Windshield Wipers Stuck

[Majik]

Hi all. My wife drives a 2012 Genesis and her windshield wipers are stuck in the down position. Last week they started acting goofy and got stuck in the up position. After fiddling with the control for a while, we were able to get them back down...about a half inch at a time, and they would stick again. Kind of bounce on the glass and then stop. Now that they are down, they don't work at all...and she had to make an hour long commute today in the rain with no wipers...at least she has a coat of Rain-X.

Has anyone else had this problem? She is the second owner and JUST past 60k miles. The dealer refuses to cover anything under warranty. I've never worked on wipers before. I don't know if its the wiper motor or transmission...or anything else. Please help. I can't have my wife driving without wipers.

 

[Delphunkey]

Similar problem then they just died rapidly. I had to replace my wiper motor and transmission at 135,000 miles.

I replaced my right away, for safety issues...out of warranty about $750 CDN

 

[amartz]

Similar problem then they just died rapidly. I had to replace my wiper motor and transmission at 135,000 miles.

I replaced my right away, for safety issues...out of warranty about $750 CDN

I'll bet the transmission wasn't $750.....

 

[Delphunkey]

I'll bet the transmission wasn't $750.....

That would be the wiper transmission...not the drivetrain transmission.

 

[flynblind]

Similar issue happened to my 2012 when I owned it. Wiper motor had to be replaced. Luckily mine was under warranty.

 

[PMCErnie]

Yet another good reason to buy a good extended warranty.

 

[Christoc]

Hi all. My wife drives a 2012 Genesis and her windshield wipers are stuck in the down position. Last week they started acting goofy and got stuck in the up position. After fiddling with the control for a while, we were able to get them back down...about a half inch at a time, and they would stick again. Kind of bounce on the glass and then stop. Now that they are down, they don't work at all...and she had to make an hour long commute today in the rain with no wipers...at least she has a coat of Rain-X.

Has anyone else had this problem? She is the second owner and JUST past 60k miles. The dealer refuses to cover anything under warranty. I've never worked on wipers before. I don't know if its the wiper motor or transmission...or anything else. Please help. I can't have my wife driving without wipers.

I had a similar problem last week with my 2012 Genesis sedan Technology model (155000kms). The local Hyundai dealer checked it out & said the wiper transmission needed to be replaced (about $750 CAN, parts, labour & taxes). I said I would do the job myself. I will provide an update after the job is done.