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Test Description

The numbers below refer to the step numbers on the diagnostic table.

  1. 10:  Listen for an audible click when the Wiper 1 relay operates. Command both the ON and OFF states. Repeat the commands as necessary.
  2. 11:  Verifies that the BCM is providing voltage to the Wiper 1 relay.
DTC B3715, B3716, B3717, B3718, or B3719

Step Action Values Yes No
Schematic Reference:  Wiper/Washer System Schematics  
Connector End View Reference:  Wiper/Washer System Connector End Views  
1 Did you perform the Wiper/Washer Diagnostic System Check? - Go to Step 2  Go to Diagnostic System Check - Wiper/Washer 
2
  1. Turn the ignition ON, with the engine OFF.
  2. Operate the windshield wiper/washer switch through all the switch positions.
Does the windshield wiper/washer system operate normally?		 - Go to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections in Wiring Systems Go to Step 3 
3 Are the wipers always on? - Go to Step 28  Go to Step 4 
4 Operate the windshield wiper/washer switch through all the switch positions.
Do the windshield wipers park correctly?		 - Go to Step 5  Go to Step 8 
5 Turn the wiper/washer switch to the High position.
Do the windshield wipers operate?		 - Go to Step 8  Go to Step 6 
6
  1. With a scan tool, observe the Wiper Switch State data parameter in the Body Control Module (BCM) Wiper/Washer data list.
  2. Operate the windshield wiper/washer switch through all the switch positions.
Does the scan tool indicate that Off, Delay 1, Delay 2, Delay 3, and Mist/Hi/Lo is correctly displayed each wiper/washer switch position?		 - Go to Step 10  Go to Step 7 
7
  1. Turn OFF the ignition.
  2. Disconnect the harness connector of the wiper/washer switch.
  3. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
  4. Measure the resistance of the windshield wiper switch from the accessory voltage circuit to the signal circuit of the windshield wiper switch.
  5. Operate the windshield wiper/washer switch through all the switch positions.
Is the resistance within the specified range?		 560-7900 Ω Go to Step 19  Go to Step 24 
8
  1. With a scan tool, observe the Wiper Park Switch data parameter from the BCM Wiper/Washer Data list.
  2. Disconnect the harness connector of the windshield wiper motor.
Does the Wiper Park Switch data parameter display Off?		 - Go to Step 20  Go to Step 9 
9 While observing the Wiper Park Switch data parameter, connect a 3 ampere fused jumper wire from the signal circuit of the windshield wiper motor park switch to good ground.
Does the Wiper Park Switch data parameter display On?		 - Go to Step 26  Go to Step 21 
10 
  1. Select from miscellaneous test, the Wiper from the BCM output controls.
  2. Place the wiper/washer switch in the low speed position.
  3. With the scan tool, command the Wiper 1 relay ON and OFF.
Do you hear a click from the Wiper 1 relay in the underhood fuse block, when you command the relay ON and OFF?		 - Go to Step 13  Go to Step 11 
11 
  1. Turn OFF the ignition.
  2. Disconnect the Wiper 1 relay.
  3. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
  4. Connect a test lamp from the supply voltage circuit to the ground circuit of the Wiper 1 relay coil.
  5. Place the wiper/washer switch in the low speed position.
  6. With the scan tool, command the Wiper 1 relay ON.
Does the test lamp illuminate?		 - Go to Step 25  Go to Step 12 
12
  1. Connect a test lamp from the supply voltage circuit of the Wiper 1 relay coil to a good ground.
  2. Place the wiper/washer switch in the low speed position.
  3. With the scan tool, command the Wiper 1 relay ON.
Does the test lamp illuminate?		 - Go to Step 29  Go to Step 22 
13
  1. Turn OFF the ignition.
  2. Disconnect the Wiper 1 relay.
  3. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
  4. Connect a test lamp from the battery voltage circuit of the Wiper 1 relay switched input to a good ground.
Does the test lamp illuminate?		 - Go to Step 14  Go to Step 23 
14 Connect a 10-ampere fused jumper wire from the Wiper 1 relay switched input to the switched output to voltage circuit of the Wiper 2 relay switched input.
Does the wiper motor operate at low speed?		 - Go to Step 25  Go to Step 15 
15
  1. Turn OFF the ignition.
  2. Disconnect the Wiper 2 relay.
  3. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
  4. Connect a test lamp from the battery voltage circuit supplied from the Wiper 1 relay to the Wiper 2 relay switched input to a good ground.
