Based on some of the comments and questions (by the way, those that were outright rude were kicked off the channel) -- I have great news. I have NEW video(s) that I shot today -- it includes a detailed disassembly of the switch, including the spring and ball bearing - the whole 9 yards. I will edit it and post it -- edit: it's here ruclips.net/video/gwKZMK7GKh4/видео.html Oh, and this fix has been working since I posted it almost a year ago!
2014 F150 here. I didn't have the same issue, at all, but you showed me how to open the housing for the switch, and I got my seat to tip forward for me. The day is saved!
It's stupid if you solved the simplicity of saving the rest of the community hours and dollars of their life. Thanks for this one. Now I'm gonna do it too...
THANK YOU!!!! You saved our vacation!! I moved our seat forward because I’m short and needed to DD, but my tall boyfriend needed to get us back home (I’m scared of highways). The got stuck and we were in full panic mode. I found your video and this worked! THANK YOU!!!
You are the man! I haven't been able to drive my 2012 F150 for a week, have a new switch coming for under $30.00 but am able to drive it again! So glad I found your post, and thanks very much!
When you said theres a spring i did the Italian fix by just hitting it and it moves forward now lol. My 5'2 self can reach the pedals now and thanks you for this video!
I appreciate this video so much. It helped me disassemble my chevy and showed me to check my switch. My problem wasn't the same (I just had a bad switch) but this was the most helpful video.
:-D no, thank you -- I'm so glad this video helped since I spent waaaayyy too much time messing with this to figure out this ...silly fix Oh and even last week, this fix is still going strong !
Love this video and am going to attempt this fix on my 2011 chevy traverse tomorrow! 🤞🏽 Front driver seat is fully reclined and won't go back up. But all other functions are good...
Good looking out I bought a 2010 Ford taurus limited for my mother and the lumbar switch doesn't work. All other functions work. I had the the panel out yesterday and took off the switch and couldn't figure out how that spring and tiny plastic bearing was supposed to work. I didn't even think about stretching it out. I'm going to get at it again tomorrow. Thank you for posting this video.
Great info! U mentioned that the ball bearing arear hd worn down. How did you build it back up so the bearing engages again. I believe I have the exact problem as u. Thanks for any help. Cheers
It wasn't the bearing wearing down, it's that little spring that just wasn't doing its job. No joke, just stretch the little spring that's inside there, reassemble. I think it was 1/2" long, I stretched it to about 2-3 inches and dropped it back in.
@@OffTheMountainCO Perfect! I was in it and for me, it was just cleaning and replacing with silicone gel. Thanks for the video. It helped a lot. Seat working now. Cheers from Tennessee.
My 2014 Ford Escape just started to have a driver's seat issue this morning. Could you tell me what to do? All the buttons work fine, I can tilt the seat back, but I can't tilt it forward. I will have my husband watch your video to give him an idea. But would my seat have the same problem as yours?? I am very short and need the seat to tilt forward quite a bit. Now my seat is stuck!! oh oh
I have a Ford with the multi-switch power drivers seat. It will not move forward or backward. But all of the other directions work. I can hear the motor getting power when I try to move it forward and backwards, and I can see the cable moving, trying to turn. My question into you is: When you have the issue, could you hear the motor engaging as power was sent to it, or was yours completely silent (getting no power)? Seems mine has a track and/or cable issue. Good video BTW, thank you for sharing.
no, the motor wouldn't engage at all, total open circuit. Check for ...junk in the track, raise it up as far as you can, pull out the seat and play "find the penny"
Trying this on my 2016 mustang tonight! It’s stuck in the all-the-way forward position and is swiveling side to side and not front to back. Hopefully this works for me!!
Great video.. For my 2014 yukon Driver seat forward and backward not moving but I can heard the motor it just doesn’t move. Passenger seat the recliner stuck all the way down. And I can hear the motor too.. Any tips.?
not real familiar with GM cars really, but they all more or less work the same. Also you might look for debris (canned air is easiest to blow out the teeth on the gears) and test out that switch. From what I've gathered (from the comments and another seat someone asked me to look at), that switch is on a LOT of different cars, so you might luck out!
