1999 Passat Wiper "rest position" is wrong

Hi,
I've got a 1999 Passat. When the wipers are shut off, they stop in
the "up" position - the far left side of their normal travel. (I
believe newer Passats have a way to put the blades into the "up"
position for maintenance, but this year allegedly does not.)

Any idea what the problem might be? I assume there's a position
sensor either in the wiper motor or on the mechanism, but it doesn't
exactly make sense why it would be 180 degrees out of whack (instead
of failing entirely, and having the stop position be random.)

I had this same problem when the car was only a few months old, but
unfortunately I can't find the records from that dealership visit to
see how they fixed it. (and since it was under warranty, I'm not sure
that I would trust their fix as the one I would do now...)

Thanks for any advice,
-Mike

maybe the nuts on the wiper arms came loose. Common when owners use them for
snow shovels.

<mikep7777.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I've got a 1999 Passat. When the wipers are shut off, they stop in
> the "up" position - the far left side of their normal travel. (I
> believe newer Passats have a way to put the blades into the "up"
> position for maintenance, but this year allegedly does not.)
>
> Any idea what the problem might be? I assume there's a position
> sensor either in the wiper motor or on the mechanism, but it doesn't
> exactly make sense why it would be 180 degrees out of whack (instead
> of failing entirely, and having the stop position be random.)
>
> I had this same problem when the car was only a few months old, but
> unfortunately I can't find the records from that dealership visit to
> see how they fixed it. (and since it was under warranty, I'm not sure
> that I would trust their fix as the one I would do now...)
>
> Thanks for any advice,
> -Mike