We will try again in this article to help you to resolve the small complications associated with your car. We have not too long ago discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, in this article we will look into an annoying problem that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Fiat Punto . And to correct this, we will first try to discover why the wipers on your Fiat Punto remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.
Why does the wiper of my Fiat Punto stay stuck?
So we will start our content page with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Fiat Punto . 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 Fiat Punto stuck in up or down position?
We will move through one at a time the different complications that can cause the front wipers of your Fiat Punto to get stuck :
- One of the most general causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Fiat Punto is associated with the engine that drives them, in reality, these engines can, over time, lose power, and eventually need to be changed. You should find out 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 as a result of an object that prevents the blades from functioning, have 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 trigger of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
- It is possible that the front wipers of your Fiat Punto may not function as a result of a defective comodo. To check this, you need to disconnect the output wires and connect them together, if the wipers are functioning, the comodo is responsible for the problem.
- Finally, last possibility, the front wipers of your Fiat Punto 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 Fiat Punto stuck?
Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Fiat Punto , the origins of your problems are more or less the same. Although there is just one wiper blade at the rear of your car, there are still some dedicated parts that can cause complications just on the rear windshield of your Fiat Punto. So, remember to conduct the same checks as discovered in the previous component of this content page.
What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Fiat Punto?
At last, for this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to make sure that the wipers on your Fiat Punto are unlocked and that they function effectively again.
How to unlock the wipers of my Fiat Punto?
If 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 Fiat Punto, 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 (take care there must be several of them associated with the different speeds of sweeping), then remove 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 Fiat Punto
- In this situation, it will be quite basic but expensive to replace 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.
- Fiat Punto wiper blocked caused by a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to identify the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective component
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