We will try again today to help you to fix the small problems associated with your motor vehicle. We have recently discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will concentrate on an annoying problem that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Opel Antara . And to remedy this, we will first try to discover why the wipers on your Opel Antara remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Opel Antara stay stuck?

So we will begin our article with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Opel Antara . 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 Opel Antara stuck in up or down position?

We will proceed through one after the other the different problems that can bring about the front wipers of your Opel Antara to get stuck :

  • One of the most general motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Opel Antara is associated with the engine that drives them, in fact, 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 general, but it can still happen, is that your front wiper blades are blocked as a result of an object that prevents the blades from functioning, take 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, 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 Opel Antara may not work as a result of 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 to blame for the problem.
  • Finally, last opportunity, the front wipers of your Opel Antara are blocked as a result 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 Opel Antara stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Opel Antara , the roots of your problems are more or less the same. Nevertheless there is just one wiper blade at the rear of your motor vehicle, there are still some dedicated auto parts that can bring about problems just on the rear windshield of your Opel Antara. So, make sure you perform similar investigations as discovered in the previous component of this article.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Opel Antara?

Finally, for this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to ensure that the wipers on your Opel Antara are unlocked and that they work properly again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Opel Antara?

If it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will highlight 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 problems such as a fuel door stuck on Opel Antara, do not think twice to consult our article on this problem.

  • In such a case, you will have to identify the engine, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be careful there must be several of them associated with the different speeds of sweeping), then take out the brushes and the linkage. Finally, you will have to unscrew these anchoring points which are generally fixed on silentblocks and reassemble a new wiper motor on your Opel Antara

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  • In this scenario, it will be quite simple but expensive to change 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.
  • Opel Antara wiper blocked because of a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to identify the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty component

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Whenever you have any additional questions about the Opel Antara, do not hesitate to consult our Opel Antara category.