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rear wiper not working...

Discussion in '4th Gen 4Runners (2003-2009)' started by Toyota2008, Nov 23, 2022.

  1. Nov 23, 2022 at 6:52 PM
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    Toyota2008

    Toyota2008 [OP] New Member

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    I noticed my rear Wiper, rear window heater strips, and Rear wiper fluid sprayer aren't working -
    I recently replaced my battery-is there something special I need to do to reset these gadgets?
     
  2. Nov 24, 2022 at 7:46 AM
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    Double check to make sure your rear window is up all the way. I did that once and it took a minute to realize I did that because it was only down a quarter inch and wasn’t easily visible.
     
  3. Nov 24, 2022 at 10:21 AM
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    Until I got my forerunner, I never owned a vehicle with a rear wiper.
    And, I don't ever see a situation where I would ever use it.
    But then, I live in california.
    Maybe it works for snow?
     
  4. Nov 25, 2022 at 3:39 AM
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    Yes read your owner's manual, but basically you need to reinitialize your windows any time you disconnect the battery or your battery dies, you have to do this with your driver's door window, your hatch window and sun roof if you have one, basically you roll down the window and then roll it back up and hold the switch in the up position for a few seconds, do this for all I mentioned above and it all should be working correctly again, but as stated read your owner's manual as I might have the "how-to" described slightly wrong or maybe I remembered it correctly, I never know for sure since I have CRS!(Can't Remember Shit)
     
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  5. Nov 30, 2022 at 7:03 PM
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    Toyota2008

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    Thank you so much. I did lower the window a bit and raised it back and now everything is working-who knew?
     
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  6. Feb 11, 2023 at 5:05 AM
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    Same here my rear window must've dropped bit.
     

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