We will try again in this article to help you to resolve the small problems associated with your car. We have not too long ago seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, in this article we will look into an annoying issue that can be dangerous in bad climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Volkswagen Polo 4 . And to remedy this, we will first try to discover why the wipers on your Volkswagen Polo 4 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Volkswagen Polo 4 stay stuck?

So we will begin our article with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Volkswagen Polo 4 . First of all we will look into the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Volkswagen Polo 4 stuck in up or down position?

We will go through one after the other the different problems that can bring about the front wipers of your Volkswagen Polo 4 to get stuck :

  • One of the most basic motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Volkswagen Polo 4 is associated with the engine that drives them, in reality, these engines can, over 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 basic, but it can still happen, is that your front wiper blades are blocked due to an object that prevents the blades from working, examine 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 trigger of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Volkswagen Polo 4 may not work due to 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 Volkswagen Polo 4 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 Polo 4 stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Volkswagen Polo 4 , the roots of your problems are more or less the same. Nevertheless there is just one wiper blade at the rear of your car, there are still some dedicated parts that can bring about problems just on the rear windshield of your Volkswagen Polo 4. So, make sure 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 Polo 4?

Finally, for this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to make certain that the wipers on your Volkswagen Polo 4 are unlocked and that they work effectively again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Volkswagen Polo 4?

If 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 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 Polo 4, do not hesitate to seek advice from our article on this issue.

  • In this case, you will have to find the engine, then disconnect the power cables of this one (take care there must be several of them associated with the different speeds of sweeping), then remove 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 Polo 4
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  • In this situation, 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 Polo 4 wiper blocked due to a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to find the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty component

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If you wish more tutorials on the Volkswagen Polo 4, go to our Volkswagen Polo 4 category.