We will try again in this article to help you to fix the small problems associated with your car. We have recently discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, in this article we will concentrate on an irritating issue that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Alfa Romeo 159 . And to correct this, we will first try to understand why the wipers on your Alfa Romeo 159 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Alfa Romeo 159 stay stuck?

So we will begin our article with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Alfa Romeo 159 . To begin with we will concentrate on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Alfa Romeo 159 stuck in up or down position?

We will go through one at a time the different problems that can trigger the front wipers of your Alfa Romeo 159 to get stuck :

  • One of the most basic causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Alfa Romeo 159 is associated with the engine unit that drives them, in fact, these engines can, over time, lose power, and ultimately need to be changed. You should find out before the total blockage of your windshield wipers that they work much slower.
  • Less basic, but it can still happen, is that your front wiper blades are blocked due to an object that prevents the blades from functioning, examine up to the axis of the blades.
  • If it is a lack of lubrication, you will find that your front wipers are going slower, check fairly quickly the cause of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Alfa Romeo 159 may not function due to a defective comodo. To test this, you need to disconnect the output wires and connect them together, if the wipers are functioning, the comodo is responsible for the problem.
  • Finally, last opportunity, the front wipers of your Alfa Romeo 159 are blocked due to a power failure, so you will have to check two parts, the relay and the fuse.

Why is the rear window wiper on my Alfa Romeo 159 stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Alfa Romeo 159 , the origins of your complications are more or less the same. Nevertheless there is just one wiper blade at the rear of your car, there are still some dedicated parts that can trigger problems just on the rear windshield of your Alfa Romeo 159. So, make sure to execute similar inspections as discovered in the previous component of this article.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Alfa Romeo 159?

At last, to do this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to ensure that the wipers on your Alfa Romeo 159 are unlocked and that they function effectively again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Alfa Romeo 159?

Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will highlight them one by one in this component, it is up to you to adapt them to the component that concerns you. If you have other blocking problems such as a fuel door stuck on Alfa Romeo 159, do not hesitate to seek advice from our article on this issue.

  • In such a case, you will have to identify the engine unit, then disconnect the power cables of this one (take care there must be some of them associated with the different speeds of sweeping), then remove the brushes and the linkage. At last, you will have to unscrew these anchoring points which are generally fixed on silentblocks and reassemble a new wiper motor on your Alfa Romeo 159
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  • In this situation, it will be quite very easy but expensive to replace your commodo, the component generally costs around 200€, once tested you will have the ability to disassemble your commodo by removing the cover from the back of the steering wheel then disconnecting it and removing it with the fixing screws, you will just have to reassemble the new one.
  • Alfa Romeo 159 wiper blocked caused by a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to identify the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective component

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Whenever you have any further questions about the Alfa Romeo 159, do not hesitate to consult our Alfa Romeo 159 category.