You may not realize this, but there's an elaborate linkage just below the base of your windshield that allows your car's wipers to move back and forth and, in some cases, up and down—and it is ...

While many of the broken and defective things we work on in the repair shop are unpredictable and not related to customer use or abuse, pretty much most windshield wiper system failures are avoidable.

Windshield wipers are powered by a small electric motor, usually mounted on the firewall or under the cowl (the area under the windshield’s base). The motor activates linkage that moves the wiper arms ...

Got windshield wipers that won't turn off? There are several possible causes. Learn why this problem happens and how to fix it fast.