Hi everyone, I've been lurking a while here, but finally signed up.
I've got a weird electrical issue with my 04 armada 145k mi.
when I turn on the left turn signal the back wiper comes on.
when I turn on the right turn signal both the front and back wipers come on.
also when the car is started one or both come on for a few sec...
so far I've:
opened the steering column and reseated the tree switches, reseated the connector from the column housing, reseated the relays, checked the fuses
found the electrical tshooting guide and am working through that, but it looks like it was translated from Japanese...
in the wiring diagram, it looks like the grounds go through the left rear turn signal, so I took that apart and cleaned connections and reseated.
I guess my next step is to go through all the grounds, clean and reseat...
But I was really looking for suggestions before I start replacing parts.
the signal switch tree looks fine, but easy to replace. but is about $70
and there's the turn sig and wiper side...
it would be great to be able to replace the part that is bad, rather than shotgunning. Taking it to the dealer is an option, but most likely the most expensive.
other symptoms.
-brake light and shudder has happened a couple times (I need to reflash the ABS module probably)
- car has failed to start a couple times, all lights and accessories come on, but just single click. waiting 10 minutes, and trying again and it starts.
- wipers come on when car started, but slow and stop after a few sec, or a minute. Yesterday on the way home from work, they stayed on. this seems to be getting worse... :(
Insight or help tshooting is appreciated
Love the pics and descriptions of everyone's trucks. I hope I'll be able to contribute something.
Dan
04 Armada 2wd, 145k mi and cruisin...
I've got a weird electrical issue with my 04 armada 145k mi.
when I turn on the left turn signal the back wiper comes on.
when I turn on the right turn signal both the front and back wipers come on.
also when the car is started one or both come on for a few sec...
so far I've:
opened the steering column and reseated the tree switches, reseated the connector from the column housing, reseated the relays, checked the fuses
found the electrical tshooting guide and am working through that, but it looks like it was translated from Japanese...
in the wiring diagram, it looks like the grounds go through the left rear turn signal, so I took that apart and cleaned connections and reseated.
I guess my next step is to go through all the grounds, clean and reseat...
But I was really looking for suggestions before I start replacing parts.
the signal switch tree looks fine, but easy to replace. but is about $70
and there's the turn sig and wiper side...
it would be great to be able to replace the part that is bad, rather than shotgunning. Taking it to the dealer is an option, but most likely the most expensive.
other symptoms.
-brake light and shudder has happened a couple times (I need to reflash the ABS module probably)
- car has failed to start a couple times, all lights and accessories come on, but just single click. waiting 10 minutes, and trying again and it starts.
- wipers come on when car started, but slow and stop after a few sec, or a minute. Yesterday on the way home from work, they stayed on. this seems to be getting worse... :(
Insight or help tshooting is appreciated
Love the pics and descriptions of everyone's trucks. I hope I'll be able to contribute something.
Dan
04 Armada 2wd, 145k mi and cruisin...