Thanks for this video! Thought I had to go to the Audi dealership thinking my windshield wiper motor needed to be replaced. Watched this video, tighten the wiper’s bolts, and my wipers work perfectly again! Probably saved me $500+.
Hey Jim good tip. See this all the time people come in the shop thinking catastrophic failure. Grab a screwdriver and a 13mm and have it fixed before they get done explaining what happened. Instant hero!
Thank you so much, I was on my way to work in the rain when my left wiper started getting blocked by the right. I could hardly see, but with the help of your video I fixed in in just a minute and made it safely to work.
Thank you soo much!!! As someone who grew up mechanically illiterate, I feel so dumb when little issues like this kick my ass. I'm super grateful for channels like this to help me learn
Thanks much - the inside of the wiper arm was stripped here, so adding a lock washer between the wiper arm and nut tightened it up so it's working now. Thanks again !
My driver's wiper stopped moving fully after it tried to move a lot of heavy snow. I could move it by hand from the off position to the top of the windshield. After tightening the bolt. I couldn't move it by hand any more, and it was working properly. Thank you so much for this video. Less than a 5 minute fix.
Thank You SO MUCH !!!! This issue had me trying to drive to a local garage in a downpour and it was so fortunate that the rain was so bad I could not see well enough to drive the three blocks to my nearby repair shop. I was sitting in my house waiting for a break in the rain when I decided to look online. After all, I was already drenched and I figured I would at least have some idea of what it was going to cost me. Because of that, it cost me NOTHING. The fix took less than 3 minutes on my 2004 Chevy impala. It was exactly the same 13 mm nut size and since I already had a socket wrench loaded to go when I walked outside, it took more time to release the latch and lift the hood than to repair the issue. They both work PERFECTLY now!!!! Kudos from your newest subscriber in Texas !!!!
Thank you so much for making this video! My driver side wiper has been doing this for weeks and it's been driving me nuts! I was really worried I have to replace the whole arm, motor and everything! I just drove home tonight in a rain storm and it either did that or it would go too far over and get stuck between the frame of the car and the side mirror; I had to pull over on the side of the highway 11 times!! I was calling my car everything but a car! Lol 😂
You Rock Jim !!! Driver side wiper went out on the freeway during a rainstorm yesterday in my Chevy Blazer. Took me 30 seconds to fix. Thought I needed a new motor. Thank U For Helping So Many People Brother ;-)
I want to thank you so much, after people telling me it was the bushings that had broken, I was preparing for a garage bill tomorrow. I ran across this tonight and at 10pm ran outside to try, IT WORKED! Thank you again so much, you are such a life saver!!!
This video was life saver! A chunk of ice fell off my roof when I had the wipers on and hit the driver's side wiper. It started doing this and I thought for sure I had broken the linkages. Turns out the bolt was just loose! 30 second fix!
I’m very grateful for your video. I Thought I had a bad motor until I watched your video and you mention the ice, that’s exactly what happened to me. You saved me a lot of money. Much appreciated!
I had the wiper get stuck in the ice we had here in Northern California. Tore the blade but took a couple of days and then presto, same issue as with your. I have a 2017 Sonata and the 14 mm socket was it. Saved me lots of headaches as I had no clue. Thanks Jim
INCREDIBLE MY DUDE!! THANK YOU!..THIS JUST WORKED IN 3.2 SECONDS ON MY 750li BMW.. EASY FIX WOW YOU ROCK BROTHER.. I WONDER HOW MUCH MONEY YOU JUST SAVED ME ..I LOVE TH-cam!!!
Just helped me fix my wipers. Always remember to turn them off, all it takes is one night to ice things up, and you forget they weren't turned off, and stuff breaks. Could of been worse.
Parking under a pecan tree gave my car a nice bath full of tree sap, the wipers would get stuck on the windshield and eventually one stopped working, tighten both sides, cleaned the windshield, works like a charm! Thanxs again!
