We will try again in this article to help you to remedy the small complications associated with your car. We have recently discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, in this article we will focus on an annoying issue that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Audi Q5 . And to correct this, we will first try to discover why the wipers on your Audi Q5 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Audi Q5 stay stuck?

So we will begin our content with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Audi Q5 . To begin with we will focus on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Audi Q5 stuck in up or down position?

We will proceed through one by one the different complications that can trigger the front wipers of your Audi Q5 to get stuck :

  • One of the most basic causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Audi Q5 is associated with the engine unit that drives them, in reality, these engines can, with time, lose power, and sooner or later 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 functioning, take a look up to the axis of the blades.
  • If it is a lack of lubrication, you will discover that your front wipers are going slower, check quickly the cause of the problems or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Audi Q5 may not work as a result of a faulty 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 possibility, the front wipers of your Audi Q5 are blocked as a result of 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 Q5 stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Audi Q5 , 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 trigger complications only on the rear windshield of your Audi Q5. So, make sure to execute similar checks as discovered in the previous part of this content.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Audi Q5?

Finally, for this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to be sure that the wipers on your Audi Q5 are unlocked and that they work properly again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Audi Q5?

Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will outline 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 complications such as a fuel door stuck on Audi Q5, do not hesitate to seek advice from our article on this issue.

  • In this case, you will have to locate the engine unit, 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. Finally, you will have to unscrew these anchoring points which are generally fixed on silentblocks and reassemble a new wiper motor on your Audi Q5
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  • In this scenario, it will be quite very easy but expensive to replace your commodo, the part generally costs around 200€, once tested you will be able 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 Q5 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 part

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To find more tips on the Audi Q5, take a look at the Audi Q5 category.