We will try again today to help you to fix the small complications related to your motor vehicle. We have recently discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will focus on an irritating problem that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Fiat Tipo . And to answer this, we will first try to understand why the wipers on your Fiat Tipo remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Fiat Tipo stay stuck?

So we will start our article with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Fiat Tipo . First of all we will focus on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Fiat Tipo stuck in up or down position?

We will go through one by one the different complications that can trigger the front wipers of your Fiat Tipo to get stuck :

  • One of the most common motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Fiat Tipo is related to the engine that drives them, in reality, 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 because 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 locate that your front wipers are going slower, verify quickly the cause of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Fiat Tipo may not function because of a defective 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 possibility, the front wipers of your Fiat Tipo 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 Fiat Tipo stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Fiat Tipo , the origins of your problems are more or less the same. Nevertheless there is only one wiper blade at the rear of your motor vehicle, there are still some dedicated auto parts that can trigger complications only on the rear windshield of your Fiat Tipo. So, make sure to carry out the same checks as discovered in the previous component of this article.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Fiat Tipo?

Finally, for this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to be sure that the wipers on your Fiat Tipo are unlocked and that they function properly again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Fiat Tipo?

Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be the same and we will outline 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 Tipo, do not hesitate to seek advice from our article on this problem.

  • In such a case, you will have to identify the engine, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be careful there must be some of them related to 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 Fiat Tipo

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  • In this scenario, it will be quite basic 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.
  • Fiat Tipo wiper blocked because of a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to identify the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective component

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