We will try again in this article to help you to remedy the small problems related to your motor vehicle. We have recently discovered 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 climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Kia Niro . And to answer this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your Kia Niro remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Kia Niro stay stuck?

So we will begin our article with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Kia 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 Niro stuck in up or down position?

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

  • One of the most common motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Kia Niro is related to the engine unit that drives them, in fact, these engines can, with time, lose power, and ultimately need to be changed. You should find out 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 as a result of an object that prevents the blades from functioning, take a look up to the axis of the blades.
  • If it is a lack of lubrication, you will locate 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 Niro may not function as a result of a faulty comodo. To check 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 Kia Niro are blocked as a result 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 Niro stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Kia Niro , the origins of your complications 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 auto parts that can trigger problems only on the rear windshield of your Kia Niro. So, make sure to accomplish the same investigations as discovered in the previous component of this article.

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

At last, for this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to ensure that the wipers on your Kia Niro are unlocked and that they function properly again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Kia Niro?

Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be the same and we will outline them one after the other 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 Kia Niro, do not think twice to seek advice from our article on this problem.

  • In this case, you will have to identify the engine unit, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be careful there must be several of them related to the different speeds of sweeping), then take out 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 Kia Niro
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  • In this situation, it will be quite simple but expensive to change your commodo, the component 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 Niro wiper blocked caused by a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to identify the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty component

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If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Kia Niro, do not hesitate to consult our Kia Niro category.