We will try again in this article to help you to resolve the small complications related to your car. We have not too long ago seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, in this article we will focus on an irritating issue that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Volkswagen Passat 7 . And to remedy this, we will first try to discover why the wipers on your Volkswagen Passat 7 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.
Why does the wiper of my Volkswagen Passat 7 stay stuck?
So we will start our content page with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Volkswagen Passat 7 . To begin with we will focus on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.
Why are the front wipers on my Volkswagen Passat 7 stuck in up or down position?
We will go through one at a time the different complications that can bring about the front wipers of your Volkswagen Passat 7 to get stuck :
- One of the most general causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Volkswagen Passat 7 is related to the engine unit that drives them, in reality, these engines can, over time, lose power, and sooner or later 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 discover that your front wipers are going slower, check 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 Passat 7 may not function due to a faulty comodo. To evaluate 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 possibility, the front wipers of your Volkswagen Passat 7 are blocked due to 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 Passat 7 stuck?
Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Volkswagen Passat 7 , the roots of your problems are more or less the same. Although there is only one wiper blade at the rear of your car, there are still some dedicated parts that can bring about complications only on the rear windshield of your Volkswagen Passat 7. So, remember to accomplish similar inspections as seen in the previous component of this content page.
What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Volkswagen Passat 7?
Finally, to do this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to make sure that the wipers on your Volkswagen Passat 7 are unlocked and that they function properly again.
How to unlock the wipers of my Volkswagen Passat 7?
If it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar 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 complications such as a fuel door stuck on Volkswagen Passat 7, do not think twice to consult our article on this issue.
- In this case, you will have to locate the engine unit, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be careful there must be several 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 Volkswagen Passat 7
- In this situation, it will be quite simple 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.
- Volkswagen Passat 7 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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Whenever you have any additional questions about the Volkswagen Passat 7, do not hesitate to consult our Volkswagen Passat 7 category.
