2022 ford explorer washer fluid not working

Had a chance to replace the windshield washer pump this evening and wanted to post some pictures of the process. Turns out it was 100% a pump failure and replacing it was all that was needed. Purchased the pump for ~$40 from Advance Auto Parts.

Disclaimer: I removed the entire front bumper in order to fix the issue. I found that just removing/pulling back some of the wheel splash guard on the right side didn't provide enough workable space.

The pictures below are not in any particular order, but a combination of the pictures and the Youtube video below should be all you need.

The hardest part (or area where you need to pay most attention) is when you're actually replacing the pump. The two small hoses are not easy to remove and you don't want to damage them. I found that after putting them on the new pump they were not as tight, so I used zip ties as well. Also note that the old pump you remove from the reservoir will have a small plastic mesh piece that protects the pump - make sure you remove it and place it in the new one.

Before jumping into the pictures, also take a look at this youtube video. This helped me as well and confirmed that once you remove all the necessary screws, you just tug in a couple specific areas to get the bumper to pop off.

Good photos and video. I haven't had the occasion and hope I don't for a while to change pump on Explorer but I did change the W/W pump on my 2010 Audi A6.. As much of a nightmare you hear about European cars, that one was actually pretty easy. Pump and new grommet was about $20 removed the Drivers wheel and inner splash shield/ Sometimes you have to resign yourself to the fact that removing some extra components makes it overall easier. Design is good, reservoir runs along the contour of the rear of the drivers front fender well. Pump is at bottom of the reservoir....Of Course. lowest point. Spend 30 minutes, trying to reach behind the wheels to get the splash shield bent back to get at pump.....Or spend the same 30 minutes possibly less, finding level surface, jacking drivers wheel, placing jack stand, removing and replacing pump, leak check and re installing wheel, remove jack stand and admiring your work. Note...Unless your doing this in the northeast in the middle of winter......hey mechanical components don't look at the five or ten day forecast before they fail. I filled with faucet water, leak checked and ran the pump a few cycles. As the level of the water decreases you can top back off with regular W/S washer fluid. Saves wasting W/W fluid if the leak is possibly somewhere else.

Expect pretty much any SUV/CUV. Hatchback to have separate washer pumps for front and rear. Some earlier models even had a separate reservoir for the rear wiper. I think the rear pump might have slightly increased flow rate and stronger pump motor to accommodate the increased distance.

Sounds like you are having the exact same issue that I was.... so I took my new pump and connected a 9V battery to the terminals to make sure it worked, obviously, it did. I then checked the fuse/relay under the hood which looked fine.

Crawled under the Explorer, drained the fluid (again) and connected my 9V battery to the pump there. It worked. Grabbed a multimeter and had my son push the wiper stalk inside the vehicle while I checked for voltage at the connection, yep, reading voltage. After some head scratching, I connected the hoses back up again, refilled the reservoir and tried again. Still working. Still working to this day and it was about a month ago that I worked on it.

I wish I could give you an answer as to what happened, the replacement pump was definitely not working (I had an angry wife calling me one day after having to drive in that snow/slush that basically makes it impossible to see through your windshield). Yet, I have no clue what made it decide to start working again. I did not change anything, the only thing I can suggest is to see if your pump runs with a 9v battery attached to it then, if it does, test for voltage at the harness. Hopefully yours decides to start working again as mine did.

Edit: Just saw you already checked for power at the plug, try a 9V battery on the pump itself just to see if it spins.

Why is my windshield washer fluid not coming out?