We will try again today to help you to fix the small complications related to your car. We have recently seen how to unblock a fuel door, or a tank cap, today we will concentrate on an irritating problem that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on volvo v70 . And to answer this, we will first try to understand why the wipers on your volvo v70 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my volvo v70 stay stuck?

So we will start our article with the reasons of the stuck wipers of your volvo v70 . 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 volvo v70 stuck in up or down position?

We will go through one after the other the different complications that can trigger the front wipers of your volvo v70 to get stuck :

  • One of the most common causes of front wipers getting stuck on your volvo v70 is related to the engine unit that drives them, in reality, these engines can, with time, lose power, and sooner or later need to be changed. You should notice 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 as a result of 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 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 v70 may not work as a result of a defective comodo. To test 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 opportunity, the front wipers of your volvo v70 are blocked as a result of a power failure, so you will have to check two parts, the relay and the fuse.

Why is the rear window wiper on my volvo v70 stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your volvo v70 , the roots of your complications are more or less the same. Nevertheless there is just one wiper blade at the rear of your car, there are still some dedicated parts that can trigger complications just on the rear windshield of your volvo v70. So, remember to execute similar checks as seen in the previous part of this article.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my volvo v70?

At last, for this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to be sure that the wipers on your volvo v70 are unlocked and that they work effectively again.

How to unlock the wipers of my volvo v70?

If it is for the front windshield wipers or the rear windshield wiper, the solutions will be similar and we will highlight 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 v70, do not hesitate to consult our article on this problem.

  • In this case, you will have to identify 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. At last, you will have to unscrew these anchoring points which are generally fixed on silentblocks and reassemble a new wiper motor on your volvo v70
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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.
  • volvo v70 wiper blocked caused by a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to identify the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective part

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