2006 power seat issue - New member

[Charles garrison]

ive an 06 explorer limited and the third row electric seat is stuck in the halfway position. When I push the switch I hear the motor running but the jackscrew doesn't turn?!

 

[odinjunior]

I have a similar problem with my '02. The drivers seat does that. I took it to Ford and they told me the seat frame is cracked. It's not legal for them to weld it so I just got it into the best position. You may have the same problem..

 

[Bill MacLeod]

Seat motor is toast. Very common problem although haven't seen many posts the last year or so. Do a search for "3rd row seat motor."
Lots of pics, r&r details and part #'s.

And welcome to the site.

 

[rpasetto]

Check out this thread; another possibility...
Replaced my 3rd row power seat with a manual one.

 

[Mart1n]

This is a recurrent problem with the fourth generation. Depending on how often you think you will need to lower/raise the 3rd row will dictate which way to go with the fix.

I do not recommend to replace the motor with an OEM part, this design is faulty and it will break again.

Personnaly I use the 3rd row seats approx once per month. I will go with a retrofit of the broken motor/gear to a manual operation.

 

[Mart1n]

This is a very good thread on this subject.

3rd row electric seat back won't elevate.

 

[rpasetto]

@Mart1n, I completely agree with your earlier statement. It is not advisable to replace the motor with an OEM part; I agree the design is faulty and it will break again. One of the flaws in design is the worm-gear driven plastic sprocket, which is not replaceable w/o removing entire motor-gear-bracket assembly.

I was also looking at the various manual methods; it looked like one would either requiring building a different type, lever-operated seat bracket or using something to turn the OEM shaft. I decided to look for a motor to turn the OEM Acme-thread shaft with a sturdier and more readily replaceable motor. The youTube video below shows the solution using a motor sold in numerous places incl. eBay and Amazon. There may be better motor solutions and if these motors go maybe another better motor will be known.