We will try again today to help you to fix the small problems associated with your motor vehicle. We have not too long ago seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will focus on an annoying problem that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Toyota Sienna . And to remedy this, we will first try to understand why the wipers on your Toyota Sienna remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Toyota Sienna stay stuck?

So we will begin our article with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Toyota Sienna . First of all we will focus on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Toyota Sienna stuck in up or down position?

We will go through one by one the different problems that can trigger the front wipers of your Toyota Sienna to get stuck :

  • One of the most common motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Toyota Sienna is associated with the engine 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 common, but it can still happen, is that your front wiper blades are blocked because of an object that prevents the blades from working, have 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 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 Sienna may not function because of a faulty comodo. To evaluate 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 Sienna 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 Toyota Sienna stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Toyota Sienna , 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 trigger problems just on the rear windshield of your Toyota Sienna. So, remember to carry out similar inspections as seen in the previous component of this article.

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

At last, for this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to make certain that the wipers on your Toyota Sienna are unlocked and that they function properly again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Toyota Sienna?

If 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 problems such as a fuel door stuck on Toyota Sienna, do not think twice to seek advice from 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 Toyota Sienna
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  • In this situation, it will be quite very easy but expensive to replace your commodo, the component 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.
  • Toyota Sienna wiper blocked caused by a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to locate the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty component

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