Fuse defective
- Replace the fuse
Defective X-contact unloading relay
- Check the relay
The windshield wiper drive crank has become loose
- Tighten the crank
Power cord break (black and gray insulation)
- Check the wiring from the fuse box to the windshield wiper switch
Broken ground (-) wire of windshield wiper motor.
- Check the ground (-) wire
The windshield wiper motor burned out
- Replace the electric motor
Windscreen wiper does not work at speed 1
Terminal 53 defective on windshield wiper motor
- Replace the electric motor
Terminals 53a/53 in the windshield wiper switch are faulty
- Replace the switch
Windshield wiper does not work at 2nd speed
Wire break from terminal 53b from windshield wiper switch
- Check the wire
Broken terminals 53a/53b in the windshield wiper switch.
- Replace the switch
Defective terminal 53b on the windshield wiper motor.
- Replace the electric motor
The windshield wiper only works at speed 2
Wire break from terminal 53 of switch to windshield wiper motor
- Check the wire
Windscreen wipers do not move to the parking position
Wire break from terminal 53e of switch
- Check the wire
The windshield wiper motor is faulty
- Check the electric motor with a tester and a test lamp. Between terminal 53a and the "ground" (-), the test lamp should light constantly. Between terminal 53e and the "ground" (-), the lamp should go out when the brushes approach the parking position. When checking between terminal 53e and the battery plus, the lamp should light when the brushes approach the parking position. If this does not happen, the electric motor should be replaced.
The windshield wiper does not work in interval mode
Windscreen wiper/washer relay defective
- Replace the relay
Broken wire between terminal J of windshield wiper switch and electric motor
- Check the wire
Defective contact J of windshield wiper switch
- Replace the switch
The intermittent wiper mode does not turn off
Wire break from terminal 53 of switch to windshield wiper motor
- Check the wire
Windscreen wiper/washer relay defective
- Replace the relay
Contact J of the windshield wiper switch does not work
- Replace the switch
Short circuit of the wire of terminal J of the switch
- Replace the wire
The brushes do not wipe the glass dry
Windscreen wiper/washer relay defective
- Replace the relay
Windscreen wiper does not stay in park position after switching off
Poor contact on the sliding contacts of the electric motor
- Disassemble the windshield wiper motor and clean the contacts or replace the motor