We will try again today to help you to resolve the small complications associated with 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 problem that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Kia Forte . And to answer this, we will first try to understand why the wipers on your Kia Forte remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Kia Forte stay stuck?

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

We will proceed through one at a time the different complications that can trigger the front wipers of your Kia Forte to get stuck :

  • One of the most basic motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Kia Forte is associated with the engine unit that drives them, in fact, these engines can, over 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 basic, but it can still happen, is that your front wiper blades are blocked because of an object that prevents the blades from working, take a look 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 fairly quickly the trigger of the problems or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Kia Forte may not work because of a defective comodo. To check 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 Forte 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 Kia Forte stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Kia Forte , the roots of your problems 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 complications just on the rear windshield of your Kia Forte. So, remember to accomplish the same investigations as discovered in the previous part of this content.

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

Finally, to do this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to be sure that the wipers on your Kia Forte are unlocked and that they work properly again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Kia Forte?

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 complications such as a fuel door stuck on Kia Forte, do not think twice to seek advice from our article on this problem.

  • In such a case, you will have to identify the engine unit, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be cautious there must be some of them associated with 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 Kia Forte
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  • In this scenario, it will be quite simple but expensive to change 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.
  • Kia Forte 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 part

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Whenever you have any additional questions about the Kia Forte, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Forte category.