i just got my car tuesday and i didnt check out the wipers before i bought it. it started drizzling today and i fliped them up and nothing happened. the washer and the wipers are on the same fuse and its ok. i can hear the washer pump come on fine. whats next? wiper motor? im lost..its in a 99.5 a4

 

try moving them with your hand while the wipers are turned on, if you can, it is probably beause of its movement is blocked by some dirt, if you cannot your wiper motor is busted and needs to be changed. it happened to me this winter, it slowed down at first and then didn't move, but it could barely move it with some help, in that situation; you should get some wd-40 some (anti rust sprays might work too) and multi purpose grease, try reaching the wiper motor, take it out and try to heal it. mostly your motor is fine, cuz it is a very strong motor and it will probably break the circuit before being busted... all you need to do is to take care of it like a baby... good luck...

 

I bet you if none of your wiper functions work then its the fuse located on the side of the knee bolster on the drivers side check it out and get back

have a good one

 

WITHOUT the switch on i can move the drivers side by hand but the pass side will not budge. ive checked the fuse and its fine, getting 13.62 volts at idle. so im assuming its the motor, im not getting any kind of movement at all, im going to try to turn the wipers on and move them by hand and see what happens

 

It is not the motor, since you can move one side and not the other. It is the mechanizm (seized most likely). You can try to take it out and see if it moves freely. I think it won't, so the best option is to get a new one, or dissasseble this one (good de-rust might help, in tougher cases you might need to heat up the seized side) lubricate it and than check what happens.

 

how much does a new one cost aprox? i ran a carfax on the car and its only had 10k miles put on it in the last 3 years, so it has been doing alot of sitting