We will try again in this article to help you to remedy the small complications associated with your motor vehicle. We have not too long ago seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, in this article we will look into an irritating problem that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Peugeot 406 . And to correct this, we will first try to understand why the wipers on your Peugeot 406 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Peugeot 406 stay stuck?

So we will start our article with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Peugeot 406 . 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 Peugeot 406 stuck in up or down position?

We will move through one after the other the different complications that can trigger the front wipers of your Peugeot 406 to get stuck :

  • One of the most common causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Peugeot 406 is associated with the engine that drives them, in reality, these engines can, with time, lose power, and ultimately need to be changed. You should find out 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 locate that your front wipers are going slower, verify 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 406 may not work because of a defective comodo. To evaluate 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 Peugeot 406 are blocked because of a power failure, so you will have to verify two parts, the relay and the fuse.

Why is the rear window wiper on my Peugeot 406 stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Peugeot 406 , 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 parts that can trigger complications only on the rear windshield of your Peugeot 406. So, make sure to accomplish similar inspections as seen in the previous part of this article.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Peugeot 406?

At last, for this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to ensure that the wipers on your Peugeot 406 are unlocked and that they work effectively again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Peugeot 406?

Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will detail them one after the other 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 Peugeot 406, do not hesitate to consult our article on this problem.

  • In this case, you will have to locate the engine, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be careful there must be some of them associated with the different speeds of sweeping), then remove 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 Peugeot 406

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  • In this scenario, it will be quite very easy but expensive to replace 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.
  • Peugeot 406 wiper blocked caused by a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to locate the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective part

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If you need more tutorials on the Peugeot 406, go to our Peugeot 406 category.