How to fix windshield wipers that are stuck up DIY video  

This really helped us fix our son’s car! Thanks so much!

Thanks for your video, it was very informative. I did experience the same problem with the wipers on my 2009 Mazda 3. I did take everything apart following your instructions however; I did not find any alignment issues. I continued to look and found a broken ground wire which I fixed and replaced. The ground wire didn’t make sense to me because it was bolted from the car’s frame into the wiper’s motor FRAME (not into the motor itself). Luckily enough, my neighbor came over and pointed out that the reason for the ground wire being like that was because the motor was mounted on rubber bushings and mounts. To be sure, I did clean the windshield with a straight razor blade, vinegar solution and newspaper. Now, I am waiting for the next long rain storm to hit and see if the broken wire and/or a sticky windshield were the cause of the problem. I am also looking into the possibility of the accumulation of too much Rain X on a dirty windshield and/or wax (car wash wax) on the windshield which had made it sticky.

👍👍Thanks

It may be a old video but I must say tank you

Mine is stuck up and I think it from when It snowed. I have to manually push them down. I also hear a weird noise in the one arm when I push it down. This looks like a big job

For me I didn't have to do a complete 180. I just advanced it so the begins in the up stroke.

Wow. Very helpful.

I've had this problem twice now. The 2006 Mazda 3 Hatchback I bought a few years ago came like this, with the wipers parking at the 2 o'clock position and the previous owner claiming it was due to turning them on with snow/ice on the windshield. I replaced the motor after not being able to find a solution and that fixed the issue. Just recently, not thinking, I turned them on by accident when there was some snow on the windshield and they got stuck in the same 2 o'clock position. I quickly turned them off but they continued to park in that spot. Now this is the weird part. I pushed them down back to their proper park position which never worked in the past. But for some reason they stayed there and parked correctly for a couple days. Then randomly while I was driving in the rain they began parking completely vertical (12 o'clock position) and I could not push them down for whatever reason. I ran them through their cycle multiple times and was eventually able to push them back to the park position. They stayed there until I used them again last night then they started parking at the 2 o'clock position again. I am totally confused by this and how the position could change randomly every few days, and how sometimes they'll park in the proper position but then begin parking in the 2 o'clock position again. I don't think the fix you described would work in this case. Thoughts?

This was very helpful

Helped me out, thank you

Oh wow I didn’t know how to do this til now

How you fix the wiper if the side moves and the other side doesn't

omg yeah i’m gonna take mine to the shop this is a lot for me 😳

This seems to compensate well enough for the problem but doesn't fix the actual root cause. (?) What is the actual root problem that causes the wipers to get stuck up in the first place?

I don't have that thing you flipped up and rotated. Since replacing my linkage, my arms remain in the upright position. I've removed my motor and arm to see whats going on. I have no idea what has happened. 6 months now like this Nissan quaschai

I've changed the linkage on my car and I couldn't understand why the wipers wouldn't stop all the way down, they always stop half way to the windshield Lol so i have to set up the linkage properly ? I only bolt it in there I didn't think there's a specific way it should of gone...thanks

awesome!

nice

Wow, what a helpful video! Thanks for putting this together.