Rear wiper motor gone

[alex22808]

Hi there.

My rear wiper suddenly stopped working the other day. It got halfway across the rear windscreen and then just stopped and wouldn't move. It now makes a horrible whirring noise when ever the car is switched on, even if the wiper is supposed to be off.

I am 99% sure it is the motor as i opened up the boot and the sound is almost definetly coming from the motor. Interestingly, if i force it back down to its starting position then it sometimes will go halfway again and stop. But once it is at that halfway point i cant get it to budge and the horrible noise from the wiper motor comes back.

Couple of questions:
firstly, does it sound like it would be possible to fix the current motor given that at certain points it still moves the wiper?
Secondly, if it is not possible how would i go about getting a replacement motor and what price range are they in?

Many thanks

p.s sorry if this is badly worded, i am not that great at explaining things!