Wipers on my 2004 alahmbra slow right down then just stop. when ignition is turn off they go back to park no problem.
Has anyone ahd a similar problem and how was it rectifide?

Thanks Dennis

D A hartley, July 2009

Yes, quite an easy fix. Remove wiper blades, then the front screen cover disconnecting a small electric plug and windscreen washer pipe. Now remove the under wiper heat shield (3x10mm bolts) slide this out towards front of car. Undo wiper motor and arm support (again 3 x 13mm bolts) Disconnect electric plug to wiper and remove whole unit. It is a tight fit but remove the motor end first and the rest will slide out. There are one or two wires clipped to this unit and they need to be pushed away. Now remove an arm from each end and see how well the units move. To clean and re-grease, remove circlip and, small o-ring and push spindle out (this may be tight and require heating the outer unit - don't hammer the thread.) Now clean both internal and external parts some they are smooth. Grease and replace. Check for free movement and if OK re assemble. Now replace arms and replace in vehicle. Reverse procedure of removal. Don't forget to clip the wires back to the unit. Good luck.

David, July 2010

Yes, it's spindles at either side of the car, which hold the wiper arms themselves. Water just sits in the wells and drains down the spindles seizing them up. My garage charged me £90 to strip and regrease them. I'll have a go myself next time.

Dai, January 2010

Hi i had the problem of the wipers slowing down and stopping and then starting again with a big struggle,the problem is the spindles to the wipers seizing up so plenty wd40 or similar into the spindles and joints on the linkage fixed it, the garage told me nine out of ten of these faults are fixed by this method.

Dave, October 2009

my alhambra does same told fix is costly,may try direct live feed with switch on dash to keep within law and safety only drawback is single speed wipe.

martin glover, September 2009