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

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Why does the wiper of my Volkswagen Polo stay stuck?

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

We will go through one at a time the different complications that can trigger the front wipers of your Volkswagen Polo to get stuck :

  • One of the most basic motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Volkswagen Polo is associated with the engine unit 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, 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 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 Polo may not function 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 to blame for the problem.
  • Finally, last possibility, the front wipers of your Volkswagen Polo 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 stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Volkswagen Polo , the origins of your complications 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 trigger complications only on the rear windshield of your Volkswagen Polo. So, remember to perform similar investigations as discovered in the previous component of this content.

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

Finally, for this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to be sure that the wipers on your Volkswagen Polo are unlocked and that they function effectively again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Volkswagen Polo?

If it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar 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 complications such as a fuel door stuck on Volkswagen Polo, do not hesitate to seek advice from our article on this issue.

  • In this case, you will have to find the engine unit, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be careful there must be some 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
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  • In this situation, it will be quite simple but expensive to change 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 wiper blocked due to a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to find the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective component

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