THIS IS FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY! I AM JUST SHOWING HOW I REPAIRED THE STOW AND GO SEAT THAT WOULD NOT RELEASE THE REAR LATCH AND ALLOW IT TO FOLD.
Thanks to your video, I was inspired to try again, as I had given up! Find a hard piece of flat wood the width of your palm or a flat tool. I did this with a vise grip plier. Hold your palm face up, holding the tool to protect and strengthen your palm, under the rear of the seat. You will be in contact with that angled metal piece with the cable running through it. As you lift up, you will notice the catching mechanism release. Once released, you're good, assuming all other steps are followed. Make sure the seat is moved to the forward position and that the handrests are correctly folded. Keep the tool handy for future uses!
I went to a local bike shop and purchased the metal wire that is usually used in bicycle brakes and ran it through the black plastic part which was still fine and I didn't have to remove it, only the wire has snapped. That metal wire is longer than the original wire but it's ok. The wire has one end closed and the second end open which you can use to run through the black hose and used a bolt with a hole in it and tied it with the nut, this special bolt is also used in bike braking system. This whole thing cost me only a dollar where I live and it works perfectly fine.
Thanks to this video I was able to determine that the cable had come out of the slot which was keeping the lowering of the back rest from triggering the release of the bottom part of the seat. Kudos to your taking the time to make this video.
I am hoping that's all that is wrong with mine. My sliding door on the driver side is broken/locked shut and the seat on the middle passenger side won't release as above...would have been nice if the problems were on the same side...lol
That would be a sweet van for wife’s flowers business and yet run around with kids. Quick question, would you know if mounting bolt hold be same on a 2001 F350 and 11-16 F250 seats? Found manual front and rear seats from 11-16 F250 for my 01 F350 and been trying to figure out if the holes to mount will match and figure you might have looked into that will all the F trucks you did
i think the driver and passenger seat will work but the center console / seat mounts differently. i imagine you could make it work. i have a few 2011-2016 trucks. i could try them in a 2007 i have and see how it lines up.
J.C. SMITH PROJECTS that would help out, but don’t go out of your way, the front ill do pilot seat in middle, won’t have a console, so wondering if that would make things easier. I’m almost sure rear seat might have same mount holes. I guess trial and error = success
@@j.c.smithprojects would you happen to have the part numbers for those 2 floor flaps? my van was missing them and the dealer cannot find a part number for them. Thanks
This isn't what I was searching for but it's the best video I've seen on this problem. Great job. My issue is the back power stow-n-go seats not working.
Excellent your friend video. I have the same problem and I want to get the seat off the floor but I can't. There is some way to release it from behind manually.
Go to the back of the seat underneath is a metal rod that runs along the back of the seat, feel that rod and go right in the center, there is another rod or lever about four inches perpendicular, just push it up with a little force and it folds the seat away so you can stow it
Any idea what you'd do if that bar is the part that doesn't really want to move? I can get it to go, but with much force. It is the piece that keeps pulling the other cables out of place since it doesn't want to rotate.
How hard do you think it would be to flip the 2nd-row seats so it's facing the 3rd row? I can't seem to find anyone who's done it for a 2014 Dodge Caravan RT. It seems like it would make more space and better for commuting with others more fun. Thoughts?
Look for a 2008-2010 van with "swivel and go" middle row. Simply steal its second row seats, recover them with your 2014 foam and covers. Voila. You likely wont be able to use the table feature though.
From what I recall the swivel and go vans had a flat floor in the middle unlike the stow and go but if you have enough time, tools, money I am sure it can be done
The service at the local dealership wants to charge us $2400 to get a whole new kit to make our seat work again, or $650 to take it all apart and find the exact piece(s) keeping the seat from releasing and “try” to salvage the part(s) from another vehicle. Ugh. We told them to put it down and leave it. Not sure what to do at this point. This video makes me want to try to fix it myself, but I have no idea what I am doing. Haha!
@@shaunahandrahan772 I eventually figured it out on another video or just by myself. There is a latch undernether that you can manually pull back... I hope that helps.
"Don't be intimidated, it's an easy job".....Yeah, for you!!....great job JC. ( NICE baby seat.......remember the old days when they use to hook over the front seat??...I even remember some of them having littlle steering wheels :)......guess I'm datin" myself now@&%$!! (thank-you AGAIN for sharing your time and talents!)
