Video describing a fix for intermittent power seat function for 2007-2011 Chevy GMC Tahoe, Yukon, Suburban. Join our Facebook Group! / wrenchsense Good inexpensive scanner: amzn.to/2vtHdqv
Omg thank you so much. I was about ready to drive my truck into the lake I was so frustrated with the freaking seat. Watched so many videos and could not figure out how to get my passenger seat to recline forward - been laying down for a year 😩 ultimately we just cut the wires for the recliner and moved it to the upright position and left them so it can’t get stuck back again. (It would recline but not come back up). Thanks again…. Easiest fix and simplest video for 2007 Tahoe seat recline issue. THANK YOU!!!
I have that same issue passenger seat will back n forth but will recline back n get stuck I was about to just buy complete new seat from the dealer. I also could not find any video on here that would show n teach you what to do n how to fix it thank you for the information in this video.
My power tilt on driver seat of my GMC Terrain wasn't working. The fix is to test the switches on the side of the seat. That can be accomplished by prying off the side cover and checking continuity on the switch bar. That bar of switches is very cheap, under $20.00 so it might be the first to replace. The power tilt is in the back of the seat. You have to remove the hard plastic cover on the back of the seat. That will give you access to the motor for the power tilt. If you can find or rig up a 12Volt battery you can connect it to the positive and negative leads on the motor. This way you can test the motor independently of any wiring or switches. In fact you can use this technique to check all the motors (forward/backward/tilt). It turned out in my case it was the switch. The motor tested fine. Search driver side GMC Terrain switch and you can find it for cheap on the web. Hopefully this info helps someone else.
I’m going through this same dumb intermittent shit with my 14’ ESV Premium. Driver’s seat always gets stuck in the max recline position. The wires looked ok when I snatched the cover off the wires looked ok. I just wiggled them and voila! Working for now. I thought it was the switch and I spent $125 from the dealer for one and didn’t even need it. Thanks for posting this video as there’s not many that tackle this exact issue👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Big help thanks. Our 2011 Sierra was similar but not exact. The lumbar is a plastic janky mechanism that applies pressure as it squeeze the plastic inward....while uses the seat back you removed to assist it. Also the seat frame crossbar on the lower back rubbed the blue wire (blue and pink pair) that go to the lumbar motor. However, this causes a 'timeout' of the entire power seat function. I tested by purpose grounding the rubbed blue wire and sure enuff if faulted.
Got a different cause of the same problem. The outboard drive rod is moving the seat, but the inboard drive rod is not turning. Tracked it down to the worm gear that drives the inboard rod must be stripped. The motor is turning it but it aint moving. What a surprise GM wires getting eaten thru by metal. I always inspect each branch of the harness as it goes thru the engine and the body to see what it is getting cut by in all our vehicles and they get cut by alot. Mfg's trying to save one penny per harness make it 1 inch shorter and it causes it to bind up againts metal that will cut it. Thanks for the info, dont have this problem but Im sure I will and Im gonna fix it before it breaks. Nicely Done!
Did this and my driver seat that was not moving at all starting moving after doing this. THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO! IT WORKED! ONLY ISSUE NOW is the seat only moved for a few seconds and then stops. After about 20-30 seconds it will move again for a few seconds and stop again and it just repeats the cycle. What would be my next place to start to get this taken care of?
Awesome!!! Thanks for the video. 2012 Escalade. On mine, the lumbar mechanism popped out of its track on one side. This caused the cable to the lumbar motor to rub against the sharp seat frame and then cause intermittent shorts in certain seating positions.
Hi, I thought I am good diagnosing this kind of stuff. But you are better. I had that seat out and checked about everything. Even re-solder plug area on memory module control board. Still not good. I got close. Started to suspect the backrest area before I say your video. I had another look after I saw your video. Sure enough. The lumbar support is broken in two pieces and one of the wires shaved through to the copper. Whew. THANK YOU.
Great video thank you! I have a 2011 gmc suburban. The seat works except for the up down part on the front of the seat. Is that motor back there too? I’m wondering if the motor is bad. All the motors work except that one it won’t turn at all
I am sort of in the same boat also. 2011 LT I have manual lumbar where you turn the wheel but my 4-way seat only moves forward backwards and raises my thigh up and down it does not raise the back of the seat up and down anymore. This is are regardless if I'm sitting in it or not sitting in it. When I lift the back of the power seat button I hear the clunk sound in both Direction but nothing moves
I have a 2003 tahoe and it's just started this. When I start the truck the seat starts moving up on its own. I have to push down on the button to get it to stop, could this be the same problem?
Chances are good that this is what is happening in your truck. (fingers crossed) Hehe... No, for real this will likely be a fix for you. If not, let me know and we can work from there. Thanks for watching.
