We will try again in this article to help you to fix the small problems associated with 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 irritating issue that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Kia Sorento . And to remedy this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your Kia Sorento remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Kia Sorento stay stuck?

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

We will proceed through one at a time the different problems that can cause the front wipers of your Kia Sorento to get stuck :

  • One of the most general motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Kia Sorento is associated with the engine that drives them, in fact, 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, have 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 cause of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Kia Sorento may not operate 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 to blame for the problem.
  • Finally, last opportunity, the front wipers of your Kia Sorento are blocked because of a power failure, so you will have to verify two parts, the relay and the fuse.

Why is the rear window wiper on my Kia Sorento stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Kia Sorento , the roots of your complications 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 parts that can cause problems only on the rear windshield of your Kia Sorento. So, make sure to accomplish similar investigations as discovered in the previous component of this content page.

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

At last, for this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to be sure that the wipers on your Kia Sorento are unlocked and that they operate effectively again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Kia Sorento?

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 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 Sorento, do not think twice to consult our article on this issue.

  • In this case, you will have to locate the engine, 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. 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 Sorento
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  • In this situation, it will be quite simple but expensive to replace 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.
  • Kia Sorento wiper blocked due to a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to locate the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective component

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