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? asked in Cars & TransportationMaintenance & Repairs · 9 years ago

Faulty Wiper Motor - Opel/Vauxhall?

My front wiper motor is acting up on the first speed, in that it gets stuck half way until I tap the stalk or change speed up. Even when I tap it out, it gets stuck on the way back. It's perfect on higher speeds, so I'm assuming I don't need a whole new wiper motor. Any ideas what the problem could be and how I could fix it?

I have a '99 Opel Astra (1.4)

Thanks in advance!

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  • Neil B
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Could easily be dirt in the switch, or a faulty relay, but I'd start with the relay as cheapest and easiest to swap out!

  • Len
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    Sounds to me like it is in the motor or the wiper linkage, check these out first. A switch would not stop the wiper in one particular place.

  • Wilt the Stilt
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    It sounds like it might have a faulty connection somewhere on the linkage not the electrical but on the linkage itself.

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