Both the boost gauge and the wipers will stop working and the first time it happened it was a fuse. The dealership and I forgot there exact words said the two were related (fuse wise.) Its happened again. Am I looking at a short somewhere where there going to have to tear my dash apart looking for it?

UPDATE: Dealer took the dash apart and found some pinched wires. Apparently from assembly.

 

There both powered through the 10 amp wpr fuse on the bcm(passanger side)
I would go with a short for the wire feeding the wiper swich or the switch itself is buggered.

 

^ thanks for the input

 

this is a great help, because my cobalt was off the road for about 3 weeks and bees decided to nest under my cowl panel. now my boost gauge isn't working and my wipers are acting funky. awesome find. I love **** like this lol.

 

Glad I could help or the dealer in this case.

 

i don't think you would want the dealer to know about the bee's as i would think GM would not fix it under the warrenty as that would not be a factory or workmenship defect

 

the car's got 65k and I'm a tech in a shop I think I'll be fine