To reset a windshield wiper motor you need to manually cycle the wipers through a full sweep by moving the wiper arms by hand to their park position.
This can sometimes help the wiper motor realign and find it's starting point and sometimes also involves disconnecting the battery, removing the wiper cowl and then moving the wiper arms to their proper position and then reconnecting the battery to test the wipers again.
If it doesn't help then you will need to take the wiper linkage off and manually adjust the wiper blades to reset the windshield wiper motor.
Using your socket wrench, remove the wiper motor's middle nut.
Your wiper arm and wiper motor are joined together by this nut.
The cost to replace a windshield wiper motor ranges from $50.00 to $150.00 for the wiper motor and around $100.00 to $150.00 for labor if you have a shop replace the wiper motor.
You can buy a new wiper motor for around $50.00 to $150.00 depending on the vehicle.
If you have a shop replace the new wiper motor it can cost around $100.00 to $150.00 for labor charges and the wiper motor.
So having a shop replace the wiper motor can cost around $150.00 to $250.00 to $300.00 for parts and labor.
When a wiper motor is going bad it will usually start stopping and starting or simply stop working when you have the wipers on.
Sometimes you can get the wiper motor to work again by moving the wipers back and forth by hand.
In some cases it may be a loose connection to the wiper motor.
A wiper motor can be easily replaced and is often located on the drivers side of the vehicle.
You can buy a new wiper motor for around $50.00 to $150.00 depending on the vehicle.
If you have a shop replace the new wiper motor it can cost around $100.00 to $150.00 for labor charges and the wiper motor.
So having a shop replace the wiper motor can cost around $150.00 to $250.00 to $300.00 for parts and labor.