We will try again today to help you to resolve the small complications related to your motor vehicle. 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 Toyota Rav 4 . And to remedy this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your Toyota Rav 4 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Toyota Rav 4 stay stuck?

So we will begin our content with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Toyota Rav 4 . 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 Rav 4 stuck in up or down position?

We will move through one by one the different complications that can cause the front wipers of your Toyota Rav 4 to get stuck :

  • One of the most common motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Toyota Rav 4 is related to the engine that drives them, in reality, these engines can, with time, lose power, and eventually 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 as a result of 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 discover that your front wipers are going slower, check quickly the trigger of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Toyota Rav 4 may not operate 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 working, the comodo is to blame for the problem.
  • Finally, last opportunity, the front wipers of your Toyota Rav 4 are blocked as a result 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 Toyota Rav 4 stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Toyota Rav 4 , the origins of your problems are more or less the same. Nevertheless there is only one wiper blade at the rear of your motor vehicle, there are still some dedicated parts that can cause complications only on the rear windshield of your Toyota Rav 4. So, make sure to accomplish similar inspections as seen in the previous component of this content.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Toyota Rav 4?

Finally, for this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to make sure that the wipers on your Toyota Rav 4 are unlocked and that they operate properly again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Toyota Rav 4?

Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will highlight them one by one 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 Toyota Rav 4, 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 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 Toyota Rav 4

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  • In this scenario, it will be quite basic 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.
  • Toyota Rav 4 wiper blocked due to a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to locate the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty component

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If you have any additional questions about the Toyota Rav 4, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Rav 4 category.