windshield wipers

recently my intermintent and the regular wiper modes have been failing. The
regular mode of the wipers work but when one turns them off, they keep on
running even when you turn the engine off. After some minutes they will
stop working. whats wrong?

 

Very likely the "Park Switch" has failed. It is inside the wiper motor. The
fix is to replace the wiper motor. The re-built part costs about $90.

 

Make, model, year.

Bill Putney
(To reply by e-mail, replace the last letter of the alphabet in my
address with the letter 'x')

 

1997 T&C Lxi; 125K

I have similar problem. My wipers sometimes don't stop; sometimes don't
return to the resting position when they are turned off (they stop right
where they are); and intermittment has become odd, with no regular pattern
of seconds between wipes but rather something like 3 wipes followed by a
number of seconds before 3 more. Might this be the wiper motor? If so, is
this located inside the steering column?

Since I can't do auto work myself, who would put in a rebuilt part for me,
an independent mechanic? Can they order such parts or do I have to take it
to him? What might labor be on a job such as this?

--Richard

 

Richard,

Did you solve your problem? My 1997 Concord is doing the same thing.