We will try again today to help you to solve the small complications related to your car. We have not too long ago 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 climate conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Volvo Xc40 . And to answer this, we will first try to understand why the wipers on your Volvo Xc40 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.
Why does the wiper of my Volvo Xc40 stay stuck?
So we will start our article with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Volvo Xc40 . To begin with we will focus on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.
Why are the front wipers on my Volvo Xc40 stuck in up or down position?
We will proceed through one by one the different complications that can trigger the front wipers of your Volvo Xc40 to get stuck :
- One of the most basic causes of front wipers getting stuck on your Volvo Xc40 is related to the engine 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 basic, but it can still happen, is that your front wiper blades are blocked as a result 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 find that your front wipers are going slower, check quickly the trigger of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
- It is possible that the front wipers of your Volvo Xc40 may not operate as a result 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 responsible for the problem.
- Finally, last opportunity, the front wipers of your Volvo Xc40 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 Xc40 stuck?
Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Volvo Xc40 , the origins 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 parts that can trigger complications just on the rear windshield of your Volvo Xc40. So, make sure to execute the same investigations as seen in the previous component of this article.
What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Volvo Xc40?
At last, to do this second section, we will see what solutions are available to you to ensure that the wipers on your Volvo Xc40 are unlocked and that they operate properly again.
How to unlock the wipers of my Volvo Xc40?
Whether 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 Volvo Xc40, do not think twice to seek advice from our article on this issue.
- In such a case, you will have to identify the engine, then disconnect the power cables of this one (be careful 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 Volvo Xc40
- In this situation, 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.
- Volvo Xc40 wiper blocked because of a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to identify the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the defective component
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