Any idea about a front passenger seat in a 2009 Ford Taurus all wheel drive Limited, so if you want to move the seat forward, (when you hit the the switch,) the left side of the seat, moves backwards, when you hit the switch backwards, the right side only goes so far, but the left side returns to its normal position.. it's almost as if something stuck in one side of the track or the other? Or is there two Motors in one could be shot?
So when I got down to the switches themselves everything was working besides the backwards switch. Do I need a new switch, or does that mean it might be wiring? Thanks for your help, I’m really new to working on cars!
@paigebeachy mmmmmmmm probably the switch, unlikely the wiring. If you steal the switch from the passenger side (if its also power) that should tell you if its definitely the switch. If the switch is indeed bad, you could also give it the hail Mary and hit it with some electrical contact cleaner and work it a bit
I did exactly this but no fix. The seat does not go forward and back. I can hear the motor engage but nothing happens so I assume that is a motor issue?
I have a 2011 F150. My wife used my truck and placed the seat in the far forward position where it’s now stuck. The seats forward/reverse only works/moves on the right side rail. The left rail seems to be jammed/stuck. Just in case I explained that all Fukerd up…the seat basically jack knifes. I removed the plastic framing and 4 bolts so that I could tilt the seat on its side for a better view. I didn’t remove or disconnect and electrical connections. Once on its side I still didn’t see any sort of foreign object debris (FOD) in the left rail that might be causing it to stick. I’ve sprayed a liberal amount of wd40 in hopes that it was something as simple as beach sand. Unfortunately, its still jammed up. I ran a stiff piece of weed eater cord the length of the railing and didn’t feel/see any FOD pop out. Any clues to what might be going on? I initially thought it could be a bad switch or fuse but the forward/reverse motor still engages the right side gears that slides the rail back/forth. If it was a switch issue wouldn’t that motion not work altogether? Why isn’t the left rail engaging? Jammed? Can 1/2 of the forward/reverse motor be bad? Wiring connection issue? I’m stumped 🤔
prrrrobably not, but it's still worth a look. When you pull that cover off, you'll expose the switch itself (they're little panel like things) -- with that cover off, plug it back in, if the seat won't move in the direction, you want ...it's probably the switch. ruclips.net/video/_1P4ZLSxIo4/видео.html
Stands to reason the principals shown here can be applied to other switchs not shown here. The shapes may be different but this information should be enough to fix a switch. I was going to just replace my door mounted switch (Crown Vic, TC) with junkyard but I will now try to repair it first.
Having this exact issue on my 2012 Ford Focus. Seat slides forwards and backwards and reclines down but will not recline back up. Had to drive around with my seat reclined all the way back today. Hoping this is the fix for it tomorrow. Hard to tell exactly what you did at the end but this should point in the right direction
If the piece was worn out and not letting the ball bearings move it what did you do to fix it without replacing the worn out part? I have it all apart and the electrical switch works fine like you said but you really didn't explain how you fixed it. Just put it back together and it will work? If so then Yes this is the dumbest fix and thanks if this works.
@@MuckoMan Yep, there's a little spring in there, at least on this car there was - I tried to do it on camera a few times and 1, its so small the camera wouldn't pick it up nor the little bearing and 2, if you're not careful, it throws the little springs everywhere !
@@OffTheMountainCO Ohh thank you so much!! You pluck the bearing out to get to the spring! I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Ohh and I subscribed. Keep up the good work.
make sure you watch the breakdown video of the actual spring. You'll think its a joke, until you put it back together and the stupid thing works. (Still working 2+ years later by the way!)
just a T20. There's 3 screws, one in front, one in back and one just below the seat back adjust (it's covered with a plastic ...um ...cover. You can see the spot at the very start of the video left of the bolt). I had to pull the seat back lever up to get easier access it, just lay the seat down, give yourself the room. You'll also want a a flathead to pry off the switch a bit. You don't have to, but I don't trust myself to not hulk the hell out of it and break it.
