Hello, I assume that it is only the front wipers that will not turn off? And as for the turn signals, do the brake lights still work and will the hazard lights come on from the switch?
The module (computer) that controls the actual wiper motor gets its power from the "Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM)". This module receives a signal to turn on the wipers from another module on a BUS network in the vehicle. Pretty much everything in the van is controlled on these networks. It's one module talking to another module on a CAN bus network.
The Turn signals are powered up by the TIPM as well, the multifunction switch on the Steering Column that controls the turn signals sends a message on the network to the instrument cluster module, that in turn sends a message to the TIPM and the turn signal lamp is turned on. So it might be that the Multifunction Switch on the Steering Column is causing both faults here. That seems more likely because it controls both options. The Steering Column module can be scanned for diagnostic trouble codes or the Live data from that module can be watched to see if any issues can be identified from there.
Sometimes all it needs is for a module to be reprogrammed or updated.
With modern vehicles and everything being on networks now it's not as simple as checking a single relay. But both issues can definitely come from the same switch,
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/can-scan-controller-area-network-easy
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Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022 AT 11:12 AM