any car electrical guys around here (indep)?

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i have a 2006 toyota matrix that has no power to the windshield washer pump motor...

the fuse appears to be good and i see no obvious broken or loose wires...

not a big deal, but annoys the little lady all to hell, especially with winter road conditions looming...

also, my son's 2006 taurus has some kind of grounding problem, we think...

sometimes his interior lights and door locks won't work and sometimes they do and sometimes working the elec door locks will make the lights work...

and when i touch the poor girl at hi-boy the electric shock was so strong it damned near knocked her up, er down...

one of the garages said they'd chase the faults down for $50 an hour, but that's serious money right before xmas...

anyone around that toys with this stuff??

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Originally Posted by bigjosh006

Get a 10 gauge wire and run it from the negative battery terminal to a chassis ground, if it stops the finicky lights you found your problem and attach it permanently.

As for the washer pump, visually checking a fuse will not always tell you it is blown. Try swapping it out, they're like 50 cents. If that doesn't work get a multimeter for 10 bucks at harbor freight and check if there is power at the fuse. If there is, then it is mpre than likely a bad pump, or a broken connector. Those connectors tend to deteriorate over time because they are usually in a wheel well someplace getting shit kicked at them all the time.

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thanks, i will try the 10 guage wire trick...

on the other, i might try george's guy's recommendation...

i'm not qualified to handle meters and such, hell, my sarcasm meter is broken most of the time...

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

Check the washer relay. Pretty sure it has one.


On the other one just pay to get it looked at. Law school should help here

washer relay?

is that like when several washers run in a footrace?

seriously though, thanks for the suggestion...

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

There's a couple of good mom & pop auto electrical shops in Independence. If you call Jones Auto Service on Truman Rd and ask for Alan, he can recommend one. Alan is my mechanic. They don't do auto electrical there, so he'll be happy to point you.

thanks george, i'll do that...