2001 Camry wipers parking in UP position

[mbrae5]

Was just driving my 2001 Camry with 54,000 miles the other day (in the rain), and all of a sudden the wipers started acting weird. The drivers wiper stopped moving, then started again. I turned them off and they parked in the UP position. Same thing happens when I run them intermitantly. It's like they have forgotten where they are supposed to stop. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!

[BamZipPow]

It's probably the controller located on the wiper motor. You could replace the motor or try to take the one you have apart and see what the problem is.

[JohnGD]

Yeah, carefully disassemble it to see what's wrong, but make sure to put things back if still can't make it work because wiper motors are rebuilt and you lose $25 core charge otherwise.

There are two types, ITTA or Denso, so check yours:
http://my.cardone.com/English/club/m...PARTNUM=432004

[Albetime]

There is a flat arm inside the motor controller that seems to fall off or break. I made one and it worked for a little while then became dislodged. Found a close out wiper motor assy from Rock Auto and that fixed the problem. You can just remove the black cover for the controller and see inside.