Question about Seat Issue (Can't find a Part!)

[Skategodindy]

Hey guys, it's been a while since I've posted here. I just replaced my driver side window motor and now my seat decided to stop moving forward and backward.

I feel like this may have been a long time coming, because the seat adjustments going forward and backward were starting to feel slower & slower as time went on.

When I hit the switch to move forward or backwards, it doesn't make any noise and it doesn't move at all. All other seat functions work (lumbar, angle adjustment).

So is it the motor that moves the seat back and forth that went bad? If so, where do I find this motor? This is the first time Google has ever not been enough to find a part for my car.

Thank you guys for any input you can give me.

[south42]

Could also be a bad seat switch.


Andy

[Skategodindy]

Could also be a bad seat switch.


Andy

That's a good point to consider. I may need to find a guide on how to test the switch before trying to proceed with acquiring a motor.

[GregT53]

The seat has five motors. Two control the forward/backward movement, and seat pitch/height. Two control the back angle; one controls the headrest height. Part number for the seat movement motor is 52101389416. If it is your motor that is the problem you can find used ones from forum members or on that auction site. Check your switch and fuses first. Seat motors don't typically break down as they don't usually get lots of use.

[ross1]

Since this is concurrent with your work on the window motor I'd be sure you've not disturbed any wiring related to the seat, I can't think of any in the vicinity but who knows. Fuses all good?Not likely to be the motor, they almost never fail. The gradual slowing you describe indicates a poor connection(probably within the switch) to me.

[moroza]

IME with junkyard cars, the front-back slider motor is more prone to becoming simply disconnected than the others.

[GregT53]

One other point: with age, the cables shrink but the cable housings don't. This causes a disconnection from the drive resulting in functions that fail. The most common is the so-called seat twist where the two sides of the seat back get out of sinc and twist. A common fix is to shorten the cable housing (plenty of DIYs in this). So, if the motor is operating but nothing happens, then you likely have a shrunken cable.

[kouks]

If the motor was getting slower and slower and then quit, it may be the motor or maybe some binding. Start with checking all the under seat plugs, make sure they are connected (raise seat all the way up). If the seat will not raise up, then the switch is most likely the issue. If one of the cable let loose, then you would still hear the motor trying to move the seat, but the seat would be jammed. With no noise at all, its a connection, or the motor itself.

I have seat motors available for cheap if you need one. Just replaced my seats on my car. The leather is crap, but the motors were still good.