Windshield wipers stop working

What got replaced

Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the wiper motor (16 reports) and the wiper linkage (5 reports).

Recalls and investigations

No recall on the windshield and wipers covers the 2016 model year as of Sep 19, 2026.

When it happens

The middle half of failures fell between 49,242 and 89,000 miles, from the 17 reports that gave a mileage.

What owners wrote

“During heavy rainfall in the mountains at dawn, my windshield wipers suddenly have stopped working. We can manually move the wipers with ease and can hear the motor engaging but both front wipers suddenly stopped. We were 1200 miles from home on what was supposed to be a vacation. Carvana reports 2 recalls for my reports but the dealerships have no recalls for my year of vehicle.”

Filed Apr 29, 2026 · 1,200 miles

“I turned my wipers on when it started raining. And noticed that my wipers were not working.”

Filed Sep 12, 2022

“Driver's side windshield wiper inoperable when turned on during a pouring rain while traveling at 70 MPH!!! Passenger side worked but drivers did not.”

Filed Jul 10, 2022

“While driving in rain, I turned wipers on. The rain turned heavy and I put wiper setting to faster mode. The wipers suddenly failed and stayed on windshield. The wipers failed to work in any setting. I pulled car to the side of road waited for the rain to pass before driving.”

Filed May 16, 2022

Other problems on this car

• Windshield cracks or distorts 35 reports