We will try again in this article to help you to solve the small complications related to your motor vehicle. We have recently discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, in this article we will look into an annoying issue that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Opel Meriva . And to remedy this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your Opel Meriva remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Opel Meriva stay stuck?

So we will begin our content with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Opel Meriva . To begin with we will look into the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Opel Meriva stuck in up or down position?

We will proceed through one by one the different complications that can cause the front wipers of your Opel Meriva to get stuck :

  • One of the most basic motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Opel Meriva is related to the engine unit that drives them, in fact, these engines can, over time, lose power, and eventually 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 due to an object that prevents the blades from working, take 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 trigger of the problems or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Opel Meriva may not work due to a defective comodo. To check this, you need to disconnect the output wires and connect them together, if the wipers are working, the comodo is to blame for the problem.
  • Finally, last opportunity, the front wipers of your Opel Meriva 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 Opel Meriva stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Opel Meriva , the origins of your complications are more or less the same. Although there is only one wiper blade at the rear of your motor vehicle, there are still some dedicated auto parts that can cause complications only on the rear windshield of your Opel Meriva. So, make sure you perform the same inspections as discovered in the previous component of this content.

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

Finally, for this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to be sure that the wipers on your Opel Meriva are unlocked and that they work properly again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Opel Meriva?

If it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be the same and we will highlight them one after the other in this component, it is up to you to adapt them to the component that concerns you. If you have other blocking complications such as a fuel door stuck on Opel Meriva, 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 cautious there must be several of them related to the different speeds of sweeping), then remove 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 Meriva
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  • In this situation, it will be quite simple but expensive to replace 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 Meriva wiper blocked due to a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to find the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective component

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If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Opel Meriva, do not hesitate to consult our Opel Meriva category.