We will try again in this article to help you to remedy the small complications associated with your car. We have not too long ago seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, in this article we will focus on an irritating problem that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Mazda CX 5 . And to answer this, we will first try to discover why the wipers on your Mazda CX 5 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Mazda CX 5 stay stuck?

So we will begin our article with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Mazda CX 5 . First of all we will focus on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Mazda CX 5 stuck in up or down position?

We will move through one after the other the different complications that can trigger the front wipers of your Mazda CX 5 to get stuck :

  • One of the most common causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Mazda CX 5 is associated with the engine unit that drives them, in fact, these engines can, with 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 common, but it can still happen, is that your front wiper blades are blocked due to an object that prevents the blades from functioning, examine up to the axis of the blades.
  • If it is a lack of lubrication, you will discover that your front wipers are going slower, check quickly the trigger of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Mazda CX 5 may not work due to a faulty comodo. To evaluate this, you need to disconnect the output wires and connect them together, if the wipers are functioning, the comodo is to blame for the problem.
  • Finally, last opportunity, the front wipers of your Mazda CX 5 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 CX 5 stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Mazda CX 5 , 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 parts that can trigger complications just on the rear windshield of your Mazda CX 5. So, make sure you accomplish the same investigations as seen in the previous part of this article.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Mazda CX 5?

At last, to do this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to ensure that the wipers on your Mazda CX 5 are unlocked and that they work properly again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Mazda CX 5?

Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be the same and we will highlight them one by one 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 Mazda CX 5, do not think twice 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 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 CX 5
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  • In this scenario, it will be quite very easy 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.
  • Mazda CX 5 wiper blocked caused by a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to locate the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty part

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If you wish more guides on the Mazda CX 5, go to our Mazda CX 5 category.