Its definitely not the motor, as someone quite rightly says if it works on the quick wipe or screen wash how can it be the motor. I had the exact same problem a month ago and I had to replace my wiper stalk. Got it for £60 directly from Lucas. Could of got one of fleebay cheaper but it was second hand.(£25) Landrover wanted £150 !!!
If you want to test my theory try turning the wiper stalk very slowly between settings and you will occasionally get it going or use a hairdryer to heat up the grease in the stalk. It works honestly !!!
Apparently its something to do with the grease on the contacts in the switch itself.
Good luck.
it works that way on the defender and freelander
yes just seen it. it works of the rotary coupling on on the freelander
Just another bit of info which may help.
When i quickwipe then turn the stalk the wipers just stop dead wherever they are until i turn the stalk off. Not sure if this indicates anymore whether it is a motor or switch issue.
Hairdryer idea sounds interesting but am a little unsure how i would get this to work in my motor and would the mot centre be chuffed if i started the hairdryer up before taking it for an mot so the wipers work. ha ha
Just another bit of info which may help.
When i quickwipe then turn the stalk the wipers just stop dead wherever they are until i turn the stalk off. Not sure if this indicates anymore whether it is a motor or switch issue.
now you say it
If they do park when you switch off then the park switch, which is in the motor, is OK
Just so you know..... the reason for checking the switch/wiring etc first is if the motor works on flickwipe (fast speed) and with the washers (slow speed) thats an indication that both sets of brushes and the motor still work. There is nothing else except the park switch within the motor.
Frankly if you want to guess and fit a motor thats fine and it could work even if it's only bad connections at its electrical connector. But really it's better to confirm the actual fault before throwing money at it.
The Hairdryer is just to free up the grease in the wiper stalk.It may well work for a while after this without heating it up. Did you try turning it very very slowly from intermediate to slow wipe and on to fast wipe.
This is a common problem in the cold weather on a lot of cars
This is exactly how mine behaved before changing the stalk.
If the wipers, self park the motor must be OK, it self parks using a permanent 12 volt feed and an internal switch, but needs a switched feed (from your stalk ) to start them moving.