I was in my 96 2dr Tahoe for hours yesterday in the middle of a blizzard using my wipers the whole time and today, I go out and when I twist the switch nothing. If I roll it all the way down to high they work but that's it. any ideas??
my wipers quit working today
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sewlow
Bitchin' Stitchin'
Replace the circuit board inside the wiper motor box. Get that at any part store. Takes all of about 10 minutes to replace. Don't even have to remove the wiper motor from the vehicle. Under $20.00 (?)
Could be the multifunction switch on the column, too. Although in my experience you usually lose just a couple speeds first when that is the problem, so sewlow's probably right.
I replaced the pulse board about 6 months ago, and I can tell the multifunction switch is newer then the rest so the previous owner must have replaced it at some point. not that new parts cant go bad, still think I should replace the board?
twomanymontes
car show addict
I've had a few boards go bad in short time periods. Being 6 months old, it should be under warranty, so it won't cost you anything but your time.
From what I've read, the newer ones have a tendency to be manufactured poorly and go out pretty quickly. Someone here (I believe it was Richard/someotherguy?) did a write up on how to fix your original board with a little soldering... I'll see if I can dig it up.
EDIT - Well I found a few people mentioning it, but no luck on the actual repair procedure. My Google-Fu is lacking today.
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sewlow
Bitchin' Stitchin'
The boards crack in kinda random spots, so the circuit might still be good on High.
someotherguy
Truly Awesome
The (original GM circuit board) solder joints crack almost 100% exclusively on the 5 pins where the harness socket attaches to the board. Re-solder those and the original board will generally last the rest of the life of the truck.
Not my pic; has been floating around the 'net forever: the five circled joints to the top left are the area to work on.
I'm guessing though that you probably no longer have your original circuit board. I strongly prefer fixing those vs. buying the new chinese junk boards.
Richard
Not my pic; has been floating around the 'net forever: the five circled joints to the top left are the area to work on.
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I'm guessing though that you probably no longer have your original circuit board. I strongly prefer fixing those vs. buying the new chinese junk boards.
Richard
