Audi A4 Windshield Wipers don't go down when off

Last post on May 18, 2009 at 1:24 PM

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#1 of 1 Audi A4 Windshield Wipers don't go down when off by audi_george May 18, 2009 (1:24 pm)
I have a 2005 Audi A4 stationwagon with very low mileage.. Only about 15,000 miles but time wise it's about two weeks out of warranty when the windshield wipers began acting funny. When I turn the windshield wipers off after using them they now park about 30 - 40 degrees up from where they should park. Basically they park sort of diagonal across the wind shield. The wipers speed and cycle is smooth so I don't think it's a wiper motor problem.. Some kind of sensor problem they don't know where down is located. However I have noticed when I turn them on when they are parked in the diagonal position they take a quick dip down to normal position before beginning their normal wipe session. The speed and cycle seem normal except for when I turn them off and they park diagonal across the windshield. I can manually move the blade assembly to park them where they should be. However if it rains and I turn them on and eventually off... they always park diagonal again. Anyone else ever had this problem..? Seems to be an end sensing problem of some kind. Is there any fix short of replacing the motors.. The motors seem fine.. The problem came up all of a sudden. No prior warning etc. Thanks for help solving this mystery.

#1 of 1: Audi A4 Windshield Wipers don't go down when off by audi_george; May 18, 2009 (1:24 pm)

I have a 2005 Audi A4 stationwagon with very low mileage..
Only about 15,000 miles but time wise it's about two weeks out of warranty when the windshield wipers began acting funny.

When I turn the windshield wipers off after using them they now park about 30 - 40 degrees up from where they should park. Basically they park sort of diagonal across the wind shield. The wipers speed and cycle is smooth so I don't think it's a wiper motor problem.. Some kind of sensor problem they don't know where down is located.

However I have noticed when I turn them on when they are parked in the diagonal position they take a quick dip down to normal position before beginning their normal wipe session. The speed and cycle seem normal except for when I turn them off and they park diagonal across the windshield.

I can manually move the blade assembly to park them where they should be. However if it rains and I turn them on and eventually off... they always park diagonal again.

Anyone else ever had this problem..?
Seems to be an end sensing problem of some kind. Is there any fix short of replacing the motors.. The motors seem fine.. The problem came up all of a sudden. No prior warning etc.

Thanks for help solving this mystery.