Wiper shuddering even in the rain

[parraeel]

Hi all
As the title suggests, the driver side wiper blade shudders even when it is raining. A change of blade doesn't help, should I get the wiper arm pressure checked or could I be looking at a faulty wiper arm?

[pologti18t]

It could be something on the windscreen itself....

[parraeel]

I have cleaned the windscreen every which way, doesn't make a difference

[metallibanger05]

Clean your wiper blades thoroughly or replace them, if that doesn't work, you can get windscreen polish it could be a film of crap on it that windex wont remove

[vdubmotorworx]

sometimes the wiper arm spring pressure changes giving this issue or if the arm is slightly bent

[Hillbilly]

Had same problem since just after car was new $75 of new blades fixed it but its back after a year Car only done 15000 in 4 years

[parraeel]

The passenger side doesn't do it, which makes me think it might be the driver's side wiper arm.

[Hillbilly]

Same as mine The blade doesnt swap direction for some reason it comes up with the blade surface leading instead of trailing if you get what I mean and so it shudders

[The One]

Clean your wiper blades thoroughly or replace them, if that doesn't work, you can get windscreen polish it could be a film of crap on it that windex wont remove

$5 polish, try it on your windscreen, usually fixes this issue.

[parraeel]

$5 polish, try it on your windscreen, usually fixes this issue.

Shouldn't have to polish the windscreen to make the wiper blades work correctly, surely?

Same as mine The blade doesnt swap direction for some reason it comes up with the blade surface leading instead of trailing if you get what I mean and so it shudders

Could also be an arm pressure issue, it might be pressed too hard against the glass so the blade doesn't flip over.

I contacted the dealership from where I purchased the car for advice, explained the issue and they responded that they can definitely check the wiper arm pressure. Good to know either way if the arm is bent or not, as I said it is only happening on the driver's side so I don't see a dirty windscreen being the issue.