OMG Thank you so much for this video! I have a 2000 Buick that is having this exact problem. My wipers were iced over one morning and now my left wiper will rarely come up...and when it does, it hits the other wiper. I've been worried it would be an expensive fix, but now I'm hopeful I can fix it on my own. Gonna give it a try in the morning. Thanks again!
Thank you so much! This did the trick on my 2005 Mercury Sable. The upper wiper started falling behind of even flying off the windshield entirely. I was worried I'd burned out the motor or something after turning on the wipers when there was some hail accumulated on them. I'm relieved that it was so simple.
Your video needs to be on top as I’m sure this is the main issue w a lot of viewers. Just another thank you and you’re the man comment. Wonder how many of the linkage fix it videos were actually just tighten your nut fixes??? Seriously though, there are a lot of good people in this world, only a very few that take the time to make a video that will save thousands to a bunch of people...myself included. Yes I thought the worst and was preparing to spend who knows how much on a linkage and hours driving and installing. You deserve a small reward, maybe a beer or three and a huge thank you...you da man!!
Mechanic just quoted me $650 for this exact problem. I literally tightened one nut and problem was solved. I was told I need new motor and transmission, but it's all working normally now. In a few years, I'll be replacing my own motor and trans. It's so easy, looks like a 30 minute job. I'm really stupid when it comes to vehicles but replacing the motor and trans are so easy a little kid could do it. I love youtube.
Thanks for this video! I suspected a nut was the issue on my 2004 Buick Century and this video completely affirmed my belief. My wipers are behaving exactly the same.
Thank you soooo much for this video!! I just fixed my own car! I have to get it inspected and i was so worried I'd have to dish out money for this. Thank you again...i really appreciate this video!
Though this ended up not being the issue with my wipers, it led me to get in there and figure out what actually was wrong! (One of my wipers was actually bent slightly and just needed to be bent back; probably happened in the snow/freeze last week.)
We just had a snow and ice storm in the NE. My Volvo wipers were all messed up. First one wiper came off. I thought I might have to replace it, but it was easy to put it back on. Now my wipers are way out of sync. Hopefully, I can fix that today after watching your video. Thanks for the info.
Holy smokes. So simple. It fixed the one non-functioning wiper on my 10 year old Tesla Model S! I assume it was the years of ice buildup & melting that eventually wiggled it free.
Thank you!!! Was driving with one wiper last night and thought I had to wake up early to fix it. An 11mm fixed it right up! Although I am missing the cap and am thinning eventually I’ll have to replace the bolt. Thank you!!! Saved me lots of money.
Thank you. I'm going to give this a try. My Son and I replaced the wiper arms on his 2000 Buick Century and they worked okay when we tested, but now they don't and he says the drive side one slipped all the way over to the outer mirror. I thought maybe we had stripped the linkage somehow, because when loosening the nuts, the protruding bolt turned, but maybe we just didn't tighten them enough when we put it back together. It looks like there was some version of Loktite on there.
Thanks my wife Buick century had this problem I've seen the mechanic fix it.but you showed me in detail how to correct this problem! thanks a lot I now am able to fix it myself.☺
This was the problem with mine up until this week... I've been fixing it this way periodically since last Spring, but now the driver side wiper won't move at all no matter how loose the bolt is. It's snowing tomorrow and i have to drive to work super early in the morning so I'm kinda in a bit of a panic right now.
Hi...came back after 8 weeks.. Toronto weather filled my wipers well with frozen ice...got it out..but still wipers lift about half inch.. maybe ice still there under the cover stopping the movement...did a car wash yesterday...no luck... please advise as temperatures are still around minus 18 C... Fusion 2011 sedan...V6......us there one separate motor for EACH wiper or an arm connection for both of them?
My wipers are doing this but I’ve replaced wiper blades and tightened the bolt as much as I could. There’s a delay in my driver side and they end up hitting in the middle, or driver side gets stuck in middle of the windshield..
Thanks for sharing your skills sir. I had the exact same problem with our 2013 Nissan Rogue (driver side wiper doesn't work). All I had to do was tighten the nut. Easy fix. =)
My car has been crossing for weeks and therefore the one on the drivers side does absolutely nothing to help me see, and its been raining and snowing so much frequently and I've just been trying to see through the drops and smears on the windshield. Hopefully this works for my car, I don't have money to keep fixing things.
