We will try again today to help you to remedy the small complications associated with your motor vehicle. We have not too long ago discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will concentrate on an annoying issue that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Toyota Prius . And to answer this, we will first try to discover why the wipers on your Toyota Prius remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.
Why does the wiper of my Toyota Prius stay stuck?
So we will begin our article with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Toyota Prius . 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 Toyota Prius stuck in up or down position?
We will move through one at a time the different complications that can cause the front wipers of your Toyota Prius to get stuck :
- One of the most general motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Toyota Prius is associated with the engine that drives them, in reality, these engines can, with 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 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, examine up to the axis of the blades.
- If it is a lack of lubrication, you will discover 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 Toyota Prius may not function 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 responsible for the problem.
- Finally, last opportunity, the front wipers of your Toyota Prius are blocked as a result 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 Toyota Prius stuck?
Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Toyota Prius , 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 parts that can cause complications just on the rear windshield of your Toyota Prius. So, remember to carry out similar checks as discovered in the previous part of this article.
What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Toyota Prius?
Finally, to do this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to be sure that the wipers on your Toyota Prius are unlocked and that they function effectively again.
How to unlock the wipers of my Toyota Prius?
If 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 Toyota Prius, do not think twice to consult our article on this issue.
- In such a case, you will have to find the engine, then disconnect the power cables of this one (take care there must be some of them associated with 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 Toyota Prius
- In this scenario, it will be quite simple 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.
- Toyota Prius wiper blocked because of a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to find the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty part
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If perhaps you have any further questions about the Toyota Prius, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Prius category.
