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EASY FIX: How to get your Interm. Wiper Switch to Work AGAIN!!!

Old Apr 29, 2004 | 02:21 PM
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Exclamation EASY FIX: How to get your Interm. Wiper Switch to Work AGAIN!!!

So I found out why mine stopped working!
If you pop the hood off that surrounds your wiper switch (Between gauge hood and steering wheel...DUH!)
now look on the back right side by wiper switch you'll see a green wire w/ a white plug at the end of it dangling there.. now plug it back in just an inch away! Back up and working...! The mazda people decided to make it an unsecured harness when it will be wiggled by the wiper switch arm every month or so.
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Old Apr 29, 2004 | 02:28 PM
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Re: EASY FIX: How to get your Interm. Wiper Switch to Work AGAIN!!!

Originally posted by wonder1and
So I found out why mine stopped working!
If you pop the hood off that surrounds your wiper switch (Between gauge hood and steering wheel...DUH!)
now look on the back right side by wiper switch you'll see a green wire w/ a white plug at the end of it dangling there.. now plug it back in just an inch away! Back up and working...! The mazda people decided to make it an unsecured harness when it will be wiggled by the wiper switch arm every month or so.
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You didn't think to check the wires first...?
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Old Apr 29, 2004 | 02:33 PM
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Wow, I feel dumb now. I switched out my gauge cluster about a week ago and then when it rained I realized my inter. wiper wasn't working right but I didn't connect the two things. I just went out to my car and looked and that thing was unplugged. Plugged it back in and everything worked. Thanks.

^I didn't think about it at all after it stopped raining and I wasn't in my car again.
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Old Apr 29, 2004 | 02:37 PM
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Re: Re: EASY FIX: How to get your Interm. Wiper Switch to Work AGAIN!!!

Originally posted by 911GT2
You didn't think to check the wires first...?
Actually I've had my car for about 2 1/2-3 years... its never worked... didn't really think to much about it.
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Old Apr 29, 2004 | 11:58 PM
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TTT for those who didn't see...
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Old Apr 30, 2004 | 07:33 AM
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Thanks! I will check mine. My intermittent wipers work intermittently and I assumed corrosion. When they don't work I can tap the column and they work again It's probably what you describe!
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Old May 18, 2004 | 01:00 PM
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if only mine was so simple!
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Old May 18, 2004 | 02:28 PM
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I will have to try that. Mine have never worked.
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