Thread: New member - drivers seat issue

Hi. My name is Don. Just purchased a 1993 Grand Prix STE with 133K miles. Excellent shape for its age. Couple of electrical issues I'm getting ironed out. My biggest issue is I need to replace the drivers seat. The seat back is at an almost vertical angle making it very uncomfortable to drive. I have not been able to figure out how to adjust the seat back. The existing seat is a full power seat with bunches of adjustments. Still hunting for either a manual or power seat. Any help appreciated. Would love to restore this car.

It has been several years since I got rid of my last STE and I would have to say that the seats were one of my favorite parts of the car, when they worked that is! I would try really hard to repair the seat instead of replacing it, finding a used STE seat won't be easy and you will regret going to a manual seat.
I doubt that the motor controlling that function of the seat has failed, it is probably an electrical problem. I would start by reaching under the seat and wiggling the wire connectors as you press the button to adjust the seat back. This might narrow it down to a bad connection. I would also suggest unplugging all the connections under the seat, checking them for corrosion on the wires and reassembling them. Sometimes just disconnecting/reconnecting them is enough to get your seat back working again.

Originally Posted by ste

It has been several years since I got rid of my last STE and I would have to say that the seats were one of my favorite parts of the car, when they worked that is! I would try really hard to repair the seat instead of replacing it, finding a used STE seat won't be easy and you will regret going to a manual seat.
I doubt that the motor controlling that function of the seat has failed, it is probably an electrical problem. I would start by reaching under the seat and wiggling the wire connectors as you press the button to adjust the seat back. This might narrow it down to a bad connection. I would also suggest unplugging all the connections under the seat, checking them for corrosion on the wires and reassembling them. Sometimes just disconnecting/reconnecting them is enough to get your seat back working again.

Thank-you for the response. The problem I'm dealing with is that the previous owner cut the wiring harness for the seat controls and then installed a toggle switch to adjust the seat forward and backward. So at least that motor works. I've been trying to figure out where the harness was cut. I don't know if the motors went out on the seat that control all the other functions but forward and backward or what.

I bought the car for $1400 and it only has 133k miles. I don't want to invest to much money into it. It is a second car so I can cut back on driving my Chevy diesel so much and extend its life.

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