Stuck Wipers

[GPan099]

I searched the forum & read all the threads on this issue. During heavy snowfall/icing the wipers stopped working in the upright position. Most people said the wipers restarted after cooling for a while. Mine have not. I checked the fuse, switched out the relay & still no good. Anyone have any ideas before I bring it to the dealer?

Thanks.

[djaqualight]

I noticed that mine do something strange in the intermittent setting. Every other pass of the wipers seem to stick. It's like they want to move but they just sort of twitch. The next cycle they work fine and so on. Nothing major but its kind of annoying when they stop midway through the cycle which is sometimes in the middle of the windshield.

It seems to get worse in the freezing temps.

[Scouts Out]

I guess timein gis everything, thsi is exact;y what mine are doing. Every 5th intem. cycle it pauses in the up position and sits there. It started yesterday. My windows were clear but I had them on slow to keep the blowing snow off them when they stopped in the upright position. After probably 5 minutes i pulled over checked fuses and all, checked a few other things, closed teh hood and they started working albeit in wierd ways, the first cycle it does two sweeps, then the 5th sweep it stops in the up positoin for a long perios then back to the first cycle starts over...

I will make an appointment back at Wright and get them and the rattles checked out again

[HummerHippy]

Mine don't stick in the up position, but on the longest interval setting (I think) they hickup instead of sweep the glass, once, then sweep, then hickup, then sweep. Hiccup is a little 1/4 inch twitch. Like it wants to move, but teeth/gear slip. Dunno.

Dealer said "Its probably just frozen." wHen I went in for an oil change.

[yat74]

Many people have had this problem, I have seen it on my rig too. Last winter it was a pain in the ass trying to drive 2 hours to go skiing in a blizzard. You can take this truck through some nasty terrain but it can't handle some cold temps and snow on the wipers that is BS. I can't believe that GM hasn't done anything about this. They replaced the jack and rear washer fluid pump for christ's sake; and the pump still blows chunks.

Curious,
When were your trucks built?
Mine was manufactured in March 2006, and I don't seem to have this problem in any setting, although when I use the Washer setting on the rear, sometimes the wiper will begin upwardsw after it is supposed to stop. It gets stuck just a bit up from the bottom. Not s real iisue, as I just run the wiper for one cyle in 1 and it corrects itself back to the down stopped position.

[champipple]

not sure from your post if you have an icing problem or not. I had to make sure all ice was clear from the base of the wiper as it enters the housing. good luck