We will try again today to help you to resolve the small problems related to your motor vehicle. We have recently discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will focus on an annoying problem that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Nissan Maxima . And to answer this, we will first try to understand why the wipers on your Nissan Maxima remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Nissan Maxima stay stuck?

So we will start our content page with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Nissan Maxima . To begin with we will focus on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Nissan Maxima stuck in up or down position?

We will proceed through one after the other the different problems that can cause the front wipers of your Nissan Maxima to get stuck :

  • One of the most basic motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Nissan Maxima is related to the engine unit 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 basic, but it can still happen, is that your front wiper blades are blocked because of 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 discover that your front wipers are going slower, check fairly quickly the trigger of the problems or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Nissan Maxima may not operate because of a defective 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 opportunity, the front wipers of your Nissan Maxima are blocked because of a power failure, so you will have to check two auto parts, the relay and the fuse.

Why is the rear window wiper on my Nissan Maxima stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Nissan Maxima , the roots of your problems 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 auto parts that can cause problems just on the rear windshield of your Nissan Maxima. So, make sure you carry out similar investigations as discovered in the previous part of this content page.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Nissan Maxima?

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

How to unlock the wipers of my Nissan Maxima?

Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will detail 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 problems such as a fuel door stuck on Nissan Maxima, 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 careful there must be several of them related to the different speeds of sweeping), then take out 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 Nissan Maxima
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  • In this scenario, it will be quite basic but expensive to change 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.
  • Nissan Maxima wiper blocked because of a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to locate the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective part

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To find more tips on the Nissan Maxima, take a look at the Nissan Maxima category.