We will try again in this article to help you to remedy the small problems associated with your motor vehicle. We have recently seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, in this article we will concentrate on an annoying issue that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Volkswagen Golf . And to answer this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your Volkswagen Golf remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.
Why does the wiper of my Volkswagen Golf stay stuck?
So we will start our article with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Volkswagen Golf . 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 Golf stuck in up or down position?
We will proceed through one after the other the different problems that can cause the front wipers of your Volkswagen Golf to get stuck :
- One of the most general causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Volkswagen Golf is associated with the engine unit that drives them, in reality, these engines can, with time, lose power, and ultimately 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 due to 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, 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 Volkswagen Golf may not work due to a defective comodo. To evaluate 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 Golf 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 Golf stuck?
Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Volkswagen Golf , the roots of your complications are more or less the same. Although there is only one wiper blade at the rear of your motor vehicle, there are still some dedicated auto parts that can cause problems only on the rear windshield of your Volkswagen Golf. So, remember to perform the same inspections as seen in the previous component of this article.
What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Volkswagen Golf?
At last, to do this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to be sure that the wipers on your Volkswagen Golf are unlocked and that they work properly again.
How to unlock the wipers of my Volkswagen Golf?
If it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be the same and we will highlight them one after the other 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 Golf, do not think twice to consult our article on this issue.
- In such a case, you will have to locate the engine unit, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be cautious there must be several 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 Golf
- In this situation, it will be quite basic but expensive to change 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.
- Volkswagen Golf 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 defective component
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If perhaps you have any further questions about the Volkswagen Golf, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Golf category.
