(2004 x5 4.4i)
The other day I turned on the rear wiper and forgot to free it from the ice, first. Now it is completely broken. The rear wiper doesn’t work at all, and the rear washer is on all of the time (even with the car off.)

When I turned on the rear wiper, it jammed (and didn’t move), and the rear washer came on and stayed on. I had to pull the fuse for the washer motor (in the rear fuse compartment) to stop the washer. All of the fuses are good and the front wiper/washer/headlamp washers all work fine.

I’ve tried pulling and replacing all of the fuses related to the rear wiper (front and rear fuse boxes), waiting a couple of days, slamming the tailgate, messing with the wires in the upper right rubber tailgate boot, but the rear wiper still doesn’t work and the washer is on all of the time.

I saw in another thread (here: http://www.xoutpost.com/x5-e53-forum/...their-own.html) that the wires in the rubber boot were shorting, but I haven’t noticed that here, they look fine...

Any ideas? Is there a reset switch on the rear wiper motor (A36) or anything like that? Are there any other relays that control the motor / washer that I should look for?

Thanks