windshield wiper stopped working

2001 BUICK CENTURY
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PAUL_F
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My windshield wipers on my car were working fine the other day and then when I was driving home in the rain the passenger side wiper slowly stopped working. The driver side wiper is fine but the other hardly moves anymore. How do I fix it?
Oct 24, 2010 at 2:24 PM
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HMAC300
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It sounds like the wiper arm has come lose. Can you check the arm nut to make sure it is tight?

Check out the diagrams (Below)

Please let us know what you find.

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Oct 26, 2010 at 6:09 PM
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SYLVIA LOPEZ
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Yep that was the problem all right the spline was a little messed up but one it was tight everything worked great! I love this site
Dec 20, 2016 at 4:16 PM (Merged)
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GMTECH
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When you turn them off they park in the up position? If so, you have an issue with the park arm on the wiper motor. There is a little tab where it meets with the wiper transmission that has probably bent. It will be will need to be realigned.
Dec 20, 2016 at 4:16 PM (Merged)
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CRESSIE
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Left windshield wiper stopped working
75,000 miles

Hi, my left windshield wiper has stopped working the right one still works. the left one starts to go up and stops and goes back down. how can i get it to start to work again?
Dec 20, 2016 at 4:16 PM (Merged)
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BMRFIXIT
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Locate at the bottom of the wiper arm is a nut it may be covered by plastic
adjust where it need to be and tighten the nut.
Dec 20, 2016 at 4:16 PM (Merged)
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PIZZAPAT
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wipers straight up and down when turned off.work fine when using. had snow accumulation when shut off before the wipers got off track
May 26, 2020 at 5:20 PM (Merged)
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FACTORYJACK
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Snow in the path of the wiper arms can damage the splines of the arms. I would grab each arm and see if you can manually rotate it on the pivot. If you can, you need arms. If not, you may be able to loosen them at the pivots, make sure the system is off and parked, place the arms in true park position and tighten or install them.
May 26, 2020 at 5:20 PM (Merged)
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DPOZY1
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Drivers side wiper does not work--passenger side ok. Think wife tried to run wipers and they were frozen under ice.
May 26, 2020 at 5:20 PM (Merged)
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MMPRINCE4000
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Remove plastic cap at base and check that nut is tight.
May 26, 2020 at 5:20 PM (Merged)
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DPOZY1
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That fixed the problem--Thanks for your help
May 26, 2020 at 5:20 PM (Merged)
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MMPRINCE4000
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Your welcome.
May 26, 2020 at 5:20 PM (Merged)