We will try again today to help you to fix the small problems associated with your motor vehicle. We have recently discovered 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 Volkswagen Fox . And to answer this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your Volkswagen Fox remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Volkswagen Fox stay stuck?

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

We will proceed through one at a time the different problems that can bring about the front wipers of your Volkswagen Fox to get stuck :

  • One of the most basic causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Volkswagen Fox is associated with the engine that drives them, in fact, these engines can, over 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 basic, but it can still happen, is that your front wiper blades are blocked due to an object that prevents the blades from functioning, have 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, verify fairly quickly the cause of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Volkswagen Fox may not work due to 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 Volkswagen Fox 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 Volkswagen Fox stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Volkswagen Fox , the origins 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 auto parts that can bring about problems just on the rear windshield of your Volkswagen Fox. So, remember to carry out similar inspections as discovered in the previous component of this content page.

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

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

How to unlock the wipers of my Volkswagen Fox?

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 problems such as a fuel door stuck on Volkswagen Fox, do not hesitate to consult our article on this problem.

  • In this 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 take out 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 Fox
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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 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.
  • Volkswagen Fox wiper blocked due to a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to find the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty component

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In the event that you have any additional questions about the Volkswagen Fox, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Fox category.