So glad to hear it saved you the hassle ... because uh ... that's ...that's what I did. Took the whole damn seat out, disassembled the track to the point I thought I wasn't going to be able to reassemble it. Complete waste of time.
I don't think this is a dumb fix. Dumb is spending 100 bucks on a switch or a grand on a seat when you could simply go in and test with continuity. I was so close but didn't tear into the bearings. Thanks for this!
and now you know my motivation! I also ordered an aftermarket replacement just incase I couldn't repair it otherwise ....it uh, didn't fit anyway (and I returned it)
Ford did it better in the 2010 Explorer but, I must say, Alot of CAD kids are screwing up. Everything. Beginning in 2000. Seems like they're removing our ability to be Shade Tree Mechanics. And that's a cryin, shame. Those stupid tire air pressure sensors are a Prime example. I used to fix EVERYTHING myself......
Based on some of the comments and questions (by the way, those that were outright rude were kicked off the channel) -- I have great news. I have NEW video(s) that I shot today -- it includes a detailed disassembly of the switch, including the spring and ball bearing - the whole 9 yards. I will edit it and post it -- edit: it's here ruclips.net/video/gwKZMK7GKh4/видео.html
Oh, and this fix has been working since I posted it almost a year ago!
2014 F150 here. I didn't have the same issue, at all, but you showed me how to open the housing for the switch, and I got my seat to tip forward for me. The day is saved!
It's stupid if you solved the simplicity of saving the rest of the community hours and dollars of their life. Thanks for this one. Now I'm gonna do it too...
Thank you. saved me a $100 part, as well as 3 days time waiting for replacement part for a seat stuck in undriveable recline!
THANK YOU!!!! You saved our vacation!! I moved our seat forward because I’m short and needed to DD, but my tall boyfriend needed to get us back home (I’m scared of highways). The got stuck and we were in full panic mode. I found your video and this worked! THANK YOU!!!
:-D yea well.... you just made my day !
So do I remove the spring? Or replace spring? What is the fix?
I just stretched it out a bit. On mine, if I look close, it's sort of coiled tight on both half- that's what I stretched. Both halfs.
@@OffTheMountainCO thank you
annndddd dig it
ruclips.net/video/gwKZMK7GKh4/видео.html
Thank you! This trick worked on my 2013 Taurus. It's very stupid yet very annoying!
Thank you for saving my life and time.
You are the man! I haven't been able to drive my 2012 F150 for a week, have a new switch coming for under $30.00 but am able to drive it again! So glad I found your post, and thanks very much!
When you said theres a spring i did the Italian fix by just hitting it and it moves forward now lol. My 5'2 self can reach the pedals now and thanks you for this video!
I appreciate this video so much. It helped me disassemble my chevy and showed me to check my switch. My problem wasn't the same (I just had a bad switch) but this was the most helpful video.
Thank you! Husband just tried it in our Equinox. Worked perfectly!
OH MY GOD! Thank you so very very very much for posting this! My seat would only move forward! Fixed now thanks to your video!
:-D no, thank you -- I'm so glad this video helped since I spent waaaayyy too much time messing with this to figure out this ...silly fix
Oh and even last week, this fix is still going strong !
Whenever you see a title like this it's just " God I f'N hope so!"
second video is the full breakdown (pinned comment)... but it really is a stupid failure. I seriously wonder if it's a 1 cent part
Thanks for the explanation you saved me lots of work
Thank you! It totally worked after taking it apart, cleaning and reassembling.
Your video saved me time and money. Thanks
thank you!!! I didn't have the exact problem with the spring/ball bearing, but disassembling it helped me found the problem!
Saved me a ton of time and headaches!! THANK YOU
Thank you so much for posting this! Especially the second part to this video where you go into the details!
Thanks a lot you saved me from more than a year of being smashed to the dash!!!😎
Love this video and am going to attempt this fix on my 2011 chevy traverse tomorrow! 🤞🏽 Front driver seat is fully reclined and won't go back up. But all other functions are good...
