We will try again today to help you to solve the small complications associated with your car. We have not too long ago seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will concentrate on an annoying problem that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Volkswagen Tiguan . And to answer this, we will first try to discover why the wipers on your Volkswagen Tiguan remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Volkswagen Tiguan stay stuck?

So we will start our content page with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Volkswagen Tiguan . 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 Tiguan stuck in up or down position?

We will proceed through one at a time the different complications that can cause the front wipers of your Volkswagen Tiguan to get stuck :

  • One of the most general motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Volkswagen Tiguan 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 find out 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 as a result of an object that prevents the blades from functioning, 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, verify 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 Tiguan may not function as a result of a defective comodo. To check 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 possibility, the front wipers of your Volkswagen Tiguan are blocked as a result of 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 Tiguan stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Volkswagen Tiguan , the roots of your complications are more or less the same. Although there is just one wiper blade at the rear of your car, there are still some dedicated auto parts that can cause complications just on the rear windshield of your Volkswagen Tiguan. So, make sure to perform the same checks as seen in the previous component of this content page.

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

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

How to unlock the wipers of my Volkswagen Tiguan?

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 complications such as a fuel door stuck on Volkswagen Tiguan, do not think twice to consult our article on this problem.

  • In such a case, you will have to find 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 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 Tiguan
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  • In this scenario, it will be quite basic 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 Tiguan wiper blocked because of a power failure: In this last scenario, 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 tutorials on the Volkswagen Tiguan, go to our Volkswagen Tiguan category.