# 1996 4Runner front and rear wipers

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-4runner-front-and-rear-wipers/191714>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 15, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-4runner-front-and-rear-wipers/191714 "2023-07-15T04:38:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jdmere](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jdmere/32/3002_2.png) [@jdmere](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jdmere)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-4runner-front-and-rear-wipers/191714/1 "2023-07-15T04:38:42Z")

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Neither the front nor the rear wipers on my daughter’s 1996 4Runner are working. Also the windshield washer pump does not work. Is this likely something as simple as a fuse (which has not yet been checked) or could something darker be lurking?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 4:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-4runner-front-and-rear-wipers/191714/2 "2023-07-15T04:44:21Z")

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Let me see?

 ![ZOLTAR](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/3/e/3eedb400252a835542150b7e55d7e1f9940d8c16.jpeg)

I got nothing!

Tester

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 4:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-4runner-front-and-rear-wipers/191714/3 "2023-07-15T04:51:00Z")

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You have to start somewhere. Even without a manual, the fuse box should say where the fuse is. There may even be a chart on / in it in color. Is there a favorite tire shop somewhere? When I have a light out, I call there right away and drive over there. It saves me from driving to X-Mart and buying a package of two so I can spend an hour changing it. Look Ma, no (working) hands!

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**Author:** ![TXdealer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@TXdealer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TXdealer)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 11:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-4runner-front-and-rear-wipers/191714/4 "2023-07-15T11:38:26Z")

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Is the rear wiper on the same stalk as the front wipers, or is it on the dash? If they are together my best guess is a bad multifunction switch, but you also need to check the fuses. I looked up a similar issue on a T100 truck the other day, and both the washer motor and wipers are on the same fuse. I assume yours is similar.

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**Author:** ![jdmere](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jdmere/32/3002_2.png) [@jdmere](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jdmere)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-4runner-front-and-rear-wipers/191714/5 "2023-07-15T18:25:16Z")

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Simple solution. 20 amp fuse for everything. Thanks for the helpful replies.