We will try again today to help you to fix the small complications related to your motor vehicle. We have not too long ago discovered how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will look into an annoying problem that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Volvo S60 . And to remedy this, we will first try to figure out why the wipers on your Volvo S60 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.
Why does the wiper of my Volvo S60 stay stuck?
So we will begin our content with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your Volvo S60 . 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 Volvo S60 stuck in up or down position?
We will proceed through one at a time the different complications that can trigger the front wipers of your Volvo S60 to get stuck :
- One of the most common motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Volvo S60 is related to the engine unit that drives them, in reality, these engines can, with 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 because of an object that prevents the blades from working, take a look 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 quickly the trigger of the problems or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
- It is possible that the front wipers of your Volvo S60 may not function because of a faulty comodo. To test 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 Volvo S60 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 Volvo S60 stuck?
Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Volvo S60 , the roots of your complications 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 trigger complications only on the rear windshield of your Volvo S60. So, make sure you conduct similar checks as discovered in the previous part of this content.
What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Volvo S60?
Finally, to do this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to be sure that the wipers on your Volvo S60 are unlocked and that they function effectively again.
How to unlock the wipers of my Volvo S60?
If it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will detail 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 complications such as a fuel door stuck on Volvo S60, do not hesitate to consult our article on this problem.
- In this case, you will have to find the engine unit, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be cautious there must be some of them related to the different speeds of sweeping), then take out 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 Volvo S60
- In this situation, it will be quite simple 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.
- Volvo S60 wiper blocked caused by a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to find the origin of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty part
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