Wiper blade working on max speed only

Discussion in 'Gen 4 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by joker@, Dec 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM.

  1. joker@

    joker@ New Member

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    Hello

    So my windscreen wipers can be only used on max speed and only this speed. Was time when was working few seconds on mid speed but after 2-3 seconds stopped in the middle of the windscreen. Atm only max available, fuses are fine- checked, cant find relay or relay module in my car. Pulled out today half of the dash and didnt find anything. Any ideas where it could be?

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    #1 joker@, Dec 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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    More than one similar thread has ended up finding wear of the low-speed brushes inside the wiper motor.

    I had a different experience, where I lost my wipers completely (nothing on low or high) and fixed it completely by pulling the wiper fuse and rubbing its legs with a pencil eraser and putting it back. But that's not likely to be the issue here, if the wipers do work on one speed, just not on the other.
     
    #2 ChapmanF, Dec 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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    Yep; most likely wiper motor or switch. Don't know what you were expecting to find by ripping your dash apart????? Replace whichever one is cheapest and go from there. Don't know if you have access to junk yards out there; but that would be the cheapest route.

    Good Luck
     
    #3 BiomedO1, Dec 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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