2002 pontiac grand prix. windshield wipers stop straight up on windshield when turned off.

Wiper pivots need to be replaced !

Hello, you'll will need to remove wiper motor crouling to get the wiper motor. There will be two rods attached to the wiper motor. Now, this arms operate the wipers on your auto wind shield.
One of the arms have came loose from it ball joint. GB....stewbison

YOU CAN TAKE THEM OFF AND RESET THEM BY YOUR JUDGEMENT .TAKE THEM CUT ON THE WIPER WITHOUT THE BLADE,S ON THE WIPER IN PUT THEM IN THE POSTION THE WIPER ARE IN

Start off by putting a cardboard box over the windshield and under the wiper arm to avoid breaking or scratching the windshield.You need to turn on the wiper switch and then turn on the key. When your wiper arm is pointing to the top of the windshield turn off the key to keep it there. Now, depending on the type of wiper arm you have ( bayonet, shepherd hook, L pin or straight arm ) depends on how to remove old arm. Shepherd hook is the most common and has a lock on the blade that needs to be pressed in to release the blade from the arm. Now slide the blade toward the windshield, off of the cradle for the arm. Swivel the cradle so you can slip the blade off from the inside of the arm and reverse procedure to install. The Bayonet, L pin and straight arm styles usually require a small flat blade screwdriver pushed between the body of the blade and the arm, then twist to release blade. Some blades also have a lock that will need to be pressed to release blade from arm, then twist screwdriver to remove. Hope this helps!!

I assume that the drivers side is working perfectly and only the passanger side has a shorteded erattic sweep . It will be either a loose locking nut on the wiper arm (on spindle) or unusually a faulty crank arm (weld) on the underside of the wiper spindle . Good luck

hi you can try, removing both wiper arms then turning wipers on ( without arms connected ) then turn them off, once set as normal refit the the arms in correct position then you should be sorted...hope this helps please vote thanks

While the wipers are in the parked state, just loosen off (or remove) the wiper arm from the drive spigot and re-position the driverside wiper arm to the correct position.
Re-tighten arm drive mount and all should be well.

This could be one of an assortment of problems:

- bad washer pump
- blown fuse for washer pump
- clogged/loose washer hose
- loose/corroded electrical connection
- no fluid in reservoir
- clogged nozzle
- bad washer switch
- etc.
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The wiper motor is located under the plastic air intake at the base of the windshield on the driver's side of the vehicle. It is not too hard to get at and you will need to remove at least the lh wiper arm. It is very possible it is a linkage problem and not the motor (the arms pop off their sockets sometimes on these cars) Take the plastic cover off and you will see the arms and be able to tell if they are disconnected or not.

its under the vent or cowl panel that is right in fron tof the windsheild Please rate my response Thank you very much