We will try again in this article to help you to fix the small complications associated with your car. We have recently seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, in this article we will focus on an annoying problem that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on BMW X5 . And to answer this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your BMW X5 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my BMW X5 stay stuck?

So we will begin our content page with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your BMW X5 . 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 BMW X5 stuck in up or down position?

We will proceed through one at a time the different complications that can cause the front wipers of your BMW X5 to get stuck :

  • One of the most common motives of front wipers getting stuck on your BMW X5 is associated with the engine that drives them, in fact, these engines can, over 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 common, 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 locate that your front wipers are going slower, verify quickly the trigger of the problems or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your BMW X5 may not operate as a result of a defective 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 opportunity, the front wipers of your BMW X5 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 BMW X5 stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your BMW X5 , the roots of your complications are more or less the same. Nevertheless there is only one wiper blade at the rear of your car, there are still some dedicated auto parts that can cause complications only on the rear windshield of your BMW X5. So, remember to accomplish the same inspections as seen in the previous part of this content page.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my BMW X5?

Finally, to do this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to make sure that the wipers on your BMW X5 are unlocked and that they operate effectively again.

How to unlock the wipers of my BMW X5?

Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be the same 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 BMW X5, do not think twice to seek advice from 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 associated with the different speeds of sweeping), then take out 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 BMW X5
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  • In this situation, it will be quite very easy 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.
  • BMW X5 wiper blocked due to 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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To discover more tips on the BMW X5, take a look at the BMW X5 category.