Thank you!!! I would pay you but hopefully the ad revenue of looming through a few of your videos does the trick. I have a 2000 Buick Century and it was doing EXACTLY this.
What happens if that bolt is already tight? I have an 08 silverado and the passenger side hit the driver side and now I can freely move the passenger side but it still work. What would be the cause
Cheryl Lewis on some models you can remove the arm and just install it in a slightly different position for example remove the arm in the 3 o'clock position then install it in the 2 o'clock position If you can send me a picture with the arm off I can tell you for sure if it's possible
9 years later and this video is still so helpful! Thank you!
3:30 "...and of course, put your cap back on." (Picture of Jimthecarguy shows up with his cap on.) Priceless!
Great video too! THANKS!
Thanks for this video! Thought I had to go to the Audi dealership thinking my windshield wiper motor needed to be replaced.
Watched this video, tighten the wiper’s bolts, and my wipers work perfectly again! Probably saved me $500+.
Same this with my q7
Thank you! as a single broad I 100% appreciate videos like this so I can learn how to fix things myself!
Im happy to help. Thanks for watching.
jimthecarguy thanks so much ! You really helped me so much
Cheers fella. Sorted in minutes. Right useful video😉
Hey Jim good tip. See this all the time people come in the shop thinking catastrophic failure. Grab a screwdriver and a 13mm and have it fixed before they get done explaining what happened. Instant hero!
That's true customers come in thinking it will be very expensive and in 2 min you become there hero.
Thanks! This was exactly what I needed! Took me longer to find my socket wrench in the garage than it did to actually fix the problem. 😂
Thank you so much, I was on my way to work in the rain when my left wiper started getting blocked by the right. I could hardly see, but with the help of your video I fixed in in just a minute and made it safely to work.
Thank you so much! we are in our seventies and were able to fix our buick ourselves. You saved us $$$
Great i.m happy to help.
Thank you soo much!!! As someone who grew up mechanically illiterate, I feel so dumb when little issues like this kick my ass. I'm super grateful for channels like this to help me learn
Thanks man. I spent more time finding the tools in my box than I did on the actual repair. Big money saver. Much appreciated.
It's nice when it turns out to be a simple repair . Thank you for watching
Thanks much - the inside of the wiper arm was stripped here, so adding a lock washer between the wiper arm and nut tightened it up so it's working now. Thanks again !
Thanks for watching
My driver's wiper stopped moving fully after it tried to move a lot of heavy snow. I could move it by hand from the off position to the top of the windshield. After tightening the bolt. I couldn't move it by hand any more, and it was working properly.
Thank you so much for this video. Less than a 5 minute fix.
Thank you for the update and for watching.I will talk about this problem on my live stream Sunday at 7:00 PM
Thank You SO MUCH !!!!
This issue had me trying to drive to a local garage in a downpour and it was so fortunate that the rain was so bad I could not see well enough to drive the three blocks to my nearby repair shop. I was sitting in my house waiting for a break in the rain when I decided to look online. After all, I was already drenched and I figured I would at least have some idea of what it was going to cost me. Because of that, it cost me NOTHING. The fix took less than 3 minutes on my 2004 Chevy impala. It was exactly the same 13 mm nut size and since I already had a socket wrench loaded to go when I walked outside, it took more time to release the latch and lift the hood than to repair the issue.
They both work PERFECTLY now!!!!
Kudos from your newest subscriber in Texas !!!!
I'm happy to help. Welcome to my channel.
Thank you so much for making this video! My driver side wiper has been doing this for weeks and it's been driving me nuts! I was really worried I have to replace the whole arm, motor and everything! I just drove home tonight in a rain storm and it either did that or it would go too far over and get stuck between the frame of the car and the side mirror; I had to pull over on the side of the highway 11 times!! I was calling my car everything but a car! Lol 😂
Glad it helped!
You Rock Jim !!! Driver side wiper went out on the freeway during a rainstorm yesterday in my Chevy Blazer.
