[Boaz]

for some reason this morning my rear defroster would not come on, so I tried the rear wiper and the spray/washer thing, nothing worked... dunno why, the back hatch will unlock and open as usual. Does anyone have a similar experience?
I havent checked the fuses or anything, its been snowing here all day...any help would be great
Jake

[sharp4runr]

do you have your rear window all the way up? wiper/defroster won't work if window isn't up all the way.

[Boaz]

oh, also , i did disconnect the battery last night for about 5 minutes. dunno if that would make a difference or not.....

[Boaz]

Originally posted by sharp4runr
do you have your rear window all the way up? wiper/defroster won't work if window isn't up all the way.

I will check... thanks bro!

[Cleric]

Roll your liftgate window all the way down and then all the way up.

[Boaz]

thank you all, i just rolled it down and back up and everything works fine now..
thanks for all the quick replys,

I just got back from playing in the snow!!

[gaslight]

thats messed up. I'll have to remember that one.
By the way love that color 4runner

[Cleric]

When you disconnect the battery, it resets all of the auto up/down window controls. To calibrate them, you must roll them down and back up (you will notice that they will not illuminate at night untill you do this). Because the rear wiper/washer will not work w/ the window down, it shuts off untill it knows the status of your window.

Not the best explanation, but makes sense to me.

[24runners]

Thanks guys...you just saved me a trip to the dealer ;)

Rear wiper and sprayer stopped working...so I did as you suggested...rolled the window all the way down, then back up...works fine

I love this forum!!!

[ren1835]

Thanks everyone, same thing happened to me, rolled back window down & back up. Rear Defogger & wipers worked like a charm.

[bumpy41]

I just tried this and worked, I was so freaking out. This site is awesome. Thanks Y'all.Now I can tell my hubby I fixed something on my 4 Runner....sorta......lol

[RunnerLovr]

The solution you provided solved my problem. Thank you so much!

[jeffreykb]

I had the same issue with the rear wiper...and rolling the tailgate window down/up resolved it. Thanks for confirmation of this "fix".

[DaChamp]

Same story here. Same solution. Love it when it's simple. The weird part for me was that we have been getting a TON of rain and there was no rain leakage, so I didn't even think about the possibility of it not being closed all the way.

Whatever. Case closed.

[quick]

Also, be sure to check the "child window safety switch". Couldn't get my rear window to go up or down so I could reset it. Found the child window safety switch was turned off.

Yes, I feel pretty stupid!