Lost intermittent wipers

[Ezlife45]

Hey everyone,

I've done a little digging and found that typically the reason that intermittent wipers fail is due to the relay failing in the wiper stalk on the column.

Some digging seemed to indicate that the entire stalk is close to $200, but simply replacing the relay is under $20. Does anyone have a part number or crossover for one of those relays?

 

[bglfgd]

Following. My wipers have been acting up intermittently and I'm trying to figure out if the stalk itself or a relay is the culprit...

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[ArthurKotb]

Have you seen this YouTube video?
Toyota intermittent wiper problem $10 fix - YouTube

He goes through repairing the board on a 2005 model and provides options for the part. It's a very good video.

 

[Ezlife45]

Yes that is one of the video's I found. Didn't recall he called out a CQ1 12 volt relay in his video...

 

[ArthurKotb]

I had a garage door opener burn out a capacitor. Somewhere I found instructions on how to repair it by replacing it. I made a video and posted it. I have received thanks for doing that.

This looks like a very similar repair, just be careful not to burn the board. The author goes through the repair step by step and provides the information for the part he used. Capacitors with the same rating as the original will work. The same goes for most electronic components. Read the information that's printed on the part and just get another one like it. I also repaired my Onkyo home theater amplifier by finding a replacement relay. I had to buy a box of 10 but it was still cheaper than shipping it to a repair shop. It's 12 years old and still works great.