We will try again today to help you to remedy the small problems associated with your car. We have not too long ago seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will look into an annoying problem that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Kia Rio . And to correct this, we will first try to understand why the wipers on your Kia Rio remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.
Why does the wiper of my Kia Rio stay stuck?
So we will begin our article with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Kia Rio . To begin with we will look into the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.
Why are the front wipers on my Kia Rio stuck in up or down position?
We will go through one after the other the different problems that can bring about the front wipers of your Kia Rio to get stuck :
- One of the most general causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Kia Rio is associated with 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 notice 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 because of 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 locate that your front wipers are going slower, check 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 Rio may not work because of a defective comodo. To test 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 Kia Rio are blocked because of a power failure, so you will have to check two parts, the relay and the fuse.
Why is the rear window wiper on my Kia Rio stuck?
Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Kia Rio , the roots of your problems are more or less the same. Nevertheless there is just one wiper blade at the rear of your car, there are still some dedicated parts that can bring about problems just on the rear windshield of your Kia Rio. So, remember to execute similar investigations as seen in the previous part of this article.
What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Kia Rio?
Finally, for this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to ensure that the wipers on your Kia Rio are unlocked and that they work properly again.
How to unlock the wipers of my Kia Rio?
Whether 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 Rio, do not hesitate to seek advice from our article on this problem.
- In this case, you will have to locate the engine unit, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be careful there must be several of them associated with 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 Rio
- In this scenario, it will be quite basic 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 Rio wiper blocked because of a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to locate the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective part
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