Passat 2012 windscreen washer fuse

[bebetositu]

My Passat windscreen washer is not working, I suspect there might be the problem with the fuse, please see photo 1 for the fuse box under the bonnet, and photo 2 for the fuse box inside the car by the drive side, please could anyone advice which one is for the screen washer so that I can pull out and have a look?

[cuprabob]

Try dis-connecting the battery for a short period to see if that fixes the problem. I know on VWs of that era some functions don't have fuses and they use a control module to monitor the circuit and shut it down if a fault condition is triggered. The circuit will only work again if the module is reset either by VCDS or toggling the power to it.

This link may also help, which implies it's Fuse 40 (20A). The fuse numbers are moulded into the cover of the fuse box.
http://knigaproavto.ru/shemy/en/volkswagen/passat/...

Edited by cuprabob on Sunday 27th May 20:48

Edited by cuprabob on Sunday 27th May 20:51

[TooLateForAName]

Might help if you said what passat exactly

Do you have any other stuff not working or acting up? With any electrical issue on vw/audi I cant help but think of the extremely common comfort module under water issue (lift front passenger carpet and soundproofing to see if there is any water)

[bebetositu]

2012 1.6 diesel TDI, all other functions working, just the windscreen water not spray out, the wipers are working fine. Thanks

[bebetositu]

http://knigaproavto.ru/shemy/en/volkswagen/passat/...

as per this link, the fuse for the windscreen washer is the yellow 20 in the second row from the bottom on the right, please could anyone confirm that?

[bebetositu]

cuprabob said:

Try dis-connecting the battery for a short period to see if that fixes the problem. I know on VWs of that era some functions don't have fuses and they use a control module to monitor the circuit and shut it down if a fault condition is triggered. The circuit will only work again if the module is reset either by VCDS or toggling the power to it.

This link may also help, which implies it's Fuse 40 (20A). The fuse numbers are moulded into the cover of the fuse box.
http://knigaproavto.ru/shemy/en/volkswagen/passat/...

Edited by cuprabob on Sunday 27th May 20:48

Edited by cuprabob on Sunday 27th May 20:51

Yes, I think is the yellow Fuse 40 (20A) too, I am going to pull it out and have a look. Thanks

[suedetrashman]

Hi,

I'm having the same issue with my 2012 2.0tdi passat.
Washer to front and rear not working and rear wiper not working.
I have checked the fuses as per diagram in previous posts and they are good so must be another issue.
Any other ideas. Did original poster resolve?

[sim72]

suedetrashman said:

Hi,

I'm having the same issue with my 2012 2.0tdi passat.
Washer to front and rear not working and rear wiper not working.
I have checked the fuses as per diagram in previous posts and they are good so must be another issue.
Any other ideas. Did original poster resolve?

That's odd. On a 2012, the rear wiper *and* the washer pump are both Fuse 40, so if the fuse is definitely OK, I'd suggest getting it hooked up to VCDS.

[jyokley]

cuprabob - You were correct! Washers did not work, fuses fine, washer motor fine, relay fine, disconnected battery for 2 minutes, reconnected and walah, washers working again. This not not documented anywhere. Thanks!

[cuprabob]

jyokley said:

cuprabob - You were correct! Washers did not work, fuses fine, washer motor fine, relay fine, disconnected battery for 2 minutes, reconnected and walah, washers working again. This not not documented anywhere. Thanks!

Glad it worked for you.

[mark2729]

bebetositu said:

Yes, I think is the yellow Fuse 40 (20A) too, I am going to pull it out and have a look. Thanks

thanks, I was looking for the fuse or replacing the pump, disconnected the battery and it all working ? didn't expect that to work great little hack

[JSAM89]

Amazing, I disconnected the battery and it worked, thanks so much. This seems to fix things for a few weeks and then I need to do it again. Does anyone have any idea of a permanent fix?

[CookieHH]

Thanks Cuprabob! My 2012 Passat Estate diesel had same problem. Front washer and wipers suddenly not working. Found your post while searching for fuse info - and tried the battery disconnect trick. Problem solved!!