Great video thanks brother. Like that they had them in stock. Great job with the repair. Keep up the great work see you in the next video thanks again brother
I took the fabric covers off all the seats in my crew cab superduty because I got a whole crewcab set of factory leathers seat skins, well switching them I thought Wil be easy, what I dint know was all the little hook points that are in the factory seat frames in with the foam, well after filling up the swear jar getting the first one in I talked to a guy who does custom seats and covers for vehicles and he told me what they do and how they go about it,not easy to say the least but it took me a couple days to get the whole truck done, next time I will gladly pay them to do em....lol
J.C., how did you get the seat tilted forward so you could work on it? Or, did you take the seat cushion off first to get to the mechanisms/cables from the top down?
JC your wife's van is set up the same way as my wife's Highlander, with rugs on mats and a towel on the seat so it doesn't get dirty and car seat that won't leave the truck. I had to laugh when i saw that.
Mine won’t latch back on 😒 so we can’t use the bigger seat on the third row. One of the seats on the second row lifts but the head rest won’t fold down so that we can’t put the seat down in the floor
I started removing the seat cushion from the back first, before removing anything else. On my 2014, you pull out at the bottom-back and plastic tabs attached to the fabric pop-out from behind the plastic end cover. Then you can lift-up the fabric flap and access the screws holding the end caps the cover the pivot joints. From there you just push the foam and fabric forward, and release the fabric on the sides of the seat.
I'll be diving into this soon, but in the meantime I found a metal protrusion under the center of the back of the seat that releases it which gets me by just fine for now.
@@reefcrow9818 bar across the back of the seat. Reach over the top of the bar but under the seat in the center and feel for sort of a metal thumb for lack of a better term. Pull up on that.
@@vincentcuizon1932 feel under the bottom of the back of the seat in the center. You have to put practically your entire hand under there and then reach up a bit. It's like a flat lever about the size of a thumb. It's flat vertically. The pull wire is supposed to attach to it. My wire is missing so I have to pull that by hand. It's a little tough to do admittedly but once you find it and do it, you'll have it. Grab that and pull down hard.
I ordered cable kit for my 2014 T&C, 2nd row left seat (Driver's Side). Part Number was 68143771AB-001 cost $58.79 from Mopar and $13.02 Shipping, so $71.81, dealer wanted $99.
Thanks to your video, I was inspired to try again, as I had given up! Find a hard piece of flat wood the width of your palm or a flat tool. I did this with a vise grip plier. Hold your palm face up, holding the tool to protect and strengthen your palm, under the rear of the seat. You will be in contact with that angled metal piece with the cable running through it. As you lift up, you will notice the catching mechanism release. Once released, you're good, assuming all other steps are followed.
Make sure the seat is moved to the forward position and that the handrests are correctly folded. Keep the tool handy for future uses!
I went to a local bike shop and purchased the metal wire that is usually used in bicycle brakes and ran it through the black plastic part which was still fine and I didn't have to remove it, only the wire has snapped. That metal wire is longer than the original wire but it's ok. The wire has one end closed and the second end open which you can use to run through the black hose and used a bolt with a hole in it and tied it with the nut, this special bolt is also used in bike braking system. This whole thing cost me only a dollar where I live and it works perfectly fine.
We really appreciate you making this video we just developed the same problem on the same seat yesterday in our Van.❤
Thanks to this video I was able to determine that the cable had come out of the slot which was keeping the lowering of the back rest from triggering the release of the bottom part of the seat. Kudos to your taking the time to make this video.
I am hoping that's all that is wrong with mine. My sliding door on the driver side is broken/locked shut and the seat on the middle passenger side won't release as above...would have been nice if the problems were on the same side...lol
Thank's JC, I really appreciated your video ! Our seat has been stuck for some time and I hope to repair it soon ! Bob from Cincinnati, Ohio
Thanks for the really great informative video helps me out a lot and congratulations on being a grandpa! It's the best!
Thanks for a very informative video. Just bought a 2011 and have this going on. Excellent work.
Ive got a 2019 that failed by the end of 2021. Thanks for posting this.
That would be a sweet van for wife’s flowers business and yet run around with kids. Quick question, would you know if mounting bolt hold be same on a 2001 F350 and 11-16 F250 seats? Found manual front and rear seats from 11-16 F250 for my 01 F350 and been trying to figure out if the holes to mount will match and figure you might have looked into that will all the F trucks you did
i think the driver and passenger seat will work but the center console / seat mounts differently. i imagine you could make it work. i have a few 2011-2016 trucks. i could try them in a 2007 i have and see how it lines up.
