So my rear windshied whiper wasn't working, for about 2 years. Today i got determined and descided to attack my hatch and fix this problem. After ripping out off the trim & pretty stuff i couldn't figure out what the problem was, poped out the motor, it works fine. So then i started testing wires...

I discovered that 3 out of the 4 wires going to the wiper motor were not working. Now wouldn't you have guessed, i poped out the little rubber wire covering thing inbetween the hatch and body, and what did i find?! lots of broken wires! and some more wires getting ready to break (broken coating & stuff.)

So 9 new wire segments, and 18 sodders later i had a working windshield wiper in the rear. I checked the other side, and found that the tube for the washer fluid was also broken (i'll fix it tomorrow).

SOOO

what's the moral of this story? If you have ~150k on your car, and it spends alot of time in the cold (-20F) you might get some broken wires in those links!

I hope this helps out someone who can's figure out why their electrical stuff on the hatch isn't working. (Brake light, windshield wiper, defroster, etc..).

you might check the spritzer hose on the other side, mines broken.