Okay - i’ve got an '06 Kia Sedona that I bought used from CarMax. History: Drove the car off the lot, learned later the pump (washer fluid)didn’t work. Well, two years later (still under warrenty!) I brought it into the dealership. They replaced the pump in October and it worked… but sometime in…

The dealer made a serious mistake in replacing a 10 ampere fuse with a 15 ampere fuse. There is a reason why the fuse blew and since you are under warranty, it is the dealer’s responsibility to find out why. The wiring to the windshield washer pump is designed to carry 10 amperes. The windshield …

Explain that the fuse blew again. Since it takes motor (thats washer motor) activation to blow the fuse I am going with a motor puling too many amps. Why not have them see how many amps the motor pulls? If they don’t want to spend the time with diagnosis simply have them replace the motor. Wiring fa…

Substituting a higher amperage fuse is a huge mistake, and can lead to a fire. The reason the fuse blew must be determined and repaired. Then the correct fuse should be inserted.

There is an overload somewhere on the circuit alright and the shop needs to find the trouble and place the correct size fuse back in. The trouble could be with the pump or wiring to it but the fuse most likely supplies other circuits also so the trouble may be elsewhere. If the fuse just blows when …

wow - thanks to all who responded! never thought another accessory could be on the same circuit, but that makes since. I will ask them to check the motor to see how many amps are being pulled and to definitely put the 10 amp fuse back in! And, yes, they have to correctly diagnose the problem and …

You’re welcome for the help. Let us know what you find out.

FOLLOW UP . . . Ok, so this is what happened: Brought the car back to the dealership, gave the new guy the story, then the original “customer service” guy wandered over, along with a mechanic. I said they have to a) replace the fuse back to a 10amp, and b) tell me why the fuse blew - whether the …

p.s. the ice theory: while the pump didn’t work this weekend, i tried it again on the way to the dealership, and it was working again. So, after flushing the system, if it were ice, then with the new fluid, it should prevent any freezing and it should always work. If it stops working again, then i…

Electrical problem? Windshield washer pump issue - help!

Maintenance/Repairs

Cougar January 27, 2011, 4:22pm 10

Thanks for the update. Hopefully the trouble was just with the washer fluid freezing up and things will be fine now with the nonfreezing solution. The previous owner may have mixed water in with the original fluid and diluted it or just used water.

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Electrical problem? Windshield washer pump issue - help!

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