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Old 05-12-2013, 02:19 PM
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2005 truck. When I do anything to turn on the windshield wipers (mist, washer, low intermittent setting), they come on like I put them on standard speed with no intermittent. They will stay this way even if I turn them off.

The only way I've gotten them to turn off is either shut the ignition off when they are all the way down (if I turn it off when they are part way up, as soon as I turn the truck back on they will start going again), or to pull the windshield washer relay from the underhood fusebox.

With the windshield washer relay out, I can still get the wipers to work using the Mist setting, or the full on setting. If I choose any of the intermittent settings, the wipers go once and never again.

One thing that just came to mind....this is on my d-max swap truck where I have all 2005 electronics in a 1999 body/frame. The one thing I didn't swap over was the wiper motor. So I have a 2005 control system plugged into a 1999 wiper motor. The plug fit, but I'm wondering if they operate differently. Anyone know, or have any other ideas?
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Maybe a relay is backwards? I had a similar problem at work and found the relay was in backwards

Just read that again, does the wiper circuit go thru the bcm?
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I've dealt with this before Chris. You need the 2005 wiper motor.
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Thanks Roger! I swapped them and all is well
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