We will try again in this article to help you to resolve the small complications associated with your motor vehicle. We have recently seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, in this article we will concentrate on an annoying problem that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Cadillac DTS . And to correct this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your Cadillac DTS remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Cadillac DTS stay stuck?

So we will begin our content with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Cadillac DTS . First of all we will concentrate on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Cadillac DTS 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 Cadillac DTS to get stuck :

  • One of the most common motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Cadillac DTS is associated with the engine that drives them, in reality, these engines can, over 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 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 fairly quickly the trigger of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Cadillac DTS may not operate as a result of a faulty comodo. To check 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 possibility, the front wipers of your Cadillac DTS 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 Cadillac DTS stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Cadillac DTS , the roots of your problems 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 cause complications just on the rear windshield of your Cadillac DTS. So, make sure to carry out similar inspections as seen in the previous component of this content.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Cadillac DTS?

Finally, for this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to make certain that the wipers on your Cadillac DTS are unlocked and that they operate properly again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Cadillac DTS?

Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will highlight 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 Cadillac DTS, do not hesitate to consult our article on this problem.

  • In this case, you will have to identify the engine, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be careful 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 Cadillac DTS

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  • In this situation, it will be quite very easy 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.
  • Cadillac DTS wiper blocked caused by a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to identify the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty component

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In the event that you have any additional questions about the Cadillac DTS, do not hesitate to consult our Cadillac DTS category.