The windshield wipers on my 1993 FORD Crown Victoria LX are malfunctioning. When the control switch is turned to OFF, the wipers do not stow away at the bottom of the windshield. Instead hesitate for a moment, then park themselves at the top of their stroke on the windshield.
This occurred during some very cold weather when the wipers may have been stuck by freezing rain to the windshield.
Is this an electrical or a mechanical problem?
The stalk switch on the steering column seemed to be acting flaky, too.
It appears as if there is something missing--either a polarity reversal for the motors or some mechanical escapement mechanism-- which will make the wipers reverse direction at the last minute and go to their normal parked position.
Any advice on how to cure this (inexpensively) will be welcomed.
--Jim Hebert Beverly Hills, Michigan