Dodgy wipers

[Brunoandrade98]

Hi all,

My 197 has once again developed an issue with the wipers. It's had this issue before and went away on its own, but it's now back and I'd like to fix it...

I have a video that shows some of the issue:

The wipers essentially do all of these things:

1. When I turn the car on, despite the wipers being off in the stalk, they sweep once or twice
2. When I use the windscreen washer jets, the wipers will keep sweeping for muuuch longer than normal
3. When the wipers are going off when they shouldn't, they often stop in random places instead of the parked position, often somewhere in the middle
4. When they stop in the middle, using the stalk to turn them on and off won't do anything for a little while but then it will eventually allow me to turn them on and then off to 'park' them
5. The wipers will occasionally turn on on their own and using the stalk to turn them on and off won't do anything.

They essentially have a mind of their own.

I haven't tried anything yet, but can confirm that the scuttle is bone dry and has been since I bought the car a few years ago.


Any help to troubleshoot this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance