All of a sudden my 2019 XLT's front wipers started to slow down and within 2 days they wouldn't move.
I had an appointment with a dealership to have it looked at, but that was 10 days out and I needed to use the car.
turns out, it was a pretty easy fix: Remove the wiper blades and the cover panel (2) which covers the wiper blade assembly. There is a linkage arm connected to the motor, with some ball joints to connect to the wiper blade attachment point. Sprayed first some rust removal spray, followed by a generous amount of WD40, again followed by some more lubricant spray. At first it would not move. I then forced the linkage to move by grabbing the linkage and forcing it to move back and forth. After a few minutes and a lot of lubricant spray, it now works perfect again.
Here is a video link to an F150, but exactly the same. I did NOT replace anything. Just took the top covers off and sprayed the all linkage points...
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I had an appointment with a dealership to have it looked at, but that was 10 days out and I needed to use the car.
turns out, it was a pretty easy fix: Remove the wiper blades and the cover panel (2) which covers the wiper blade assembly. There is a linkage arm connected to the motor, with some ball joints to connect to the wiper blade attachment point. Sprayed first some rust removal spray, followed by a generous amount of WD40, again followed by some more lubricant spray. At first it would not move. I then forced the linkage to move by grabbing the linkage and forcing it to move back and forth. After a few minutes and a lot of lubricant spray, it now works perfect again.
Here is a video link to an F150, but exactly the same. I did NOT replace anything. Just took the top covers off and sprayed the all linkage points...
Recalled: Ford slow stuck seized or stalled wipers and wiper linkage
Updated to add:A few months after I repaired this, Transport Canada issued a recall for this failure covering years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.Detail...
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