Took me 30 seconds to fix. Thought I needed a new motor. Thank U For Helping So Many People Brother ;-)
GREAT JOB Thank you for watching . I'm happy to help.
I want to thank you so much, after people telling me it was the bushings that had broken, I was preparing for a garage bill tomorrow. I ran across this tonight and at 10pm ran outside to try, IT WORKED! Thank you again so much, you are such a life saver!!!
And I'm a 44 yr old woman... Yay me!!
Great job!!!!I'm happy to help.Thank you for stopping by the shop
That's great.I tell my daughters all the time you can do anything if you put your mind to it.
This video was life saver! A chunk of ice fell off my roof when I had the wipers on and hit the driver's side wiper. It started doing this and I thought for sure I had broken the linkages. Turns out the bolt was just loose! 30 second fix!
I’m very grateful for your video. I Thought I had a bad motor until I watched your video and you mention the ice, that’s exactly what happened to me. You saved me a lot of money. Much appreciated!
I'm happy to help! Don't forget to like and subscribe
I had the wiper get stuck in the ice we had here in Northern California. Tore the blade but took a couple of days and then presto, same issue as with your. I have a 2017 Sonata and the 14 mm socket was it. Saved me lots of headaches as I had no clue. Thanks Jim
Massive help ! I spent 14 quid on buying a new window wiper, which I then lost again !! Issue now solved.
INCREDIBLE MY DUDE!! THANK YOU!..THIS JUST WORKED IN 3.2 SECONDS ON MY 750li BMW.. EASY FIX WOW YOU ROCK BROTHER.. I WONDER HOW MUCH MONEY YOU JUST SAVED ME ..I LOVE TH-cam!!!
Thanks for this. Quick fix, simple instructions. No BS. Much appreciated.
Hans Yang I'm happy to help
Just helped me fix my wipers. Always remember to turn them off, all it takes is one night to ice things up, and you forget they weren't turned off, and stuff breaks. Could of been worse.
Yes ice is a real problem. Like you said it could have been worse. I replace a lot of wiper motors because of ice. Thanks for watching.
You saved me literally hundreds of dollars. THANK YOU.
Parking under a pecan tree gave my car a nice bath full of tree sap, the wipers would get stuck on the windshield and eventually one stopped working, tighten both sides, cleaned the windshield, works like a charm! Thanxs again!
OMG Thank you so much for this video! I have a 2000 Buick that is having this exact problem. My wipers were iced over one morning and now my left wiper will rarely come up...and when it does, it hits the other wiper. I've been worried it would be an expensive fix, but now I'm hopeful I can fix it on my own. Gonna give it a try in the morning. Thanks again!
It worked!!
Thank you so much! This did the trick on my 2005 Mercury Sable. The upper wiper started falling behind of even flying off the windshield entirely. I was worried I'd burned out the motor or something after turning on the wipers when there was some hail accumulated on them. I'm relieved that it was so simple.
Thank you!! Your video just saved my family's Thanksgiving!!
Thanks so much for this! Just saved me $100+ dollars (mechanic said it was the transmission). Appreciate it!
Great I'm happy to help. Thank you for watching
Your video needs to be on top as I’m sure this is the main issue w a lot of viewers. Just another thank you and you’re the man comment. Wonder how many of the linkage fix it videos were actually just tighten your nut fixes???
Seriously though, there are a lot of good people in this world, only a very few that take the time to make a video that will save thousands to a bunch of people...myself included. Yes I thought the worst and was preparing to spend who knows how much on a linkage and hours driving and installing. You deserve a small reward, maybe a beer or three and a huge thank you...you da man!!
This helped me, thank you. My car didn’t have a nut to turn under the plastic part and it turned out it was the plastic part that needed tightening.
You nailed it! My wipers work again! Thank you!
Mechanic just quoted me $650 for this exact problem. I literally tightened one nut and problem was solved. I was told I need new motor and transmission, but it's all working normally now. In a few years, I'll be replacing my own motor and trans. It's so easy, looks like a 30 minute job. I'm really stupid when it comes to vehicles but replacing the motor and trans are so easy a little kid could do it. I love youtube.
