We will try again today to help you to remedy the small complications related to your motor vehicle. We have recently discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will concentrate on an annoying problem that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Audi A3 . And to correct this, we will first try to understand why the wipers on your Audi A3 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.
Why does the wiper of my Audi A3 stay stuck?
So we will begin our content page with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Audi A3 . 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 Audi A3 stuck in up or down position?
We will move through one after the other the different complications that can trigger the front wipers of your Audi A3 to get stuck :
- One of the most basic motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Audi A3 is related to the engine that drives them, in reality, these engines can, with 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 working, have 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, check 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 A3 may not function due to a faulty comodo. To evaluate this, you need to disconnect the output wires and connect them together, if the wipers are working, the comodo is to blame for the problem.
- Finally, last possibility, the front wipers of your Audi A3 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 Audi A3 stuck?
Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Audi A3 , 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 parts that can trigger complications just on the rear windshield of your Audi A3. So, remember to conduct the same checks as discovered in the previous component of this content page.
What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Audi A3?
Finally, to do this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to make sure that the wipers on your Audi A3 are unlocked and that they function properly again.
How to unlock the wipers of my Audi A3?
If it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be the same and we will detail them one after the other 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 A3, do not think twice to consult our article on this problem.
- In such a case, you will have to locate the engine, then disconnect the power cables of this one (take care there must be some of them related to the different speeds of sweeping), then remove the brushes and the linkage. Finally, you will have to unscrew these anchoring points which are generally fixed on silentblocks and reassemble a new wiper motor on your Audi A3
- In this scenario, it will be quite basic 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.
- Audi A3 wiper blocked caused by a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to locate the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty component
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