We will try again today to help you to fix the small problems related to your car. We have not too long ago discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will look into an annoying issue that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Audi A6 . And to remedy this, we will first try to understand why the wipers on your Audi A6 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Audi A6 stay stuck?

So we will start our article with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Audi A6 . 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 A6 stuck in up or down position?

We will move through one at a time the different problems that can bring about the front wipers of your Audi A6 to get stuck :

  • One of the most basic causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Audi A6 is related to the engine unit that drives them, in fact, these engines can, with time, lose power, and ultimately 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 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 locate that your front wipers are going slower, check quickly the trigger of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Audi A6 may not work due to a defective comodo. To evaluate this, you need to disconnect the output wires and connect them together, if the wipers are functioning, the comodo is to blame for the problem.
  • Finally, last opportunity, the front wipers of your Audi A6 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 A6 stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Audi A6 , the origins of your problems are more or less the same. Nevertheless there is only one wiper blade at the rear of your car, there are still some dedicated parts that can bring about problems only on the rear windshield of your Audi A6. So, make sure to conduct similar checks as discovered in the previous part of this article.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Audi A6?

At last, for this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to make certain that the wipers on your Audi A6 are unlocked and that they work effectively again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Audi A6?

If it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will detail them one after the other in this part, it is up to you to adapt them to the part that concerns you. If you have other blocking problems such as a fuel door stuck on Audi A6, do not think twice to seek advice from our article on this issue.

  • In such a case, you will have to locate the engine unit, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be cautious there must be some of them related to the different speeds of sweeping), then take out 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 A6

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  • In this situation, it will be quite simple but expensive to replace your commodo, the part 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 A6 wiper blocked because of a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to locate the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective part

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Whenever you have any further questions about the Audi A6, do not hesitate to consult our Audi A6 category.