J.C. SMITH PROJECTS that would help out, but don’t go out of your way, the front ill do pilot seat in middle, won’t have a console, so wondering if that would make things easier. I’m almost sure rear seat might have same mount holes. I guess trial and error = success
@@j.c.smithprojects would you happen to have the part numbers for those 2 floor flaps? my van was missing them and the dealer cannot find a part number for them. Thanks
Same issue on our 2014 TC 30yr. Thanks for sharing this video
Thank you for taking the time to film this. Very helpful.
Can you show a video with more detail actually replacing the cable?
This isn't what I was searching for but it's the best video I've seen on this problem. Great job.
My issue is the back power stow-n-go seats not working.
Nice video, but what is the part number of the 3 cables, I call the dealer and they don't know. "I have the exact same problem on my wife van"
I hope Mrs. JC gives you extra credit for all the work you did on that seat assembly...
Great video JC !
Excellent your friend video. I have the same problem and I want to get the seat off the floor but I can't. There is some way to release it from behind manually.
Go to the back of the seat underneath is a metal rod that runs along the back of the seat, feel that rod and go right in the center, there is another rod or lever about four inches perpendicular, just push it up with a little force and it folds the seat away so you can stow it
Hey brothed could you do a video with what you are doing ive been trying to find that piece to push on for a couple hours
Any idea what you'd do if that bar is the part that doesn't really want to move? I can get it to go, but with much force. It is the piece that keeps pulling the other cables out of place since it doesn't want to rotate.
I CANNOT GET IT TO PUSH UP TO SAVE MY FRICKEN LIFE
Ty so much most helpful comment on the internet
Literally thank you so much I was looking for a quick fix
Is there any way to just get the seat into the floor ONCE without replacing anything? Just want it to be in the floor forever right now.
Racking up the brownie points with Mrs JC! Good job sir, great content always, informative, to the point just how we've come to expect from you sir!
Ours has the same problem. Same side too 🥺. Thanks for video
Boy you're getting the points with grandma! Good job JC
Thanks for this video. Starting to investigate mine soon.
I am having problems with the headrest not staying up. Did you happen to see how that mechanism works ?
How hard do you think it would be to flip the 2nd-row seats so it's facing the 3rd row? I can't seem to find anyone who's done it for a 2014 Dodge Caravan RT. It seems like it would make more space and better for commuting with others more fun. Thoughts?
Look for a 2008-2010 van with "swivel and go" middle row. Simply steal its second row seats, recover them with your 2014 foam and covers. Voila.
You likely wont be able to use the table feature though.
From what I recall the swivel and go vans had a flat floor in the middle unlike the stow and go but if you have enough time, tools, money I am sure it can be done
The service at the local dealership wants to charge us $2400 to get a whole new kit to make our seat work again, or $650 to take it all apart and find the exact piece(s) keeping the seat from releasing and “try” to salvage the part(s) from another vehicle. Ugh. We told them to put it down and leave it. Not sure what to do at this point. This video makes me want to try to fix it myself, but I have no idea what I am doing. Haha!
Thank you! Just what I needed to know.
Hey, how did you remove the seat cover... you say it is easy lol, but I cannot figure it out... Can anyone help?
@@shaunahandrahan772 I eventually figured it out on another video or just by myself. There is a latch undernether that you can manually pull back... I hope that helps.
Eating my lunch and watching a JC Smith video.
"Don't be intimidated, it's an easy job".....Yeah, for you!!....great job JC. ( NICE baby seat.......remember the old days when they use to hook over the front seat??...I even remember some of them having littlle steering wheels :)......guess I'm datin" myself now@&%$!! (thank-you AGAIN for sharing your time and talents!)
Many thanks for the tip on the tension springs. That was the part I was missing.
Great video thanks brother. Like that they had them in stock. Great job with the repair. Keep up the great work see you in the next video thanks again brother
Do you have the part number for it. We have the same issue except ours is the seat behind the driver
Do you have link to get that cable? Or what’s it’s called and where I can get it
Thanks, that helped with fixing the seat, part # would be good.
I took the fabric covers off all the seats in my crew cab superduty because I got a whole crewcab set of factory leathers seat skins, well switching them I thought Wil be easy, what I dint know was all the little hook points that are in the factory seat frames in with the foam, well after filling up the swear jar getting the first one in I talked to a guy who does custom seats and covers for vehicles and he told me what they do and how they go about it,not easy to say the least but it took me a couple days to get the whole truck done, next time I will gladly pay them to do em....lol
I found another video direct to the point no long explanation
so you watched another video that was "direct to the point" but still came here to complain about a video you watched for free? pound salt.
2016 Grand caravan neither rear seats pop out when you pull the lever?? where do I start...warranty done??
I don’t have the money to fix it I just need it to be stored so my question is how do I do that. What do I need to unhook it just to store it.
