Wiper fluid switches reversed

2017 SUBARU FORESTER
50,000 MILES • 2.5L • 4 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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T.J. BURKE
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The vehicle listed above is a 2.5i Limited.

Got my car back from a collision shop.

Now the control for the front windshield wiper fluid controls the rear window fluid….and vice versa.

Looks like (somehow) they got the connections mixed up somehow.

This collision shop has caused me a world of issues, so I really want to be done with them.

Is this something I’d be able to fix myself? Or am I best taking it back in?
Apr 16, 2022 at 2:19 AM
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STEVE W.
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Sounds like they simply revered the two pump connections on the washer bottle. Very easy to do because they are sitting right next to each other and are not marked, and the wiring is the same. While you could DIY it by removing the splash guard under the front left and swapping the connectors, this is something they should do as it's an actual mistake they did. Someone should have tested that after the repair.
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Apr 16, 2022 at 6:10 AM