Does the test lamp illuminate?		 - Go to Step 16  Go to Step 31 
16 Connect a 10-ampere fused jumper wire from the Wiper 2 relay switched input to the relay switched output to the low speed circuit of the windshield wiper motor.
Does the wiper motor operate?		 - Go to Step 25  Go to Step 17 
17
  1. Turn OFF the ignition.
  2. Disconnect the harness connector of the wiper motor.
  3. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
  4. Connect a test lamp from the low speed circuit to the ground circuit of the wiper motor.
Does the test lamp illuminate?		 - Go to Step 26  Go to Step 18 
18 Connect a test lamp from the low speed circuit of the wiper motor to a good ground.
Does the test lamp illuminate?		 - Go to Step 33  Go to Step 32 
19 Test the signal circuit of the wiper/washer switch for an open or a short to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition?		 - Go to Step 38  Go to Step 27 
20 Test the signal circuit of the wiper motor park switch for a short to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition?		 - Go to Step 38  Go to Step 27 
21 Test the signal circuit of the wiper motor park switch for an open or a short to voltage. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition?		 - Go to Step 38  Go to Step 27 
22 Test the supply voltage circuit of the Wiper 1 relay coil for an open or a short to ground. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition?		 - Go to Step 38  Go to Step 27 
23 Test the battery voltage circuit of the Wiper 1 relay switched input for an open or high resistance. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition?		 - Go to Step 38  Go to Step 30 
24 Inspect for poor connections at the harness connector of the windshield wiper/washer switch. Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition?		 - Go to Step 38  Go to Step 34 
25 Inspect for poor connections at the inoperative wiper relay. Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition?		 - Go to Step 38  Go to Step 35 
26 Inspect for poor connections at the harness connector of the windshield wiper motor. Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition?		 - Go to Step 38  Go to Step 36 
27 Inspect for poor connections at the harness connector of the BCM. Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you find and correct the condition?		 - Go to Step 38  Go to Step 37 
28 Repair a short to voltage in the supply voltage circuits of the Wiper 1 and Wiper 2 relay coils. Refer to Wiring Repairs or Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you complete the repair?		 - Go to Step 38  -
29 Repair an open or high resistance in the ground circuit of the Wiper 1 relay coil. Refer to Wiring Repairs or Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you complete the repair?		 - Go to Step 38  -
30 Repair a short to ground on the low or high speed circuit of the windshield wiper motor. Refer to Wiring Repairs or Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you complete the repair?		 - Go to Step 38  -
31 Repair an open or high resistance in the battery voltage circuit of the Wiper 2 relay switched input. Refer to Wiring Repairs or Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you complete the repair?		 - Go to Step 38  -
32 Repair an open or high resistance in the low speed circuit of the windshield wiper motor. Refer to Wiring Repairs or Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you complete the repair?		 - Go to Step 38  -
33 Repair an open or high resistance in the ground circuit of the windshield wiper motor. Refer to Wiring Repairs or Connector Repairs in Wiring Systems.
Did you complete the repair?		 - Go to Step 38  -
34 Replace the windshield wiper/washer switch. Refer to Wipers/Washer Switch Replacement .
Did you complete the replacement?		 - Go to Step 38  -
35 Replace the inoperative wiper relay.
Did you complete the replacement?		 - Go to Step 38  -
36 Replace the windshield wiper motor. Refer to Wiper Motor Replacement .
Did you complete the replacement?		 - Go to Step 38  -
37
IMPORTANT: Perform the programming or set up procedure for the control module if required.
Replace the BCM. Refer to Body Control Module Replacement in Body Control System.Did you complete the replacement?		 - Go to Step 38  -
38
  1. Use the scan tool to clear the DTCs.
  2. Operate the vehicle within the Conditions for Running the DTC as specified in the supporting text.
Does the DTC reset?		 - Go to Step 2  System OK
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