We will try again today to help you to remedy the small problems related to your car. We have recently seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will concentrate on an irritating problem that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Peugeot 208 . And to correct this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your Peugeot 208 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.
Why does the wiper of my Peugeot 208 stay stuck?
So we will begin our article with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Peugeot 208 . 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 Peugeot 208 stuck in up or down position?
We will go through one at a time the different problems that can trigger the front wipers of your Peugeot 208 to get stuck :
- One of the most basic causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Peugeot 208 is related to the engine unit 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 basic, but it can still happen, is that your front wiper blades are blocked because of an object that prevents the blades from working, examine up to the axis of the blades.
- If it is a lack of lubrication, you will find that your front wipers are going slower, check quickly the cause of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
- It is possible that the front wipers of your Peugeot 208 may not work because of 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 possibility, the front wipers of your Peugeot 208 are blocked because of a power failure, so you will have to check two parts, the relay and the fuse.
Why is the rear window wiper on my Peugeot 208 stuck?
Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Peugeot 208 , the origins 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 parts that can trigger problems just on the rear windshield of your Peugeot 208. So, make sure you perform the same inspections as seen in the previous part of this article.
What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Peugeot 208?
Finally, for this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to be sure that the wipers on your Peugeot 208 are unlocked and that they work properly again.
How to unlock the wipers of my Peugeot 208?
Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be the same 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 Peugeot 208, do not hesitate to seek advice from our article on this problem.
- 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 some of them related to 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 Peugeot 208
- In this scenario, it will be quite basic but expensive to replace 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.
- Peugeot 208 wiper blocked due to a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to find the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective part
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