Good looking out I bought a 2010 Ford taurus limited for my mother and the lumbar switch doesn't work. All other functions work. I had the the panel out yesterday and took off the switch and couldn't figure out how that spring and tiny plastic bearing was supposed to work. I didn't even think about stretching it out. I'm going to get at it again tomorrow. Thank you for posting this video.
Great info! U mentioned that the ball bearing arear hd worn down. How did you build it back up so the bearing engages again. I believe I have the exact problem as u. Thanks for any help. Cheers
It wasn't the bearing wearing down, it's that little spring that just wasn't doing its job. No joke, just stretch the little spring that's inside there, reassemble. I think it was 1/2" long, I stretched it to about 2-3 inches and dropped it back in.
@@OffTheMountainCO Perfect! I was in it and for me, it was just cleaning and replacing with silicone gel. Thanks for the video. It helped a lot. Seat working now. Cheers from Tennessee.
My 2014 Ford Escape just started to have a driver's seat issue this morning. Could you tell me what to do? All the buttons work fine, I can tilt the seat back, but I can't tilt it forward. I will have my husband watch your video to give him an idea. But would my seat have the same problem as yours?? I am very short and need the seat to tilt forward quite a bit. Now my seat is stuck!! oh oh
I have a Ford with the multi-switch power drivers seat. It will not move forward or backward. But all of the other directions work. I can hear the motor getting power when I try to move it forward and backwards, and I can see the cable moving, trying to turn. My question into you is:
When you have the issue, could you hear the motor engaging as power was sent to it, or was yours completely silent (getting no power)? Seems mine has a track and/or cable issue. Good video BTW, thank you for sharing.
no, the motor wouldn't engage at all, total open circuit. Check for ...junk in the track, raise it up as far as you can, pull out the seat and play "find the penny"
Trying this on my 2016 mustang tonight! It’s stuck in the all-the-way forward position and is swiveling side to side and not front to back. Hopefully this works for me!!
Great video..
For my 2014 yukon
Driver seat forward and backward not moving but I can heard the motor it just doesn’t move.
Passenger seat the recliner stuck all the way down. And I can hear the motor too..
Any tips.?
not real familiar with GM cars really, but they all more or less work the same. Also you might look for debris (canned air is easiest to blow out the teeth on the gears) and test out that switch. From what I've gathered (from the comments and another seat someone asked me to look at), that switch is on a LOT of different cars, so you might luck out!
Any idea about a front passenger seat in a 2009 Ford Taurus all wheel drive Limited, so if you want to move the seat forward, (when you hit the the switch,) the left side of the seat, moves backwards, when you hit the switch backwards, the right side only goes so far, but the left side returns to its normal position.. it's almost as if something stuck in one side of the track or the other? Or is there two Motors in one could be shot?
same with my '14 mustang, all positions work except foward..gonna try it
Dealing with same issue in Mt 2012 Ford escape. All positions move except backwards.
Thanks for the video !!! Saved me taking my seat apart
So when I got down to the switches themselves everything was working besides the backwards switch. Do I need a new switch, or does that mean it might be wiring? Thanks for your help, I’m really new to working on cars!
@paigebeachy mmmmmmmm probably the switch, unlikely the wiring. If you steal the switch from the passenger side (if its also power) that should tell you if its definitely the switch. If the switch is indeed bad, you could also give it the hail Mary and hit it with some electrical contact cleaner and work it a bit
@@OffTheMountainCO thats a great idea, thank you!
what exactly did you fix? cleaned it? replaced the spring? replaced the ball bearing?
I did exactly this but no fix. The seat does not go forward and back. I can hear the motor engage but nothing happens so I assume that is a motor issue?
My man, you saved me $150+ thank you!
$$$ in the bank! For..ya know, things not stupid like a seat switch
when ur seat didn't move forward could u still hear the motor trying to engage ? mine does but no movement forward or backwards
no motor engagement at all - totally dead and silent
Just thought I'd ask. Thank u for the response.
