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

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Why does the wiper of my Volkswagen Touran stay stuck?

So we will begin our content page with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Volkswagen Touran . To begin with we will concentrate on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

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

We will go through one at a time the different problems that can bring about the front wipers of your Volkswagen Touran to get stuck :

  • One of the most basic causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Volkswagen Touran is associated with the engine unit that drives them, in fact, these engines can, with time, lose power, and sooner or later need to be changed. You should find out 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 because of 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 quickly the trigger of the problems or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Volkswagen Touran may not operate because of 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 to blame for the problem.
  • Finally, last possibility, the front wipers of your Volkswagen Touran are blocked because of 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 Touran stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Volkswagen Touran , the roots of your complications are more or less the same. Although there is just one wiper blade at the rear of your motor vehicle, there are still some dedicated auto parts that can bring about problems just on the rear windshield of your Volkswagen Touran. So, remember to perform the same checks as seen in the previous part of this content page.

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

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

How to unlock the wipers of my Volkswagen Touran?

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 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 Touran, do not hesitate to consult our article on this issue.

  • In such a case, you will have to locate the engine unit, then disconnect the power cables of this one (take care there must be some of them associated with 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 Touran
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  • In this situation, 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 Touran wiper blocked caused by a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to locate the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective part

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