We will try again in this article to help you to remedy the small problems related to your motor vehicle. We have recently discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, in this article we will focus on an irritating problem that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Citroen Xsara . And to remedy this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your Citroen Xsara remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.
Why does the wiper of my Citroen Xsara stay stuck?
So we will start our content page with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Citroen Xsara . 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 Citroen Xsara stuck in up or down position?
We will move through one after the other the different problems that can cause the front wipers of your Citroen Xsara to get stuck :
- One of the most common causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Citroen Xsara is related to the engine that drives them, in fact, these engines can, over time, lose power, and eventually 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 due to 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 cause of the problems or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
- It is possible that the front wipers of your Citroen Xsara may not work due to a faulty comodo. To check 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 Xsara are blocked due to 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 Xsara stuck?
Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Citroen Xsara , the origins 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 parts that can cause problems just on the rear windshield of your Citroen Xsara. So, remember to carry out similar inspections as discovered in the previous component of this content page.
What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Citroen Xsara?
At last, to do this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to make certain that the wipers on your Citroen Xsara are unlocked and that they work effectively again.
How to unlock the wipers of my Citroen Xsara?
If it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will outline 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 Xsara, do not think twice to seek advice from our article on this problem.
- In such a case, you will have to find the engine, then disconnect the power cables of this one (take care there must be several of them related to the different speeds of sweeping), then take out the brushes and the linkage. At last, you will have to unscrew these anchoring points which are generally fixed on silentblocks and reassemble a new wiper motor on your Citroen Xsara
- In this situation, it will be quite simple but expensive to change 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 Xsara wiper blocked because of a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to find the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty component
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