@@josemeraz5713 might be worth checking the connection -- those motors don't fail very often. Maybe there's some debris in there?
I have a 2012 Ford Edge and my power seat will do everything but move back so I am now stuck so up right, it's annoying! I hope this works
Did it work?
Thank you! Same worked for Chevrolet Malibu lt 2016
I have a 2011 F150. My wife used my truck and placed the seat in the far forward position where it’s now stuck. The seats forward/reverse only works/moves on the right side rail. The left rail seems to be jammed/stuck. Just in case I explained that all Fukerd up…the seat basically jack knifes.
I removed the plastic framing and 4 bolts so that I could tilt the seat on its side for a better view. I didn’t remove or disconnect and electrical connections. Once on its side I still didn’t see any sort of foreign object debris (FOD) in the left rail that might be causing it to stick. I’ve sprayed a liberal amount of wd40 in hopes that it was something as simple as beach sand. Unfortunately, its still jammed up. I ran a stiff piece of weed eater cord the length of the railing and didn’t feel/see any FOD pop out.
Any clues to what might be going on? I initially thought it could be a bad switch or fuse but the forward/reverse motor still engages the right side gears that slides the rail back/forth. If it was a switch issue wouldn’t that motion not work altogether? Why isn’t the left rail engaging? Jammed? Can 1/2 of the forward/reverse motor be bad? Wiring connection issue? I’m stumped 🤔
Can you provide a quick update on how you solved this issue?? PLEASE. Im experiencing something similar.
Heck yeah man thx for the help I have an 2012 f150 I just had to take it a part and clean it and problem solved
Does this work the same with the recliner mode my recliner only goes back not forward
prrrrobably not, but it's still worth a look. When you pull that cover off, you'll expose the switch itself (they're little panel like things) -- with that cover off, plug it back in, if the seat won't move in the direction, you want ...it's probably the switch. ruclips.net/video/_1P4ZLSxIo4/видео.html
About to go try this because my seat back goes backwards but not up, almost feel like I’ll be laying down in the backseat if I don’t fix it soon
Thanks this helped me with my 2004 Ford Escape also
Any know issues with 2012 models? Of the escape? Looking into buying one.. how long will that car last as far as miles if taken care of
Stands to reason the principals shown here can be applied to other switchs not shown here. The shapes may be different but this information should be enough to fix a switch. I was going to just replace my door mounted switch (Crown Vic, TC) with junkyard but I will now try to repair it first.
You save me money and time with your great video 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻.
Having this exact issue on my 2012 Ford Focus. Seat slides forwards and backwards and reclines down but will not recline back up. Had to drive around with my seat reclined all the way back today. Hoping this is the fix for it tomorrow. Hard to tell exactly what you did at the end but this should point in the right direction
Same thing with mine were u able to fix it yourself?
@@jezellayton6367 yes was a pain for my non mechanic self to get the shroud and caps off but it was indeed the switches not moving properly.
Jacob I wanna do it myself I got 2012 Ford Explorer I can’t manage to take the cover off my seat tsk such a bummer!
This is great stuff man
Would it work with single stick switches
If the piece was worn out and not letting the ball bearings move it what did you do to fix it without replacing the worn out part? I have it all apart and the electrical switch works fine like you said but you really didn't explain how you fixed it. Just put it back together and it will work? If so then Yes this is the dumbest fix and thanks if this works.
Ohh shit I am reading the other comments and I dont even see a spring that you stretched out. I may have to make one up. Thanks again.
@@MuckoMan Yep, there's a little spring in there, at least on this car there was - I tried to do it on camera a few times and 1, its so small the camera wouldn't pick it up nor the little bearing and 2, if you're not careful, it throws the little springs everywhere !
@@OffTheMountainCO Ohh thank you so much!! You pluck the bearing out to get to the spring! I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Ohh and I subscribed. Keep up the good work.
@@MuckoMan Yay! Glad it helped so BEHOLD! the dumbest ... fix ... ever. Wait until I finish my video on the dishwasher - also dumb (but cheap!) fix !
