intermittent washer and wipers on 97 s-10

[eti engineer]

My wife has an S-10 with 4.3 in it and the wipers and washer work when they want to. Sometimes they go for months and both work fine and then other times, they will stop (usually in the middle of a downpour while cruising down the freeway at 70 mph) for no apparent reason.

Has anyone else had this issue, and if so, how did you fix it?? It doesn't appear to be related to the switch on the steering column, so I am assuming it is in the circuit somewhere.

Thanks...

eti engineer

[CR250]

Take your wiper motor out. Remove the motor cover to expose the circuit board. Look at the five soldering spots that are in line with the wire connection to the board. The soldering joints are probablly broke. Resolder and it should work. You may need to look at the solder point under a magnifying glass. It worked for me.

[eti engineer]

Originally Posted by CR250

Take your wiper motor out. Remove the motor cover to expose the circuit board. Look at the five soldering spots that are in line with the wire connection to the board. The soldering joints are probablly broke. Resolder and it should work. You may need to look at the solder point under a magnifying glass. It worked for me.

Thanks. I kind of figured the problem might be there, but didn't know if it was a problem with a chip or the board itself I will do that tomorrow as I am off work and see if it solves the issue.

[dmbrisket 51]

very very common problem on the 97's, not sure if its a recall or just a tsb, go to dealer for upgrded part

[ceremonialdagger]

I delt with this very same problem today in my '98 S-10 and my mother has it in her '96 Blazer

[InGeneius]

me to in my 94 s-10, replaced the circuit board and all is fine. Recall? Haa Chev.? Toyota here I come for my next truck.