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

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Why does the wiper of my Nissan Pathfinder stay stuck?

So we will start our article with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Nissan Pathfinder . 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 Nissan Pathfinder stuck in up or down position?

We will proceed through one by one the different complications that can bring about the front wipers of your Nissan Pathfinder to get stuck :

  • One of the most common causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Nissan Pathfinder 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 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 because of 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, verify 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 Pathfinder may not operate because of 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 Nissan Pathfinder are blocked because of 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 Nissan Pathfinder stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Nissan Pathfinder , the roots of your complications 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 bring about complications just on the rear windshield of your Nissan Pathfinder. So, make sure to execute the same checks as seen in the previous part of this article.

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

At last, to do this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to ensure that the wipers on your Nissan Pathfinder are unlocked and that they operate properly again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Nissan Pathfinder?

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 Nissan Pathfinder, do not think twice to seek advice from our article on this issue.

  • In this case, you will have to locate the engine unit, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be careful there must be some of them associated with 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 Pathfinder
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  • In this situation, it will be quite simple 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.
  • Nissan Pathfinder wiper blocked caused by a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to locate the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty part

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To discover more tips on the Nissan Pathfinder, take a look at the Nissan Pathfinder category.