We will try again today to help you to solve the small problems associated with your car. We have recently seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will concentrate on an annoying issue that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Mitsubishi Lancer . And to remedy this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your Mitsubishi Lancer remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Mitsubishi Lancer stay stuck?

So we will start our content page with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Mitsubishi Lancer . 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 Mitsubishi Lancer stuck in up or down position?

We will proceed through one after the other the different problems that can trigger the front wipers of your Mitsubishi Lancer to get stuck :

  • One of the most common motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Mitsubishi Lancer is associated with the engine unit that drives them, in fact, these engines can, over time, lose power, and ultimately 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, have 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 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 Mitsubishi Lancer may not operate due to 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 Mitsubishi Lancer are blocked due to 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 Mitsubishi Lancer stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Mitsubishi Lancer , 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 auto parts that can trigger problems just on the rear windshield of your Mitsubishi Lancer. So, remember to accomplish similar investigations as seen in the previous part of this content page.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Mitsubishi Lancer?

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

How to unlock the wipers of my Mitsubishi Lancer?

Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will detail 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 Mitsubishi Lancer, do not think twice to seek advice from our article on this issue.

  • In such a case, you will have to find 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 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 Mitsubishi Lancer
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  • In this scenario, it will be quite basic but expensive to replace your commodo, the part 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.
  • Mitsubishi Lancer wiper blocked caused by a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to find the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty part

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