We will try again in this article to help you to resolve the small complications related to your motor vehicle. We have recently seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, in this article we will concentrate on an annoying problem that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Ford Flex . And to answer this, we will first try to understand why the wipers on your Ford Flex remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Ford Flex stay stuck?

So we will begin our content with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Ford Flex . To begin with we will concentrate on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Ford Flex stuck in up or down position?

We will proceed through one at a time the different complications that can cause the front wipers of your Ford Flex to get stuck :

  • One of the most common motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Ford Flex is related to the engine that drives them, in reality, these engines can, over time, lose power, and ultimately 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, examine up to the axis of the blades.
  • If it is a lack of lubrication, you will discover 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 Flex 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 to blame for the problem.
  • Finally, last possibility, the front wipers of your Ford Flex are blocked because of a power failure, so you will have to check two auto parts, the relay and the fuse.

Why is the rear window wiper on my Ford Flex stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Ford Flex , the origins of your complications 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 cause complications only on the rear windshield of your Ford Flex. So, make sure to perform similar investigations as seen in the previous part of this content.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Ford Flex?

At last, for this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to make sure that the wipers on your Ford Flex are unlocked and that they work effectively again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Ford Flex?

If it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will detail them one by one in this part, it is up to you to adapt them to the part that concerns you. If you have other blocking complications such as a fuel door stuck on Ford Flex, 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 (be cautious there must be several of them related to 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 Ford Flex
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  • 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 Flex wiper blocked because of a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to find the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty part

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If you have any additional questions about the Ford Flex, do not hesitate to consult our Ford Flex category.