You can still get a new box cheap on ebay for a 2000-2001 year model Rodeo/Amigo, less than $40 with shipping.
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Isuzu-Car-A...1218QQcategoryZ75391QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Mike

is that the one that we need?

Guys,

I have a 98 Rodeo and I am having the wierd wiper problem, but I dont have the intermitent wiper or alarm on my truck. I just have the 3 speed wipers and they just stop in the middle of the cyle. Sometimes when you turn it on high they start again. Do I have a simmillar circut board and if I can get the part does it just plug in?

I am kind of new here and would appreciate some help.

Thanks,

Rob <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> [color:"purple"] [/color]

Friends,

Well I did it. On my 98 there is only one box in there and my board is simillar to your pics but different. I had bought a cold heat thing and tried to use it , that thing is junk, I think I melted it inside. Anyway got out the old soldering iron and had a hard time getting the thing out but it finally came. The nec 31000S legs were a l:screwy: ittle different but I got them in and soldered it. It did not look pretty and I kind of made a small mess of the board. I put it back and thought it would explode but everything seemed to work. It was even a little louder which made me feel like I did it right.

I have a few questions. When I de-soldered and soldered it a little solder ened up touching some of the other contacts. I cleaned it up as much as I could. Are the connections on the inside of the board like a sandwich? If I did get some on the wrong spots how long would I know if something is screwed up. Everything seemed to work. Would I blow a fuse or would my rodeo just explode into flames? :-)

Well anyway thnaks for all the info. I hope I did it right!!!

Rob <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Freinds,

I replaced my front wiper relay on Saturday and the car ran fine, I drove it 4 times about 25 miles, total . I got up this morining to go to work and almost instantly the car started shifting hard, clunk every time it changed gears (automatic) and when I went to stop the car it slid two or three times about 2 feet from about 30 mph at a regular stop, like there was something wrong with the ABS. When I went to lunch and came home the car was running just fine. All the lights came on and off at start and had no warning lights light up

1. The board I worked on, does that have any control over the ABS and or automatic shifting?

2. I disconnected my battery when I changed the relay, could this have caused the computer to reboot so to say.

3. That damn alarm box is not the cars ECU is it??

Not sure whether i should bite the bone and by the circiut board or wait and see.
It was extremely hot today and yesterday but I have never had any problems like this before, the only thing I did was work on the board and disconnet the battery at ground?????

Rob <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

The alarm box should not be causing your problems unless you have/are shorting out something in the box. Check the battery cable and be sure you got it tight, sounds like a grounding issue.

Its funny it ahppened the other day also. The battery cable is tight. I am not sure if I f***ed something up soldering or if it was from unhooking the battery. It has only happend twice out of 50 drives. The engine revs real high at startup, the gears shift hard and go clunk and when you stop you feel the abs working and the car slides about 2-3 feet, kind of scary. I put the car in neutral on one stop and it stopped normally so i thought it was the transmission brain etc whatever???

Rob

All of you guys on this forum are the greatest. I replaced the relay with an NEC relay, and voila, my intermittent wipers work. The most important part of this is, the wipers park when you turn them off.
One bit of advice for anyone who wants to attempt this though. When you find the grey box (2002 Rodeo LSE), DO NOT attempt to take the entire box out. In the direction where the wire comes in. There's a 3 clip cover, that when removed (with your fingers), will allow you to take the entire circuit board out. A little bit of caution, de-solder and taking the old relay out is quite a pain. The NEC is a bit louder, but hey, the wipers work, and the clicking just ensures that it's working properly.
A big thank-you goes out to all you guys that helped made it possible. Just wanted to let you all know that your time to share your knowledge is very much appreciated.