My 2005 Kia Sorento rear wiper won't cut off even thought the switch is on the off position.

is the rear switch on ---if switch is not working to turn off will need to test switch -relay and harness for short

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Feb 3, 2014 - Starting around 25,000 miles my wipers stayed on the slowest intermittent setting even when ... They only two that come to mind is the switch inside the cab or the wiper motor control board. ... The wipers do not park at the correctposition ... It doesn't really matter what steps need to be taken to fix the issue.

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Wow, the wiper still goes with the battery disconnected, that's amazing! Just joking ;-) Seriously, it sounds like it could be a short in the switch to control the wiper or a wire has shorted causing the wiper to stay on. Probably, if you replace the switch, the problem will be solved. If you know someone with the same type of car, you could "borrow" their switch and connect it to your car to see it that is the problem. I hope this helps.

check the relay its gone

Here are some more common problems.

• Motor:

The wiper motor is commonly replaced and was often not the problem. Don't replace the motor yet. maybe it's not the motor. It could be a fuse or something at the wiper switch. The wiper motor has two windings, fast and slow. The wiper switch sends a ground signal to each motor winding. More often, there are problems with the relay, or at the wiper switch, or in the cable to the motor.

• Windshield Washer:

Don't be too quick to replace the washer pump. The problem is often just a clog in the sprayer heads. You can clean out the sprayer holes with a needle, some have two holes, so look closely. Hope this helps.

I had the wipers won't shut off, or turned on by themselves on my 2005 Kia Sorento. It about drove me nuts. I came across my solution by pressing every button I could find, eventually finding out what the mystery button to the right of the hazard button on the dash was for. (It's to defrost the front wipers by the way) You can investigate further if you'd like but it's not necessary if this works for you.

I simply pressed the button on, waited a moment and turned it back off. It stopped the wipers. They came back on about three more times over next few days and I repeated the process each time. It's been about three weeks since the last time I did it and I haven't had any more problems. This sound crazy or quirky I know and I don't pretend to understand it, but it's working for me. It beats the heck out of paying over $300 dollars plus labour for a new wiper switch . I priced them. Good luck.

Hey Rk_
The switch may have gone bad.. or the module that controls the wiper... if the fuse went bad, it would not work.. REMOVE the fuse if you want it to stop...

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2004 Kia Sorento The Wiper Relay is Part Of The IPM Module .

Its The Kia Body Control Module Should Be Located Left Driver Kick Panel Behind"..
http://www.ksmanual.com/ipm_removal-1120.html

Bad wiper motor. there is an internal electrical switch inside the motor.
not shure how it gets confused but I have changed several motors to correct this problem.

the multifunction switch is bad replace it