Seat adjustment... one motor stopped working. ?

[toddjb122]

The seatback recline feature of my HSE seat now only works in the reclining direction. If you try to bring it forward, it does nothing. Sometimes I hear a motor humm.

I haven't gotten down to debug this yet, but as it works in one direction and not the other... it seems odd. Is this the same motor?

Has anyone had something like this happen and how bad of a repair is it? Don't know if these motors easy to replace or if you end up replacing the entire seat. Which would be worse case. I'm hoping something is just jamming it. I dunno...

 

[toddjb122]

I really don't want to get into seat disassembly, but in researching someone else's question, I found some info... (just on how to take it apart, nothing on debug)

Front seat recline motor

 

[toddjb122]

FWIW, it is my motor. About $450 to replace, parts and labor.

It is intermittent so I'll let it ride, but occasionally makes some noise or stops.