Rear window washer not working

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glockmeister

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My rear window washer stopped working the other day. The wiper works, front wipers and washer works. Nothing comes out on the window or the camera area. Ideas? Any help appreciated. Thank.
 

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Pop the rear window and check where the hose connects at the top. Mine had cracked and caused this same issue, I did happen to notice washer fluid running down the inside piece. Fixed it with a piece of tubing and zip ties, worked for a couple years now and no issue.
 
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In case others are wondering, I watched a couple you tube videos on this. They showed where a couple connections are along the passenger side under the front kick plate and door trim. I pulled those off, found the line and floor was soaked. I tested and the connections did not leak, but washer fluid poured down from further up. There is a connection through the firewall in the engine compartment to just inside the passenger cabin. That had come disconnected. I was able to fish the line back through and redid the connection so it is in the engine compartment in case it would separate again.
 

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In case others are wondering, I watched a couple you tube videos on this. They showed where a couple connections are along the passenger side under the front kick plate and door trim. I pulled those off, found the line and floor was soaked. I tested and the connections did not leak, but washer fluid poured down from further up. There is a connection through the firewall in the engine compartment to just inside the passenger cabin. That had come disconnected. I was able to fish the line back through and redid the connection so it is in the engine compartment in case it would separate again.
I had the same issue with Flex I had. I used some small zip ties to secure the lines to the union.
 

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In case others are wondering, I watched a couple you tube videos on this. They showed where a couple connections are along the passenger side under the front kick plate and door trim. I pulled those off, found the line and floor was soaked. I tested and the connections did not leak, but washer fluid poured down from further up. There is a connection through the firewall in the engine compartment to just inside the passenger cabin. That had come disconnected. I was able to fish the line back through and redid the connection so it is in the engine compartment in case it would separate again.
Same thing happened to me on my '03. I wasn't able to get the hoses reconnected tho. Washer fluid would only last a couple of days before I got the "low washer fluid" alert. It was all draining into the rocker panel. I just plugged the hose under the hood to the rear washer. I mean, how often do we actually use the rear washer anyway.
 

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Reviving because it happened to me this week.

Had low pressure on the rear glass and nothing on the camera. I found a split in the line that connects the lift gate to the body. With the door closed the holes line up and there is enough pressure (with the help of gravity) to spray the glass.

I didn't notice the fluid leaking because it runs down between the lift gate and the body, follows the belt moulding into the rear door and down behind the weather seal leaving a pool on the ground near the drain line for the rear AC line.
 
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