Hi I recently got new wiper blades put on my 92 Deville. The ones I had on there were pretty worn, but seemed to wipe fine. Well I got the Rain-X kind from Valvoline, and have had increasingly frustrating problems with them since I bought them. Firstly, they chatter bad, and seem to get "stuck" a bit when in the fully open position. Which isn't a big deal, but they've gotten caught in the hood before and it's damaged one of them. Well anyway, anytime it rains heavily, the blades "stick" and get caught, and the clips that hold them on (and I have still not figured out personally how the clips work) keep snapping off so that the blades come loose. This has happened about 5 times since I got the blades, and everytime I take it back to Valvoline and the guys switch the blades around, reverse the way the clips are on, etc. and say "it should work this time" and it never does.
That problem is not what this post is entirely about, though. Since the last time I took them back, my motor (or something along those lines) has broken. Normally, when you engage the wiper blades, they kind of raise up onto the windshield and when you turn them off, they go kind of under the hood. Well, they stopped doing that. Now, when you turn them on/back off, they lower to the normal position, but they don't set themselves back under the hood. My regular mechanic took a look at it, and he says that the motor is "probably shot" and gave me a cost estimate of $100??? to fix.
My quest is is that price reasonable?? Also does anyone else think it's the motor? Just from experiencing the problem, it feels like my car's windshield doesn't like these Rain-X blades for some reason and they've been getting stuck on the arms so much and snapping off that it's killed the motor in it or something. I'm afraid that if I DO replace the motor, it will just break again with the blades that are on it now. Anyone know where the motor for the wiper blade arms are located? I've never had this much trouble with wiper blades before. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
That problem is not what this post is entirely about, though. Since the last time I took them back, my motor (or something along those lines) has broken. Normally, when you engage the wiper blades, they kind of raise up onto the windshield and when you turn them off, they go kind of under the hood. Well, they stopped doing that. Now, when you turn them on/back off, they lower to the normal position, but they don't set themselves back under the hood. My regular mechanic took a look at it, and he says that the motor is "probably shot" and gave me a cost estimate of $100??? to fix.
My quest is is that price reasonable?? Also does anyone else think it's the motor? Just from experiencing the problem, it feels like my car's windshield doesn't like these Rain-X blades for some reason and they've been getting stuck on the arms so much and snapping off that it's killed the motor in it or something. I'm afraid that if I DO replace the motor, it will just break again with the blades that are on it now. Anyone know where the motor for the wiper blade arms are located? I've never had this much trouble with wiper blades before. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
