Yes, I went through an "automatic carwash". It tore off my rear window wiper blade, arm, everything. We recovered the parts but they were destroyed. Dealer cost to fix it was about $300! I went on a quest to do it myself. The problem was parts availability. Once I got the parts though, I found a video that helped, and was I able to fix it myself for a fraction of the cost. I thought I'd share it here just in case others could benefit.
I'm never going through those carwashes ever again!

 

welcome to the forum. I use to work at a car wash that had the attendants wash cars with a wool mitt. if we saw a vehicle come in with a rear windshield wash we would hold the rear brush back by hitting a button to stop it. I still washed and washed my own cars, rarely used a car wash.

 

Thanks for the welcome. We certainly learned our lesson for sure. This was a push a button and drive through, stop, then continue when the light turns green. No wool mitts or rear brush stoppage. sigh. From now on, a hose and bucket in the driveway. Or maybe find a place where they use wool mitts! 😉

 

I don't like car washes that have the brushes, if you look at your car finish after the car wash in sunlight you will see brush marks all along the top and side of the car. Just didn't care for the brush marks.