went to use my wiper switch and nothing happened. The wipers worked the day before. No whenever I turn the key i can hear a "ticking" sound coming from the switch. I checked again the other day and the wipers moved a little then died. Now is it the switch or an issue with wiring?

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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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Do you have intermittent wipers? Will they work on high speed?
 
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Old Dec 6, 2008 | 12:04 AM
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They won't come on at all even when the switch is on, i can just hear a "ticking" sound
 
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See if you have these color wires on your wiper motor.

white/orange
blue
black/white
red

If these colors match;

See if you have power all the time on the red wire. If you do, then make a little jumper and jump the red wire to the white/orange wire. If the wipers start working, I would suspect the switch is the problem.
 
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thanks that clears a few things up
 
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