rear wiper stopped working.....any ideas?

[gti jimmy]

hi all, my rear wiper has stopped working, checked fuse found to be ok. bought a cheap second hand wiper motor off ebay thinking it must be that but still no good! grrr! any ideas guys? and as for getting that rear panel off, thought i was going to rip the tail gate in 2!!!

jim

[jeynesey]

Does it sound like the motor is trying to work?

[gti jimmy]

no no sound at all

[AlanD]

Fuse ?

There was a common fault with the MK5s where the wiper had a mind of its own. The fix was to replace the rear motor which implies its quite tempramental. If the fuse is all OK I would replace the motor.

If your car is still in waranty VW will do it for free.

[tuscan_thunder]

Mine did this the other week after I washed it.

Before I got round to checking the fuse it started working again. 

They might be prone to water ingress? 

[wuker]

Could this be a sensor issue like there is with the front wipers when the bonnet is open?

Worth a try

[crimsonfin]

i had to take mine back under warranty as the wiper would intermittently stop working - would work fine then would stop working for entire days at a time.  dealer said it was a known motor fault

[gti jimmy]

thanks for all your replies guy! i have tried another motor but still dead as a doe doe! looks like i will have to get the local dealer to have a look at it! ouuuuch!!!! ive also knackered the tailgate inner panel putting on and taking off! damn those clips are a pain in the a***!!

[Golfgirl]

I thought mine had stopped working once but it turned out that the tailgate wasn't shut properly. 

[gti jimmy]

tailgate is slammed home but are there any sensors?
jim