Is this for the whole seat or just one part because my bottom half isn't pulling forward like I need it but the back part that touches your back still moves up and down...
Hey will this issue drain my battery when the car is not running? I have periodic phantom drain on my battery and we can't seem to narrow down the problem. I have this issue with not being able to move the seat while seated but works fine while I'm standing.
Where i try to tilt the seat at first it would move a little bit but now it only makes a noise when I try to get it to move, is the problem in the back (lumbar) part of the seat as well?
So I tried this method and nothing works , I have an 07 yukon Denali , my seat moves up and down but not forward or backwards, what else can be the problem?
Good video!!!! My seat problem is a little different on my 2010 Suburban. The lumbar and the slide forward/backward works just fine, but my up down doesn't work at all. I can hear the motor running when I try to move up or down, but the seat doesn't move. I'm suspecting worn gears. Anyone have a similar problem? Thanks
Hello.. great video. Hey my 07 Yukon which is the same, my driver seat won’t go back or forward but I can hear the motor making the noise just don’t move. Also Passenger seat the back rest is all the way down and won’t came up to its normal position.
@@gioa4479 no I couldn’t fix it. Seems like my rails are not even.. I put a lot of grease on the rails and when I move it I kinda use my feet to move the seat too.. like to help the motor lol
Thanks for the cool video! I have an issue with mine, where it won’t move up, nor down. The motors seems to be working just fine, but it doesn’t move at all. Is there a way to manually move it upwards? (I’m short as heck and can’t see the hood in my tahoe 😂😂😂)
Mine recently stopped working, is it safe to assume if I open the back panel of my Seats and none of that is back there....that I was robbed...😂 I have 2011 Chevy tahoe now I'm rethinking my whole life, one owner and it never been set swapped😢
Mine isn't the bar. But it is the passenger seat stuck in the laying down position. What else could it possibly be? Every button works besides the forward button for the recline.
My truck is still not working after trying this and many other attempts. Could it be the motor? I have a 2008 and my driver seat just quit working this morning.
I have a problem on the same vehicle were the drive seat when trying to move back only the right side moves and not the left so it twists a little. Could it be a motor or cables?
Michael koen - one year later, any fix? I have the same issue on my 17 Silverado. Removed the back cover, but could not find any faults. Left back portion moves freely (reclines and back up), whereas the right side does not move an inch.
@@ThelifeofBigJody what I did was went under the seat and the wires up top its a square box I just shake them and hit the switch and the same time and it's been working since and it been a year and still working
I removed the cover to look for this issue, found nothing rubbing, left the seat cover off and the seat has been working. I don’t want to put the cover back on now!
$225 for window carriage assemblies that fail when the plastic fatigues out... or, eight bucks and 20 minutes to rewind the cable and anchor it to metal as it should have been built.
@@ArcticNemo Yeah man. I hear ya. After almost thirty years of wrenching on all makes and models I have seen some strange things. This is why I won't buy a Ford, VW, Audi or Hyundai.
This is the 5th common problem with the seats and a totally different fix. GM stuff is not very good anymore. Except I guess the Buicks they build in China for China. They want Buicks for some reason.
I agree, to a point. I have logged thousands of shop hours on many different makes of vehicles and IMO GM is the way to go unless you don't mind Honda. Build quality with Honda is excellent and because of that GM and Honda have much higher resale values. However, the higher end GM and Honda products will always outperform the lower end. Still, a lot of these problems pop up when the vehicles start getting higher miles on them. With some makes you will see these problems occurring with much lower miles. Cough, cough....Chrysler... Cough Cough... Ford.... Cough... Cough. In reality, our vehicles have become so much more complicated than they ever were and when manufacturers do this, naturally a higher miles vehicle will see issues compounded many times over. The biggest problems with reliability are the engines and transmissions. GM has dealt with this by keeping its larger displacement V6s and V8s simple. That means push-rod engines vs overhead cam engines. The less moving parts, the more reliable. Ford and Chrysler have gone all in on overhead cams which make a bit more power but at a big cost of reliability. Avoid any Chrysler motor ending in .7.... The 2.7, 3.7, 4.7 and yes, the 5.7 hemi have insurmountable longevity problems. They are all overhead cam engines. (Don't even get me started on transmissions) That is why the larger GM V8s can handle things like turbos, superchargers and high compression much more reliably than any overhead cam application bar none. Reliability is where its at.
This is for my parents 2009 GMC Envoy. 36K miles. I have owned Toyota's since 2001. My Solara 2001 I had for 13 years and had to replace an oxygen sensor other than normal maintenance. Now I have a 2013 Avalon Limited. No issues.
