We will try again in this article 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, in this article we will focus on an irritating problem that can be dangerous in bad weather conditions, being a victim of wiper stuck on Volvo XC90 . And to correct this, we will first try to discover why the wipers on your Volvo XC90 remain stuck and, secondly, how to unblock them.

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Why does the wiper of my Volvo XC90 stay stuck?

So we will begin our content page with the explanations of the stuck wipers of your Volvo XC90 . First of all we will focus on the front wipers and in a second time on the rear wiper.

Why are the front wipers on my Volvo XC90 stuck in up or down position?

We will go through one at a time the different complications that can bring about the front wipers of your Volvo XC90 to get stuck :

  • One of the most basic motives of front wipers getting stuck on your Volvo XC90 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 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, verify quickly the cause of the trouble or else the engines will be forced and damaged.
  • It is possible that the front wipers of your Volvo XC90 may not function because of a faulty comodo. To check 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 Volvo XC90 are blocked because of a power failure, so you will have to verify two parts, the relay and the fuse.

Why is the rear window wiper on my Volvo XC90 stuck?

Concerning the stuck rear window wiper of your Volvo XC90 , the roots of your problems 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 bring about complications just on the rear windshield of your Volvo XC90. So, make sure you execute similar investigations as seen in the previous part of this content page.

What can I do to unlock the wiper on my Volvo XC90?

Finally, for this second part, we will see what solutions are available to you to ensure that the wipers on your Volvo XC90 are unlocked and that they function effectively again.

How to unlock the wipers of my Volvo XC90?

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 XC90, do not hesitate to seek advice from our article on this problem.

  • In this case, you will have to locate the engine unit, then disconnect the power cables of this one (take care there must be several of them related to 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 Volvo XC90
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  • In this situation, it will be quite very easy but expensive to replace your commodo, the part 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 XC90 wiper blocked due to a power failure: In this last situation, you will have to locate the source of the failure (fuse or relay) and replace the faulty part

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If you wish more guides on the Volvo XC90, go to our Volvo XC90 category.