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Yesterday I had a weird problem with the windshield cleaning function: it was not spraying for a good 5 seconds straight of pulling the wiper stalk towards me. I did this several times releasing the stalk for a few seconds between attempts. Each time I could hear the pumping motors but nothing was spraying onto the windshield. Wipers wiped as normal. To make sure it wasn't just the wiping motors I heard, I pushed the wiping stalk down to initiate a single wipe and sure enough, the sound of just the wiper motors was different then the windshield cleaning fluid pumps.
On a lark, I pushed the stalk away from me to initiate rear window cleaning pump and it sprayed fluid immediately along with a few wipes.
I again tried pulling the stalk towards me and still no fluid sprayed on the windshield.
I gave up for a few miles then tried again cause the bug carcass/streak was really bothering me. This time, it worked and subsequent attempts worked as well.
Before I take this to the dealer, does washer fluid ever "dry up" in the lines such that it forms blockages? I'd like to see if this happens again before taking it to the dealer as well, and wanted to gather experiences from other car owners.
On a lark, I pushed the stalk away from me to initiate rear window cleaning pump and it sprayed fluid immediately along with a few wipes.
I again tried pulling the stalk towards me and still no fluid sprayed on the windshield.
I gave up for a few miles then tried again cause the bug carcass/streak was really bothering me. This time, it worked and subsequent attempts worked as well.
Before I take this to the dealer, does washer fluid ever "dry up" in the lines such that it forms blockages? I'd like to see if this happens again before taking it to the dealer as well, and wanted to gather experiences from other car owners.