Intermittent wipers

[Mikee03]

I have a 2003 4x4 that within the last month the intermittent wipers have pretty much quit working. The wipers will work but only in the fast mode. Does anyone have any experience with this, and if so what could be the cure? Thanks in advance.

 

[Jeremiah Morgan]

Multli function switch..

 

[Richard Taylor]

My 2001 did the same thing - replace the wiper motor

 

[Kevin Palmer]

With older models, most Intermittent wiper systems are fed through the switch. Often, the switch is NOT the part in your hand that you operate but further down the line where the harness plugs in.



I do NOT know where the Intermittent aspect of the Trac is housed.



The newer models do seem to incorporate them in with the motor, not the switch..

 

[Richard L]

Try moving the tilt wheel up and down and retesting the wipers. Generation 1 Sport Tracs are notorious for not having enough slack in the wiring harness that runs up through the steering column and you can have irratic operation of everything that goes throught the steering column including ignition, start, accessories, wipers, turn signals, horn parking lights, head lights, tail lights, and cruise control Yes, even the taillights go through the steering column.



You may have to remove the lower steering colum cover, to find the connector that holds nearly all the steering column wiring and make sure that none of the wires have pulled out or broken, and be sure to pull up a little extra slack so that using the full up/down adjustment of the tilt wheel does not pull the wires that go through the connector.



...Rich