We will try again today to help you to remedy the small problems related to your motor vehicle. We have not too long ago seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will focus on an annoying issue that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Ford Focus . And to answer this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your Ford Focus remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.
Why does the wiper of my Ford Focus stay stuck?
So we will start our article with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Ford Focus . 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 Ford Focus stuck in up or down position?
We will proceed through one after the other the different problems that can cause the front wipers of your Ford Focus to get stuck :
- One of the most general motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Ford Focus is related to the engine unit that drives them, in reality, these engines can, over time, lose power, and sooner or later 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 due to an object that prevents the blades from working, have 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, check 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 Ford Focus may not function due to a defective comodo. To evaluate this, you need to disconnect the output wires and connect them together, if the wipers are working, the comodo is to blame for the problem.
- Finally, last possibility, the front wipers of your Ford Focus are blocked due to 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 Focus stuck?
Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Ford Focus , 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 cause problems only on the rear windshield of your Ford Focus. So, make sure you carry out similar investigations as seen in the previous component of this article.
What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Ford Focus?
Finally, to do this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to ensure that the wipers on your Ford Focus are unlocked and that they function effectively again.
How to unlock the wipers of my Ford Focus?
Whether 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 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 Ford Focus, do not hesitate to consult our article on this issue.
- In such a case, you will have to find the engine unit, 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. Finally, you will have to unscrew these anchoring points which are generally fixed on silentblocks and reassemble a new wiper motor on your Ford Focus
- In this scenario, it will be quite very easy 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.
- Ford Focus wiper blocked due to a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to find the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective component
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