Motorized Seat Not Working

xiaosaid · 07-22-2009, 07:07 PM

Hi all, first i got to say that this is a very helpful forum and it has helped me a lot already. I am a new Ford owner, just purchased a 2001 Expedition. It has not been such a great experience so far. Anyways, among other problems, the motorize driver's seat would not move forward and backward. However, when I push the nob, you can hear the noise that it is trying to do something. I've checked the tracks, and nothing seem to be obstructing it. Is it a bad motor? Thanks.

bstedh · 07-23-2009, 07:48 AM

Check the connectors at the switch and motor. Corrosion may be causing a low voltage situation. If the voltages check out good the motor may be bad. I would check the junk yards for a replacement. You can test the motor by figuring out the pinouts at the motor and applying voltage manually with a spare battery to see if you can get it to run properly.

xiaosaid · 08-03-2009, 11:33 AM

Thanks for the input. Ultimately, I had to replace the motor because it was dead. Luckily, I was able to get the motors, along with the entire seat, from a junk yard for $50 and replaced the motors and the brace track. With the proper tools, took about 30 minutes. Thanks for your input though.

jmolina10 · 08-03-2009, 11:38 AM

i have a 1998 ford windstar and get a vibration between 95-110 km hr.
can someone help.. all front end is been checked ok

TBIRD430 · 08-03-2009, 02:43 PM

Try reposting this in the corect forum....?