We will try again today to help you to remedy the small problems associated with your motor vehicle. 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 Citroen C4 Cactus . And to answer this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your Citroen C4 Cactus remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.
Why does the wiper of my Citroen C4 Cactus stay stuck?
So we will begin our content page with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Citroen C4 Cactus . 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 Citroen C4 Cactus stuck in up or down position?
We will go through one after the other the different problems that can cause the front wipers of your Citroen C4 Cactus to get stuck :
- One of the most common causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Citroen C4 Cactus is associated with the engine unit that drives them, in fact, 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 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 functioning, take 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, verify quickly the trigger of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
- It is possible that the front wipers of your Citroen C4 Cactus may not work as a result of a faulty comodo. To test 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 Citroen C4 Cactus are blocked as a result of a power failure, so you will have to verify two parts, the relay and the fuse.
Why is the rear window wiper on my Citroen C4 Cactus stuck?
Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Citroen C4 Cactus , the origins of your complications are more or less the same. Nevertheless there is just one wiper blade at the rear of your motor vehicle, there are still some dedicated parts that can cause problems just on the rear windshield of your Citroen C4 Cactus. So, remember to execute similar checks as discovered in the previous component of this content page.
What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Citroen C4 Cactus?
Finally, for this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to make sure that the wipers on your Citroen C4 Cactus are unlocked and that they work effectively again.
How to unlock the wipers of my Citroen C4 Cactus?
Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will detail them one by one in this component, it is up to you to adapt them to the component that concerns you. If you have other blocking problems such as a fuel door stuck on Citroen C4 Cactus, 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 some 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 Citroen C4 Cactus
- In this situation, it will be quite simple but expensive to change your commodo, the component 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.
- Citroen C4 Cactus 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 faulty component
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