We will try again today to help you to solve the small complications associated with your motor vehicle. We have not too long ago seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will look into an irritating problem that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Audi A1 . And to remedy this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your Audi A1 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Audi A1 stay stuck?

So we will start our article with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Audi A1 . To begin with we will look into the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Audi A1 stuck in up or down position?

We will go through one at a time the different complications that can bring about the front wipers of your Audi A1 to get stuck :

  • One of the most basic motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Audi A1 is associated with the engine that drives them, in reality, these engines can, over time, lose power, and eventually need to be changed. You should notice 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 as a result of an object that prevents the blades from working, take a look up to the axis of the blades.
  • If it is a lack of lubrication, you will find that your front wipers are going slower, verify fairly quickly the trigger of the problems or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Audi A1 may not work as a result of a defective comodo. To test this, you need to disconnect the output wires and connect them together, if the wipers are working, the comodo is responsible for the problem.
  • Finally, last opportunity, the front wipers of your Audi A1 are blocked as a result of a power failure, so you will have to verify two auto parts, the relay and the fuse.

Why is the rear window wiper on my Audi A1 stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Audi A1 , the origins of your complications are more or less the same. Although there is just one wiper blade at the rear of your motor vehicle, there are still some dedicated auto parts that can bring about complications just on the rear windshield of your Audi A1. So, remember to carry out the same inspections as seen in the previous component of this article.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Audi A1?

At last, to do this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to make certain that the wipers on your Audi A1 are unlocked and that they work properly again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Audi A1?

If it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be the same 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 complications such as a fuel door stuck on Audi A1, do not hesitate to consult our article on this problem.

  • In such a case, you will have to find the engine, then disconnect the power cables of this one (take care there must be several 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 Audi A1
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  • In this situation, it will be quite basic but expensive to change 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.
  • Audi A1 wiper blocked due to a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to find the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective component

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To discover more tips on the Audi A1, take a look at the Audi A1 category.