The windshield wiper/washer system consists of a permanent-magnet, depressed-park, wiper motor, a transmission, wiper arm and blade assemblies, a washer pump mounted on a washer fluid reservoir, and a wiper/washer switch.

Pulse and timing functions, along with the demand wash function, are controlled by a printed circuit board in the wiper motor cover. The wiper motor also is equipped with RFI (radio frequency interference) suppression.

Depressed-park positioning is accomplished by an external drive mechanism on the wiper motor.