@@OffTheMountainCO I'm in and I'll check it out. Who doesn't like an easy fix! Thanks again
Great help, to the point - many thanks!
It actually worked for me. Thanks!
Thanks for the help. Exactly what I needed.
would you show us where exactly is that spring?
mmmmmmmmmmmmaybe (did another vid that walks through the ENTIRE thing) ruclips.net/video/gwKZMK7GKh4/видео.html
It worked for me in 2024 ..thanks
Holy fack! Thank ya brother. This worked on my 2015 Escape. I was starting to lose my mind till I watched this lol. 🍻
make sure you watch the breakdown video of the actual spring. You'll think its a joke, until you put it back together and the stupid thing works. (Still working 2+ years later by the way!)
What screwdriver head do you need to get the Panel off the side of the seat?
just a T20. There's 3 screws, one in front, one in back and one just below the seat back adjust (it's covered with a plastic ...um ...cover. You can see the spot at the very start of the video left of the bolt). I had to pull the seat back lever up to get easier access it, just lay the seat down, give yourself the room.
You'll also want a a flathead to pry off the switch a bit. You don't have to, but I don't trust myself to not hulk the hell out of it and break it.
Thank you kind sir I will look into that tomorrow
Thank you , that's the first spot I'll check!
Thank you so much bro I was about to take my whole seat out if i didn’t see ur video
So glad to hear it saved you the hassle ... because uh ... that's ...that's what I did. Took the whole damn seat out, disassembled the track to the point I thought I wasn't going to be able to reassemble it. Complete waste of time.
I don't think this is a dumb fix. Dumb is spending 100 bucks on a switch or a grand on a seat when you could simply go in and test with continuity. I was so close but didn't tear into the bearings. Thanks for this!
literally the reason for this video! Check the second video for the ugly, deep, breakdown.
Worked for me exactly like he said
Explained it well. Let’s hope this is the culprit for me too
Thank you for your video 👍👍
Wow you just saved me $75. Thanks!!! 😲
Saved my arse bruh!! Thank you for this video
Just helped on my 2013 f250
Wow, to think that I almost spent 20 dollars on this stupid part. Plus, shipping it to Honduras would have been an expensive headache, too.
I tried working on that too.. Still won't work.
Wow, Motorcraft list for that switch ( SW7258 ) is $269. A simple overhaul could save some serious $$$
and now you know my motivation! I also ordered an aftermarket replacement just incase I couldn't repair it otherwise ....it uh, didn't fit anyway (and I returned it)
Works on 2012 explorer too!
I am having the same issue. My seat won’t move forward and I’m on a trip. Did this solve your issue?
Thanks bud fixed it
Detailing a Ford escape and the seat is now stuck all the forward
You didn’t actually say what you did to fix it?
THANK YOU
You the man!
Dude I fucking love you
Ford did it better in the 2010 Explorer but, I must say, Alot of CAD kids are screwing up. Everything. Beginning in 2000.
Seems like they're removing our ability to be Shade Tree Mechanics. And that's a cryin, shame.
Those stupid tire air pressure sensors are a Prime example.
I used to fix EVERYTHING myself......
So what exactly was the fix? A new switch? You never really say.
stretch the spring. In the descript I do a full breakdown of that switch
actually, lies, it was a comment - its now pinned
@@OffTheMountainCO Thank you, I hope you didn't take my question as rude. Best wishes.
@@steved8687 noooooo, not at all! ......you should see some that I removed though
Dude, you didn't actually show what you did to fix it
there's a full, painfully detailed, step by step breakdown, pinned at the top of the comments
You da man!
😂thankyou
F I brin btw this can get scary brooooo
God i hooe thats the issue on my 5 yr old ford Kuga. Lol
....well? did it?!
@@OffTheMountainCO been to busy to go check it yet. Hopefully this sunday. Lol
Wow took 2 hrs to tell me something that could've taken 1min
lies!!! You need at least 15 minutes to find a T20, and another 5 to find out where you sat it down inside the car after you use it
Iii99 o n
Yep, it's a Ford...