My winshield wipers will not come on. I checked the fuse and it's fine. The wiper motor sounds like it is working, but the blades are not moving. Can anyone help me?

 

Take off the wiper blades and the bracket that holds the wipers on. Then turn on your wipers and see if the gears move. If they do, then your motors may be worn out. If they don't move but you can "hear them move", then they also may be worn out.

 

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What are the chances your wiper motor could have locked up and stalled?

I don't have information handy, but a thought is to actually disconnect the wiper linkage and see if the wiper motor turns. If it doesn't, your motor needs to be replaced. If it does, your linkage is probably jammed.

Your fuse won't blow because it is designed to withstand the motor stall current. If you know about motors, you will understand what I am talking about. For example, your wiper motor wight draw 7 amps to run, when it stalls it could draw a ridiculously high amount like say, 20 amps.

 

Do you live in a freakishly cold climate, where your wipers get frozen onto the windshield?? Buffalo, Rochester, or the Midwest in winter?? Like the others said, your wiper motor may be done.

DW