We will try again in this article to help you to fix the small complications associated with your car. We have not too long ago seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, in this article we will look into an irritating issue that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Citroen C6 . And to remedy this, we will first try to understand why the wipers on your Citroen C6 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Citroen C6 stay stuck?

So we will start our article with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Citroen C6 . First of all we will look into the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Citroen C6 stuck in up or down position?

We will proceed through one after the other the different complications that can trigger the front wipers of your Citroen C6 to get stuck :

  • One of the most general motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Citroen C6 is associated with the engine unit that drives them, in fact, 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 general, but it can still happen, is that your front wiper blades are blocked because 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 discover that your front wipers are going slower, verify fairly quickly the cause of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Citroen C6 may not work because 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 to blame for the problem.
  • Finally, last opportunity, the front wipers of your Citroen C6 are blocked because 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 Citroen C6 stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Citroen C6 , 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 auto parts that can trigger complications only on the rear windshield of your Citroen C6. So, remember to conduct the same checks as seen in the previous component of this article.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Citroen C6?

Finally, to do this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to make sure that the wipers on your Citroen C6 are unlocked and that they work effectively again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Citroen C6?

Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be the same and we will detail 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 Citroen C6, do not hesitate to consult our article on this issue.

  • In this case, you will have to find the engine unit, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be cautious 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 Citroen C6
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  • In this situation, it will be quite basic 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.
  • Citroen C6 wiper blocked because of a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to find the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty component

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If you need more tutorials on the Citroen C6, go to our Citroen C6 category.