Wipers and wiper fluid going off by themselves I'm 2008 jeep wrangler. Now fuse box making sizzling noises. AC stopped working. Took battery terminal off to make it stop. What should I do?

One fuse. Motor is probably bad.

LIGHT INDICATOR AND WIPER ALL PART OF YOU SWITCH ON THE STEERING COLUMN .BUT FIRST READ YOU MANUAL AND CHECK ALL THE FUSES.INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE JEEP.NEXT FOLLOW THE GROUND WIRE FROM THE BATTERY AND MAKE SURE THE WIRE IS CLEAN AND TIGHT TO THE BODY.MORE GROUND WIRE WILL FIND UNDER THE DASH BOARD CLOSE TO THE DOOR HINCH.
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The wiper delay is in the steering column. It's a small box about 2 x 2 inches with a wiring harness attached. With the testing procedures I found below, you should be able to figure it out. I found wiper delays on eBay for around $10 to $20. Good luck.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS CHEROKEE, COMANCHE & WAGONEER 1. POWER INPUT Remove circuit breaker. Test battery side of circuit breaker. If battery voltage is not present, repair open to splice. Test across circuit breaker terminals. Tester reading should be zero (0) ohms. If not, replace circuit breaker. 2. GROUND Connector A unplugged. Test terminal G. Tester reading should be zero (0) ohms. If not, repair open to ground. 3. INTERMITTENT WIPERS Ignition switch in ACCY. Remove delay module and plug connectors together from the module. If wiper operate in LO and HI speed modes and mist (washer) is working, if wipers and mist operate, replace intermittent module. If not go to step 4. 4. WIPER/WASHER SWITCH Ignition in RUN, wiper switch position as indicated, back probe switch side of connector A for standard, connector B for intermittent: Test connector terminal E-wiper switch in LO and mist/intermittent. If battery voltage is not present, replace switch. test connector terminal C-wiper switch in HI. If battery voltage is not present, replace switch. Test connector terminal F-wiper switch to OFF. If battery voltage is present until wipers stop and then voltage drops to zero (0), system is working fine. If this does not occur, replace switch. 5. INTERMITTENT WIPERS Connector B unplug. Test across terminal A and D while rotating switch from minimum to maximum delay. If tester reading is not between 0-500 ohms, replace switch. Test across terminal A and G while rotating switch from minimum delay to maximum delay. If tester reading is between 0 and 500 ohms, replace wiper module. If not replace switch. 6. WIPER MOTOR Ignition in ACCY, wiper switch position as indicated, probe connector D. Test connector terminal 1. If resistance is no zero (0) ohms,repair open to ground. Test connector terminal 4-wiper switch in any position. If battery voltage is present, replace motor. if is not repair open from fuse panel. Test connector terminal 2-wiper switch in LO. If battery voltage is present, replace motor. If not , repair open from wiper switch. Test connector terminal 2-wiper switch in HI. If battery voltage is present, replace motor. If not , repair open from wiper switch. Test connector terminal 5-wiper switch OFF with voltmeter connected. If battery voltage is present until wipers stop and then voltage drops to zero, system is OK, replace motor. If not, repair open from wiper switch.






Found on the web. I hope this helps.
Rich Long

faulty switch. I would replace that first thing.

Switch is faulty is the first thing comes to my mind. Your spot on tho in your diagnosis, although you may have two pumps and tanks, one for front, one for rear. I would check all my fuses just to be sure, and I would look at all my waster tubes and make sure they are not clogged, check your nozzles too, as sometimes wax can clog them up.

pull wiper fuse
there is only 3 ways for this to happend
the combo (steering) wiper switch bad stuck closed
the wires from above to wiper motor damaged.
the wiper motor assembly bad.

the wiper has this internal magic switch.
inside
if that switch fails( ive fixed many) it can allow the motor to keep going forever.

now 1 more. Intermittent wipers, this module to can fail.

there is no reason to guess. its all in the manual if choose to read it.
the FSM (jeep)
or alldata dot com.

look for brake fluid on fuse box near clutch/brake peddle

wipers and washers usually have a fuse,
i may be mixed with another fuse.
the best thing to do is check each fuse in turn and see if one is blown or has
corroded connections.


I hope this was helpful.

I had the same problem with my 08 Wrangler, the forums I checked out suggested disconnecting the battery for ten min and then reconnecting. It was also suggested that it may be caused by a moisture problem (damp interior) so I sat a bucket of moisture-sorb on the floor overnight. After reconnecting the battery the problem was gone, try it and see if it works.

The fuse for the wipers on a 97 wrangler are located behind glove box just unhook strap that holds up glove box and replace.