Wow. My 1992 Cadillac Seville started doing this. Thanks for the info. This hopefully saves me money if it works. Thanks again
I was able to fix my car by myself because of this video! Thanks so much!!
Great job.It is a good feeling to do the repair your self right?
For sure!
Thanks for this video! I suspected a nut was the issue on my 2004 Buick Century and this video completely affirmed my belief. My wipers are behaving exactly the same.
Thank you soooo much for this video!! I just fixed my own car! I have to get it inspected and i was so worried I'd have to dish out money for this. Thank you again...i really appreciate this video!
Thank you for watching . Don't forget to subscribe.
Thank you! That was without doubt the fastest diagnosis and repair job I've ever done:)
Though this ended up not being the issue with my wipers, it led me to get in there and figure out what actually was wrong! (One of my wipers was actually bent slightly and just needed to be bent back; probably happened in the snow/freeze last week.)
We just had a snow and ice storm in the NE. My Volvo wipers were all messed up. First one wiper came off. I thought I might have to replace it, but it was easy to put it back on. Now my wipers are way out of sync. Hopefully, I can fix that today after watching your video. Thanks for the info.
Thank you soooo much my 2001 pontiac grand prix was doing this and its fixed now i was going to buy a new motor you saved me alot of money
+Jalapeño Humpa Great I'm happy to help and save you a lot of Money.
Thank you! Still have my 2000 Buick,PRNDL and odometer light is off,so guess at 130,000 mi.but you just solved the wipers!❤❤❤
Holy smokes. So simple. It fixed the one non-functioning wiper on my 10 year old Tesla Model S! I assume it was the years of ice buildup & melting that eventually wiggled it free.
Was skeptical this would be the fix, but it worked! Video was short and straight to the point.
Great I'm happy to help
Its 2023 almost 2024 , thank you sir you just saved me money , you are the man
Thank you!!! Was driving with one wiper last night and thought I had to wake up early to fix it. An 11mm fixed it right up! Although I am missing the cap and am thinning eventually I’ll have to replace the bolt. Thank you!!! Saved me lots of money.
Thank you. I'm going to give this a try. My Son and I replaced the wiper arms on his 2000 Buick Century and they worked okay when we tested, but now they don't and he says the drive side one slipped all the way over to the outer mirror. I thought maybe we had stripped the linkage somehow, because when loosening the nuts, the protruding bolt turned, but maybe we just didn't tighten them enough when we put it back together. It looks like there was some version of Loktite on there.
Thank YOU! That's exactly what my wipers do. Happy to do it myself. Feels so empowering :-)
Thanks. I fixed my sons Buick. He bought it from a 99 year old man with very low miles. (the car not the man)
Thanks! I thought I was gonna have to replace my wiper linkage...sure glad I watched your video.
Thank you! This saved a lot of time trying to figure out my problem! Much appreciated!
Thanks my wife Buick century had this problem I've seen the mechanic fix it.but you showed me in detail how to correct this problem! thanks a lot I now am able to fix it myself.☺
monique marconi
I'm happy to help
Thank you, Jim. Worked for me on my 1998 Buick Century Custom
Thanks for watching
This was awesome. Watched this video, ran out to the car and shazam! Thank you!
Thank You!!!! I was worried i was gling to have to replace a number of things to get my blades working properly.
Thanks Jim, just worked on my 2010 Toyota Venza!
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH LIFE SAVER I was driving looking through the passenger side same car!
Thank you so much! Could not believe that the fix would be so simple !
10/10 this works, so happy it not a broken anything.
Thank you for watching
Thanks so much! Just got the answer from you and saved money fixing myself!!! Wow. You’re awesome
THANK YOU!
Thanks for watching.I'm happy to help. Don't forget to hit the bell for notifications when a new video is posted
Just worked on my 2014 Jeep JK! Thanks!
man thank u so much!!!!! Ive been avoiding this for awhile because I thought I had to spend so much money! I feel stupid now haha thanks bro!
