Car Seat Stuck In Recline Position

The motor only moves seat upward about 1 4 inch.

Car seat stuck in recline position.

I will diagnose the problem and fix it. You need to remove the side trim and access the latch to perform a visual inspection to see what has happened. I believe the linkage between the handle and locking pawl has come off and gotten wedged in the teeth not allowing the seat back to move. Remove the seat from the floor and re connect the cable that drives the seat from the end of the motor.

The power seat recline not working on this acura mdx the seat won t recline and it was stuck in one position. The front passenger seat is stuck in a recline position. Unfortunately you can not adjust the seat manually it sounds like your switch was going out and when you ran the jump wire it more then likely fried the switch so it will have to be replaced before you can move the seat. The recline motor is on the hinge side closest to the center console.

So my seat is now at an angle. This started after i reclined my. The connector can be accessed from the back side of the seat. 2008 expedition el limited mechanic s assistant.

How many miles are on the car. Drivers side seat with only recline up and down on the left side of the seat. When the ecu battery dies moving the car power seat may be stuck in one position or you may exhibit unexpected results such as the mirror button moving the seats and the seat button moving the mirrors. If cable is broken replace it.

If the driver s seat is stuck in recline since my husband and i have about the same length legs why can t we just have the mechanic adjust the drivers seat without electric to be permanently uprig. The ecu has its own battery that stores the seat position memory and other various components such as mirrors. Here s a simple procedure that got it working again. Our 2002 toyota camry driver seat was stuck but the motor was still trying to work.