Hey I have a 96 Dodge Ram single cab short box. its my not so daily driver. the other week i drove it to work and back used the wipers everything worked. then 2 days later get in to go to work...... and nothing. get to work check the fuse. it was bad. so I went got a fuse (same fuse) 20A

I had the key in and turned to on. put the new fuse in. "POP" ?????

tryed it with the key out. no pop. turn the key. "POP"!

so with the warmer weather i was looking around made sure nothing was in the way of the arms. tryed another fuse....... well you know why I am here. LOL

I just want to know where to start looking. I am thinking its a wire problem if the fuse pops even before i turn on the wipers.

any help is welcome.

Thanks
Matt

 

i turned my wipers on also a couple days ago and they started working shut them off turned back on and POP so idk lol i tihnk im having the same problem

 

thats kinda funny. in a not so good kinda way.

I hope we find someone that fixed it.

 

yea sure we will, this is a great forum and there is tons of info on here and alot of guys/gals with alot of knowhow

 

Fuses only blow 1 of 2 ways. An overload, and direct short.

Go under the hood and disconnect any wire harnesses attached to the wiper motor. Now replace the fuse and see if it blows. If it does, there's probably a wire with a cut, or chaffed insulation. (naturally the key and wiper switch have to be on).

If the fuse doesn't blow, leave everything on (key, and wiper switch), then plug the harness(es) back in and see if you get a big spark, that ultimately leads to a blown fuse. If the fuse blows, then your wiper motor windings, or it internal contacts may have broken off to create a dead short. Sometimes a brush, or piece of magnet can jam things up.

You can even disconnect the linkage at the motor to make sure it's not the wiper arms themselves that are binding up.

Hope this helps.

Good luck with your ride.

 

um my wipers turn on when they key is out of the ignition? what would cause this? i did not buy the truck new but i do know there are foglights wired in to a swich and then there is a trailer brake system wired in...

 

working on this problem tonight

 

i dont know what to unplug

 

ok unpluged right from the motor. and no pop of the fuse. plug in the motor. and POP

so i guess this means i have a bad motor.

 

Motor could be the problem. Could be some bad contacts as well.

I would think it's purchased as a complete unit.

Good luck with your ride.