We will try again today to help you to resolve the small problems related to your car. We have not too long ago discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will concentrate on an annoying issue that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Kia E Niro . And to answer this, we will first try to discover why the wipers on your Kia E Niro remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Kia E Niro stay stuck?

So we will start our content with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Kia E Niro . 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 Kia E Niro stuck in up or down position?

We will go through one at a time the different problems that can trigger the front wipers of your Kia E Niro to get stuck :

  • One of the most basic causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Kia E Niro is related to the engine unit that drives them, in fact, 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 basic, but it can still happen, is that your front wiper blades are blocked due to an object that prevents the blades from working, 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, verify quickly the trigger of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Kia E Niro may not operate due to a faulty comodo. To evaluate this, you need to disconnect the output wires and connect them together, if the wipers are working, the comodo is responsible for the problem.
  • Finally, last possibility, the front wipers of your Kia E Niro are blocked due to 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 Kia E Niro stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Kia E Niro , the origins of your complications are more or less the same. Although there is just one wiper blade at the rear of your car, there are still some dedicated auto parts that can trigger problems just on the rear windshield of your Kia E Niro. So, remember to perform similar inspections as discovered in the previous part of this content.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Kia E Niro?

Finally, for this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to ensure that the wipers on your Kia E Niro are unlocked and that they operate effectively again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Kia E Niro?

If it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will outline 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 Kia E Niro, 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 (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 Kia E Niro
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  • In this situation, it will be quite simple but expensive to replace your commodo, the part generally costs around 200€, once tested you will have the ability 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.
  • Kia E Niro wiper blocked due to a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to find the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty part

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