We will try again today to help you to fix the small problems related to your car. We have recently discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will concentrate on an annoying problem that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Volkswagen California . And to answer this, we will first try to understand why the wipers on your Volkswagen California remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Volkswagen California stay stuck?

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

We will move through one at a time the different problems that can cause the front wipers of your Volkswagen California to get stuck :

  • One of the most general motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Volkswagen California is related to the engine that drives them, in fact, 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 because of 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, 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 Volkswagen California may not work because of a defective comodo. To test 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 Volkswagen California are blocked because 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 Volkswagen California stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Volkswagen California , the origins of your problems are more or less the same. Although there is just one wiper blade at the rear of your car, there are still some dedicated parts that can cause problems just on the rear windshield of your Volkswagen California. So, make sure to conduct the same investigations as discovered in the previous part of this content.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Volkswagen California?

At last, to do this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to make certain that the wipers on your Volkswagen California are unlocked and that they work effectively again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Volkswagen California?

Whether it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be the same and we will outline 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 problems such as a fuel door stuck on Volkswagen California, do not think twice to seek advice from our article on this problem.

  • In such a case, you will have to identify the engine, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be careful there must be several of them related to 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 Volkswagen California
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  • In this scenario, it will be quite simple but expensive to change 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.
  • Volkswagen California wiper blocked caused by 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

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