Wiper problem, wipers stop about 1/4 up the windscreen

[willy_manily]

Well sometimes when i use the wipers and then i go to turn them of, instead of the wipers going back to the stopped position they go past the stop position and come back up about 1/4 of the way up the windscreen.

Its very annoying

Any ideas why?

[Clubscene]

I have exactly the same problem on my 2005 x5. Is there anything I can do to sort this?

[Zulu95]

Check the nut on the linkage.

[alex3d]

Did anyone find the solution for this? This started today on mine also, it wipes the whole window but parks 1/4 up on the window....

[JohnD]

I had the same problem a few years ago. The fix for mine was to replace the wiper relay. If memory server me correctly it was only $20. It has been working fine ever since