No Wipers??

i had the same issue this spring i first noticed smoke coming from behind the dash... then it stopped, when i needed wipers a week later they didnt work, water some how got behind my dash and shorted out the harness melting the wires rubber and core almost completely..

I hate when that happens! Water getting in there should not have caused it to short out but it could have aggravated the situation. Old wires sometimes lose their insulation and then there is a problem. Hopefully the fusible link blows before there is any real damage but not always the case.