rear wiper / washer not working

[Chewbaccam]

This thread was a total life saver! I recently cleaned my battery terminals so I think that reset everything and of course, it as raining today and I realize the rear wiper wasn't working. Thought I'd have to swap fuses or take the whole door apart, but luckily I read this first. Totally worked!

 

[runner_bae]

Roll the rear window down and then back up, and make sure it's all the way up.

Thanks so much I was freaking out.

 

[TxBigRed]

Woohoo...thanks. wouldn't have thought of that, but it makes sense

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[J4RunToy]

Roll the rear window down and then back up, and make sure it's all the way up.

Excellent advice!! Just solved the same problem, many Thanks!

 

[Hyperion]

Thanks! That did it for me!

 

[feralcomprehension]

This did not work for me, as my rear window was also inoperative. Somehow the rear wiper blade had gotten jammed against the spoiler while in mid-stroke, and that turned off all functions except the washer pump.

Freeing the tip of the wiper and then cycling the spray/wipe reset it all.

 

[K9 HAULR]

Thanks guys - worked on my 17 TRDPro too!

 

[2004RunnerLimited]

Terrific!

Rolling the rear window down and up worked perfectly! Thanks so much for your posted solution. I had just replaced the battery and thought that I must have blown a fuse. All the fuses looked good. So, I was pretty puzzled. Too much of a coincidence that the rear wiper, rear washer and rear defrost all stopped working right after installing the new battery. 2004 4Runner V8 Limited.

 

[Scubadiver]

Wow, that worked like a charm! Neither the rear wiper or rear defrost worked, but rolling the rear window down and then back up fixed it.

Thanks!

Scubadiver

 

[Akgreenman]

Roll the rear window down and then back up, and make sure it's all the way up.

Second time in 7 years Drmorbius has bailed me out on my 2003 4Runner. I made an account for the occasion. See you again in ~3 years when I again wonder why the rear wiper isn’t working.

Edit: 2.2.2024
I was off by a couple of years. Again was caught wondering why the rear wiper wasn't functional. Again found myself here.

 

[dahveeed]

I work at a dealership and we get customers with brand new 4Runners so mad about this, some come for this issue alone. Most are happy it's this simple but some still have an attitude afterwards?

 

[Scott E.]

I have fixed mine with the window up/down before. However, the last time the wiper didn't work, I had to replace the wiper motor. In my case the wiper wouldn't work, and I couldn't roll down the window, run the rear defogger or washer.

'04 SR5 253,000mi

Scott

 

[a1b2c3cp]

Or the nut has come loose...

A couple of months after replacing rear wiper arm my daughter had the same symptom but in this case it was just the nut holding the wiper arm had come loose under the cover trim piece. Easy fix.

 

[DB_Cooper]

Still Relevant

Had this problem yesterday after doing some sound system upgrades. Must be related to the disconnect of the battery as mentioned earlier.

Rolled rear window down and back up and all is well.

Many thanks, T4R to the rescue again.

 

[JC____]

My rear wiper and the washer fluid isn't working. The fuse is good, wiper fluid topped off, and the window is definitely up. Any suggestions? Will the rear wiper still work if hypothetically the rear windshield wiper fluid pump was broken or if the reservoir was empty?

 

[JC____]

Finally figured it out! You need to roll the back window 100% all the way down then back up and problem solved. Rolling the window half way down then back up does not work.

 

[jdn9580]

Worked for me. Thank you!

 

[adlfrancis]

A gift that keeps on giving

Roll the rear window down and then back up, and make sure it's all the way up.

So, my rear wiper and washer stopped working yesterday. Like anybody else, I googled for solutions, which brought me to this online forum. Thanks for this post, it really worked.