We will try again today to help you to solve the small problems related to your motor vehicle. We have recently seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will focus on an irritating issue that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Volkswagen Scirocco . And to answer this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your Volkswagen Scirocco remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Volkswagen Scirocco stay stuck?

So we will begin our content with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Volkswagen Scirocco . First of all we will focus on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Volkswagen Scirocco 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 Scirocco to get stuck :

  • One of the most common motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Volkswagen Scirocco is related to the engine unit that drives them, in reality, these engines can, over time, lose power, and eventually need to be changed. You should find out before the total blockage of your windshield wipers that they work much slower.
  • Less common, 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 locate 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 Scirocco 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 working, the comodo is responsible for the problem.
  • Finally, last opportunity, the front wipers of your Volkswagen Scirocco are blocked due to a power failure, so you will have to check two auto parts, the relay and the fuse.

Why is the rear window wiper on my Volkswagen Scirocco stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Volkswagen Scirocco , the origins of your problems are more or less the same. Nevertheless 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 Scirocco. So, remember to execute the same checks as seen in the previous part of this content.

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

At last, for this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to ensure that the wipers on your Volkswagen Scirocco are unlocked and that they function properly again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Volkswagen Scirocco?

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 by one in this part, it is up to you to adapt them to the part that concerns you. If you have other blocking problems such as a fuel door stuck on Volkswagen Scirocco, do not hesitate 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 cautious there must be several of them related to the different speeds of sweeping), then remove 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 Scirocco
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  • In this scenario, it will be quite basic but expensive to change your commodo, the part 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 Scirocco wiper blocked because of a power failure: In this last scenario, you will have to locate the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective part

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If you want more guides on the Volkswagen Scirocco, go to our Volkswagen Scirocco category.