Wildshield Wiper Motor Noise

[jimster]

Anybody else noticed windshield wiper motor noise? It's a faint "whirring" noise, but fairly easy to hear, even with music on and rain coming down.

If I hit the wiper once, I don't hear it, but when the wipers are running constant or intermittent, I start to notice the noise.

I'll notice that the noise randomly goes away, I think usually when they've been turned off a bit, but it starts up again after running for a minute or so.

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[GoBirds]

Yes, I didn't notice it until end of a drive in the rain recently. I guess it was silent for a while then started with the noise because I didn't notice it until later in the drive. Haven't run them since but it was strangely loud as I recall.

 

[4Runner-Dan]

I have noticed that the wiper motor in my 2025 ORP is significantly louder than the one in my 5th Gen.

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