Thanks Frank and Donny. I'll try the ground tonight on the "dead" motor and report what happens. It was making some scary noises a few minutes before it stopped working so it might be toast. If so, I hope a new motor and the added ground will solve the problem. Other cars just seem to have much stronger wipers compared to my car. Not sure if its a legacy/outback thing, or just my car. I also had issues with the motor not working at all on cold mornings (< 15 F) and by the time i got to work they would work again. Could be the ground was not connecting in the cold for some reason...