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Passenger seat stops reclining out of the blue?????

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Old 03-17-05, 06:06 PM
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Default Passenger seat stops reclining out of the blue?????

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The seat has worked fine since I've brought the car and get's less wear than the drivers seat. I remember adjusting it about a week ago after I finished cleaning the interior. Last weekend my GF is like your seat doesn't move. I'm

When you hit the recline button you can hear the motor operate but the seat doesn't recline. You can feel something turning and it pushes the plastic cover out (circled in picture below) about a quarter inch every revolution.


Has this happened to anyone, is there a fix? Or am I looking at new seat? All the rest of the functions work: height adjustment, back/forth, heat and lumbar support. I'd hate to have to buy a new seat.

Old 03-17-05, 06:30 PM
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sounds like you might have pushed or pulled on it wrong, like something just got off track or out of its groove. good luck though
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Originally Posted by inovashn
sounds like you might have pushed or pulled on it wrong, like something just got off track or out of its groove. good luck though
That's the thing though. After I finished cleaning the interior I adjusted the passenger seat to it's normal position. It worked fine, I didn't push or pull on it. Two people have sat in the seat since then, unless there's something they're not telling me it seems like it just stopped working all of a sudden.
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Anybody?
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Can you manually recline the seat? The picture you posted seems like it shows the spring that allows the seat to fling back forward. It's also present on the the other side of the seat.

Try taking out the seat so you can get a better look. There are four bolts covered in plastic. Take the covers off with a screwdriver and the bolts need 27 lb-ft after install.
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Originally Posted by Buttercup
Can you manually recline the seat? The picture you posted seems like it shows the spring that allows the seat to fling back forward. It's also present on the the other side of the seat.

Try taking out the seat so you can get a better look. There are four bolts covered in plastic. Take the covers off with a screwdriver and the bolts need 27 lb-ft after install.
It will manually recline but wont lock in place. It will only return to the original position I set it about two weeks ago now.
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speak to Bobby @ MCCOY TOPS (718) 458-5800 located in woodside, queens...
69-14 49th street (off queens blvd). they customized my interior and would know what the problem your having is..
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Originally Posted by nextlevelcoupe
speak to Bobby @ MCCOY TOPS (718) 458-5800 located in woodside, queens...
69-14 49th street (off queens blvd). they customized my interior and would know what the problem your having is..
Good looking next, welcome back.
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maybe some pocket change got in their, jamming something upp?
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