About Pete Lacey Expertise Have been a Dodge mechanic for 32 years. I know all dodge trannys, motors, front ends, including rear-wheel drive cars from 1960 to 1999. Also know how to repair electrical systems.
Experience Auto mechanic for 32 years. Have my own shop.
Dodge Repair - Dodge Grand Caravan windshield wipers
Expert: Pete Lacey - 12/19/2004
Question I went out to start the van this morning (1997 Dodge Grand Caravan) to go to church.,..the wipers started fine, then stopped midway and just hummed. Now they won't move, and if you turn them on, they just hum....any ideas on what could be wrong? We are able to guide it with our hand and make it run, but it doesn't seem to have the max. power it should have. Perhaps it is the motor that powers them? My father thought maybe the gears were slipping, but after listening to it, he doesn't think it is that.
I live in Michigan where today it is quite cold....in the teens temperature wise....and although the wipers were not stuck when I turned them on, they were stuck to the windshield at first, and once they were loose I turned the wipers on, with some ice still on the windshield. Anything you can tell me would be helpful....my father usually fixes most things on our vehicles, but he said this might be something I have to take to the dealer to fix, and it might cost $300. So any ideas?
Thanks for your time. And any info you can give me in great detail would be helpful so I can describe it to my dad and he may be able to fix it! We did purchase the service manual, so I have that.Thanks again~
~Cheri
Answer Hello Cheri
this is a bad wiper motor if you here a hum . the price is way to high the price of a motor is around 60 dollors at auto zone or advance with a life time warentery
i will give your dad step by step if he wants to help u and save you some money?
Good luck to you hun and you have a prety name pete
