We will try again in this article to help you to resolve the small complications 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 annoying issue that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Mazda 3 . And to correct this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your Mazda 3 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Mazda 3 stay stuck?

So we will start our content page with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Mazda 3 . First of all we will concentrate on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Mazda 3 stuck in up or down position?

We will go through one by one the different complications that can bring about the front wipers of your Mazda 3 to get stuck :

  • One of the most common motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Mazda 3 is associated with the engine unit that drives them, in reality, these engines can, with 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 common, but it can still happen, is that your front wiper blades are blocked due to an object that prevents the blades from functioning, have a look up to the axis of the blades.
  • If it is a lack of lubrication, you will find that your front wipers are going slower, check fairly quickly the cause of the problems or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Mazda 3 may not function due to a faulty comodo. To test 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 Mazda 3 are blocked due to a power failure, so you will have to check two parts, the relay and the fuse.

Why is the rear window wiper on my Mazda 3 stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Mazda 3 , the origins of your complications are more or less the same. Although there is just one wiper blade at the rear of your motor vehicle, there are still some dedicated parts that can bring about complications just on the rear windshield of your Mazda 3. So, remember to execute the same investigations as discovered in the previous component of this content page.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Mazda 3?

At last, for this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to make certain that the wipers on your Mazda 3 are unlocked and that they function properly again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Mazda 3?

If it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be the same and we will outline them one by one in this component, it is up to you to adapt them to the component that concerns you. If you have other blocking complications such as a fuel door stuck on Mazda 3, do not think twice to consult our article on this issue.

  • In such a case, you will have to locate 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. At last, you will have to unscrew these anchoring points which are generally fixed on silentblocks and reassemble a new wiper motor on your Mazda 3
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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.
  • Mazda 3 wiper blocked due to a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to locate the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty component

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To find more tips on the Mazda 3, take a look at the Mazda 3 category.