2008 Power seat issue

[FlyBoyd]

So I was driving my truck to work this morning and noticed that I was sitting a bit further back than usual. I went to go move the seat forward and noticed that it wasn't working.

The seat can still move up and down and the back rest moves up and down, but the seat won't move forward or back. I do hear a clicking sound.

I am writing this at work so I haven't had time to go check if it's a fuse or not, but after searching the forums it looks like if the whole power function wasn't working then it might be a fuse.

Any ideas? If it's not a fuse, it's obviously a separate motor than the up/down motor, would that be easy to replace?

Thanks!

 

[Stoned06]

If the other controls are working, my guess is that the forward/backward motor is toast.

 

[FlyBoyd]

If the other controls are working, my guess is that the forward/backward motor is toast.

Any idea how easy that would be to replace and how much I could get one for?

 

[FlyBoyd]

Well I talked to Ford and the part has to include the whole track assembly and the part is $575 bucks. There has to be a cheaper alternative than going with the stealer.

Anybody have any ideas??

 

[Stoned06]

Junk yard or auto recycler would be your best bet if you want a used one. I can't see it being cheap anywhere for a new part.

 

[svfetter]

Make sure its not your switch itself. I had to replace one of them recently.

 

[mrford60]

try tapping on the motor with a hammer

 

[FlyBoyd]

Make sure its not your switch itself. I had to replace one of them recently.

Pretty sure its not the switch because when I move the switch back or forth I hear a clicking sound so that tells me that it's completing the electrical circuit, its just not moving the motor.

I'll try the hammer technique lol. All else fails give it a whack!

I'm pulling the seat this week to see if it's something other than the motor. I tried calling around to multiple junk yards and no one seems to have any third gen expy's. I guess that's a good thing for us expy owners! but sucks for someone like me that needs a part and doesn't want to shell out $700 for the stealer.

 

[Transporter]

I was searching to make sure nobody had a solution to my problem that started AGAIN on Sunday, and found this post. This is the third time in 10 years my drivers seat did not go to the preset position when I put my key in. Same symptoms as OP, seat clicks when I put the key in the switch like it is trying to move forward. All other seat movement functions work.

The first time it happened, I had just detailed the truck. So I pulled the back seat mat out from under the driver's seat and jiggled all the wires under the seat and it started working again.

The second time it happened a few years later the driver's seat attempted to crush me into the steering wheel when I put the key in. I immediately removed the key, but the seat kept going forward so I hit the seat back button and it went all the way back once it stopped going forward (probably because I had pulled the key). After two weeks messing around under the seat, it started working normally again, no idea what I did or what fixed it.

This third time it has been going on for a day and a half so far.

 

[96mustangV6]

My 98 navi started this last night. My wife was drivin i get and hit my preset. It moves back a lil but stops. I keep tryin and with every click it moved 1/2 inch. I stopped messin with it for 5-10 mins and tried again. It started movin fine. But if i kept movin it back and forth it would stop again after a few passes. Im thinkin the motor is dirty so it over heats. So imma see if i can take it apart and clean it and lube it up. Makes no sense why itll work then stop then work again if i let ut set for a few mins.

 

[1997SCEBFEX]

if the connector is anything like on mine ('97) i noticed when i changed the seat bottom last year that some of the the plastic connectors had deteoriated and had to use nylon wire ties to put them back together. this is a common phenom; not saying that is the prob, but they do come apart occasionally, esp the ones that are 6 or more pin-type.

 

[Paddler]

My 2008 Expedition's driver's seat stopped going forward and backward. Still goes up, down and tilts, the power recliner works, so it's just the horizontal motor. No click, no nothing.

I'll try to check the switch, but it sounds like the motor. I'm getting quotes of $810 for the seat track. Any ideas?

 

[Paddler]

Fixed It

I checked the power to the horizontal motor, both back and forward lit up. So, I had power to the motor, but no click, no nothing. I got in the back seat and pushed the front seat forward while my wife was sitting in the seat, pushing the button forward. It came unstuck and now works just fine. Saved $1000!!

 

[1997SCEBFEX]

I checked the power to the horizontal motor, both back and forward lit up. So, I had power to the motor, but no click, no nothing. I got in the back seat and pushed the front seat forward while my wife was sitting in the seat, pushing the button forward. It came unstuck and now works just fine. Saved $1000!!

i think they refer to that as memory after being in one place for so long?
in any event, glad you got it working again.

PanHandler.

 

[Paddler]

Nope, I think it was just stuck. My seat doesn't have memory.

 

[msims]

Mine is doing the same thing. Going to try the motor tapping and also will try having wife sit in the seat and push forward.

this happened as i was getting in the vehicle and i pressed memory 2 button since i am taller and 2nd driver. seat started to move then stopped. same situation as i have up/down movement just fine but no front to back at all. i can hear the solenoid click in both forward and back position of switch as well.

 

[gdellinger]

We took our 2007 Ford Expedition EL into the dealership because the hazards were going crazy. They replaced the SJB - said it was bad - $580. Afterwards we noticed the seat wasn't tilting up. Then I got in the driver seat and found that the seat would rock back and forth. Took it back to the dealership a couple days later thinking they broke it and would fix it - thinking they had disengaged something. They will...for $1200 they will replace the track.

 

[bedrck46]

you may find that the gear on the motor is striped Have that problem with my 2001 only way I can move it front to back is with a come a long but I leave it where it is for the time being as I am the only driver If you need to do that just make sure you program all your remotes for that setting that way the seat won't move or try to move to another position when you hit a different remote

 

[Edmund K]

Had to revive this post, as my 08 limited decided to pull the same trick as the original post states. I'm going to try the hammer tap, but was also wondering if anyone has had luck with any additional fixes?

 

[Edmund K]

Success was had with the hammer tap! It may be of interest to note that it has just started getting significantly colder here in southern Ohio, so perhaps temperature may have had a part to play? The truck is garaged all night, but the insulation in there leaves much to be desired.
Anyway, I am once again grateful to the fellow members of this forum who willingly share their experiences; providing a "map through the minefield" of dealing with our Expys!
Happy motoring!