I'm happy to help.Great job
Thank you very much you saved me time and money my mechanic most likely would have charged me like $150
Thank you will try tomorrow when there's light outside ❤❤
Thank you. Have the exact problem. Great video.
Much love from australia thanks for this tip
This was the problem with mine up until this week... I've been fixing it this way periodically since last Spring, but now the driver side wiper won't move at all no matter how loose the bolt is. It's snowing tomorrow and i have to drive to work super early in the morning so I'm kinda in a bit of a panic right now.
Hi...came back after 8 weeks.. Toronto weather filled my wipers well with frozen ice...got it out..but still wipers lift about half inch.. maybe ice still there under the cover stopping the movement...did a car wash yesterday...no luck... please advise as temperatures are still around minus 18 C... Fusion 2011 sedan...V6......us there one separate motor for EACH wiper or an arm connection for both of them?
Thanks a million this helped out in the middle of a storm!
Im happy to help. Thanks for watching.
hey this video helped me out a lot, what you're doing is awesome for the people. Thank you very much.
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My wipers are doing this but I’ve replaced wiper blades and tightened the bolt as much as I could. There’s a delay in my driver side and they end up hitting in the middle, or driver side gets stuck in middle of the windshield..
Worked on my 2000 GMC, thank you
Thanks for watching
Lifesaver in 2023 Thank you!
Thank you!! This was totally the problem!! All fixed :)
Add me to the list of appreciative viewers! Thanks for taking the time to record this.
Thank you for watching
This is the best wiper repair vid👌👏👏👏
Thanks for sharing your skills sir. I had the exact same problem with our 2013 Nissan Rogue (driver side wiper doesn't work). All I had to do was tighten the nut. Easy fix. =)
Thank you for stopping by the shop and you input
Thank you. Saved me time and money and also I have learnt something new today.
Very useful video. Thank you so much!
Thank you sir for the info and video. Short and sweet to the point. keep up the excellent videos! God bless!
Glad it was helpful!
Will this work for every make and model around these years automobiles? I have a 99 Expedition doing the same thing.
My car has been crossing for weeks and therefore the one on the drivers side does absolutely nothing to help me see, and its been raining and snowing so much frequently and I've just been trying to see through the drops and smears on the windshield. Hopefully this works for my car, I don't have money to keep fixing things.
hey I just want to say thank you for this video! you saved me so much time and frustration. I really appreciate it. Have a great day
Its nice when you think it is going to cost a lot and it turns out to be free.thank you for stopping by the shop.
Thank you so much you saved me a trip!
Glad I could help!
Thank you!!! I would pay you but hopefully the ad revenue of looming through a few of your videos does the trick. I have a 2000 Buick Century and it was doing EXACTLY this.
Belta video mate 👍 Fanks from Oz
On my carI have a wipper that are crossing each other . I tried to fix it just like u showed us but it doe not work . what shall I do ?
Thanks a lot for the great video. 🙂
That's what's up man exactly what you said thanks for the advice something I thought was going to be major was literally tightening up V
What happens if that bolt is already tight? I have an 08 silverado and the passenger side hit the driver side and now I can freely move the passenger side but it still work. What would be the cause
This happened to me today while I was driving in the rain it blocked the driver side. Very dangerous
Sooo...what if- when you tighten it the whole wiper moves?
Awesome stuff. Saved me a trip to a garage. Keep up the good work!😉
I have a 2003 ford taurus......no snow but it was raining when my windshield on the passanger side. Could that be the same problem??
Yes it could be the same. Thanks for watching.
You tube for the win!!!! Thanks for the vid!!
thanks. I thought I would have to go to the shop.
Thank you so much!!
I'm having an issue with my 2002 Buick regal. Where the driver side wiper when on will go off the windshield. How do I fix that?
Cheryl Lewis on some models you can remove the arm and just install it in a slightly different position for example remove the arm in the 3 o'clock position then install it in the 2 o'clock position If you can send me a picture with the arm off I can tell you for sure if it's possible
Thank you sir, just what I needed
Glad it helped