We will try again today to help you to fix the small problems 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 issue that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Ford C-max . And to answer this, we will first try to understand why the wipers on your Ford C-max remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.
Why does the wiper of my Ford C-max stay stuck?
So we will begin our content page with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Ford C-max . 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 Ford C-max stuck in up or down position?
We will move through one by one the different problems that can trigger the front wipers of your Ford C-max to get stuck :
- One of the most general causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Ford C-max is related to the engine unit that drives them, in reality, these engines can, with 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 because of an object that prevents the blades from functioning, examine up to the axis of the blades.
- If it is a lack of lubrication, you will find that your front wipers are going slower, check fairly quickly the cause of the problems or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
- It is possible that the front wipers of your Ford C-max may not work because of a faulty comodo. To evaluate 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 Ford C-max are blocked because of a power failure, so you will have to check two parts, the relay and the fuse.
Why is the rear window wiper on my Ford C-max stuck?
Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Ford C-max , the origins of your problems are more or less the same. Although there is only one wiper blade at the rear of your motor vehicle, there are still some dedicated parts that can trigger problems only on the rear windshield of your Ford C-max. So, make sure to perform the same inspections as discovered in the previous part of this content page.
What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Ford C-max?
Finally, to do this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to be sure that the wipers on your Ford C-max are unlocked and that they work properly again.
How to unlock the wipers of my Ford C-max?
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 part, it is up to you to adapt them to the part that concerns you. If you have other blocking problems such as a fuel door stuck on Ford C-max, do not hesitate to seek advice from our article on this issue.
- In this case, you will have to identify the engine unit, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be cautious there must be several of them related to 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 Ford C-max
- In this scenario, it will be quite very easy but expensive to replace your commodo, the part 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.
- Ford C-max wiper blocked caused by a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to identify the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty part
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