Help! Windshield Wiper Stuck on Lowest Speed

[emanon5k]

It poured yesterday and when I shut off my windshield wipers they remained on, at the lowest setting. Any ideas what this might be or how to fix? Thanks. Its a 1992 Ford Explorer

 

[MrShorty]

When this happened to me a couple of months ago, I found that I had just twisted the knob too hard and it had "jumped" so that it wasn't quite off when it showed off. A little twist to get it to slip back into place and it was back to normal.

 

[emanon5k]

Twist as in pulling it toward you more?

 

[MrShorty]

I'm assuming yours is the same as mine.

Pulling the handle towards you activates the "flash to pass" headlight feature.

The outer end of the signal switch controls the washer/wipers. The end rotates to select the different speeds/delays. It was this outer end that had slipped causing the detents not to line up right.