We will try again today to help you to solve the small complications related to your car. We have not too long ago discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will concentrate on an irritating issue that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Subaru Crosstrek . And to correct this, we will first try to understand why the wipers on your Subaru Crosstrek remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.
Why does the wiper of my Subaru Crosstrek stay stuck?
So we will start our article with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Subaru Crosstrek . 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 Subaru Crosstrek stuck in up or down position?
We will move through one by one the different complications that can bring about the front wipers of your Subaru Crosstrek to get stuck :
- One of the most basic causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Subaru Crosstrek is related to the engine unit that drives them, in reality, these engines can, over 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 basic, but it can still happen, is that your front wiper blades are blocked due to 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 fairly quickly the cause of the problems or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
- It is possible that the front wipers of your Subaru Crosstrek may not operate due to a defective comodo. To check 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 Subaru Crosstrek 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 Subaru Crosstrek stuck?
Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Subaru Crosstrek , the roots of your problems are more or less the same. Nevertheless there is only one wiper blade at the rear of your car, there are still some dedicated auto parts that can bring about complications only on the rear windshield of your Subaru Crosstrek. So, remember to accomplish similar checks as discovered in the previous part of this article.
What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Subaru Crosstrek?
Finally, for this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to ensure that the wipers on your Subaru Crosstrek are unlocked and that they operate properly again.
How to unlock the wipers of my Subaru Crosstrek?
Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will outline 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 Subaru Crosstrek, do not think twice to consult our article on this issue.
- In such a case, you will have to identify 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 Subaru Crosstrek
- In this scenario, it will be quite basic but expensive to change 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.
- Subaru Crosstrek wiper blocked due to a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to identify the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective part
.
.
If you need more tutorials on the Subaru Crosstrek, go to our Subaru Crosstrek category.