You know you're in trouble when you call a dealer and they yes we have about 15 of those items in stock.
Thanks for your video. Had the exact same problem.
J.C., how did you get the seat tilted forward so you could work on it? Or, did you take the seat cushion off first to get to the mechanisms/cables from the top down?
i went to the under side in the back and just pulled the lever to release it.
JC Where did you order the part to repair this. I looked for the part No you showed without success. Thanks for the demo!
chrysler dealer had them in stock....common problem.
@@j.c.smithprojects I can't seem to find if you posted the part number to order. Do you remeber what it was?
JC your wife's van is set up the same way as my wife's Highlander, with rugs on mats and a towel on the seat so it doesn't get dirty and car seat that won't leave the truck. I had to laugh when i saw that.
What's the name of the cable and where did u order from please respond
Calling your gm dealer is the best bet.
@@markpirisky2281 even though I didn't get it from a dealership they can fix the seat for me or give me information on the part that I need
My husband wanted to know how you got the material off seat?
What's the Chrysler part number for the kit?
Sorry what is the part number of the 3 cables?
Thats too funny my sister in law does the same thing with all the carpets for her grand baby's..
What is the name of the cables to see if i can order them online
My seats in 2019 pacifica fold down but won't click and stay down in floor
Great video JC Smith
What is the function of the electrical AHR connector?
Is there a cable on both sides of seat?
Seen those rugs before, in something else she was driving - l think they look good in there...kinda like a cowboy/cowgirl/saddle blanket/western theme
Part number please?
Mine won’t latch back on 😒 so we can’t use the bigger seat on the third row. One of the seats on the second row lifts but the head rest won’t fold down so that we can’t put the seat down in the floor
Great video and repair
Thank you so much for the diagnosis
do you have a video on how to remove the sear cushion so i can repair the problem? thank you
I started removing the seat cushion from the back first, before removing anything else. On my 2014, you pull out at the bottom-back and plastic tabs attached to the fabric pop-out from behind the plastic end cover. Then you can lift-up the fabric flap and access the screws holding the end caps the cover the pivot joints. From there you just push the foam and fabric forward, and release the fabric on the sides of the seat.
@@matthewsmisor1364 thank you, i'll give it a whirl tomorrow
Can you post the whats wire called?
Great video JC!!!
What’s the part number for the cable assembly kit?
What is the part number?
Nice work
I'll be diving into this soon, but in the meantime I found a metal protrusion under the center of the back of the seat that releases it which gets me by just fine for now.
DANDY DJ and PHOTO BOOTH where exactly is it?
@@reefcrow9818 bar across the back of the seat. Reach over the top of the bar but under the seat in the center and feel for sort of a metal thumb for lack of a better term. Pull up on that.
@@reefcrow9818 did you end up finding it? I couldnt find what hes talking about
@@DandyDoesIt hey you wouldnt mind sending a picture of the peice i cant seem to find it
@@vincentcuizon1932 feel under the bottom of the back of the seat in the center. You have to put practically your entire hand under there and then reach up a bit. It's like a flat lever about the size of a thumb. It's flat vertically. The pull wire is supposed to attach to it. My wire is missing so I have to pull that by hand. It's a little tough to do admittedly but once you find it and do it, you'll have it. Grab that and pull down hard.
Thank you so much!!!!
Thumbs up for me!
May I have the part number Please ?
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Where do you get the kit
get it from your chrysler dealer.
@@j.c.smithprojects, you got a part number? It's also happening in my wife's van.
The same problem I'm having with the same seat
I ORDERED THE CABLE KIT FOR MY 2016 T & C SECOND ROW RIGHT SEAT.
PART NUMBER WAS 68143770AB - 001 COST $60 PLUS TAX THRU AMAZON
Looks like all our 2nd row right seats are messed up I have a 2015 exact issue
I ordered cable kit for my 2014 T&C, 2nd row left seat (Driver's Side).
Part Number was 68143771AB-001 cost $58.79 from Mopar and $13.02 Shipping, so $71.81,
dealer wanted $99.
Also, my cable kit only came with (2) two cables not 3 like J.C. Smith said in the video.
I only had one failed cable, but replaced them both.
Can anyone add a link to wherever you bought them from?
Post the part number please.
What is the part number????
Nice job. Clever design, not so clever engineering, you see a lot of that in modern vehicles, sadly based on what they cost the first owner...
Wish you would have spent a little more time explaining the replacing of all the cables..great job otherwise..Thanks
and your work is buried , have a nice time
That whole cable is loose and I can pull it all the way out