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Electric seat will not work at all 850 1995

posted by  someone claiming to be Joe S. on  Mon Jan 17 15:51 CST 2005 [RELATED]

Hello,

Sounds like the cable for the backrest motor came loose (common problem). The sheath on the cable stretches over time and eventually leaves the drive gear inside of the cable, rather than sticking out of the end. I did the same thing in the wife's car. Tried to clean behind the seat and put the backrest fully forward. It stayed there. She adjusted the front and rear height so that it is barely noticable now. The new cable is around $50-$60 from Volvo and the upholstery needs to be removed from the backrest to install (recommend removing seat from vehicle). It could be a faulty motor (as another reply stated; listen for the motor running when pressing the button), but it's doubtful. My money is on the cable.

I hope this helps...

Joe S.

Volvo Master Technician - 1988 760 Turbo w/267k, 1981 242 Turbo w/243k






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