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1999 Ford Explorer Power Drivers Seat doesn't work. When I push and of the switches, it doesn't go up, down, forward, backward, nothing. I check the fuses under the hood and didn't find any blown. I checked the fuses on the left side of the dash and none of them were blown. I bought a new replacement power seat mechanism and installed it. When I put the plugs for the seat back inm it would not do anything either. My passenger power seat works but my drivers seat does not work. Suggestions?

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Maybe you problem is with the switch, or check if power seat circuit has the regular fuse or rather one of those thermal ones.
Passenger compartment fuse panel
The fuse panel is located on the left hand side of the instrument panel facing the drivers side door.

Position 18 25A - Drivers Unlock Relay, All Unlock Relay, All Lock Relay, Power Seats

  • Rich Jakub May 28, 2017

    Maybe you problem is with the switch, or check if power seat circuit has the regular fuse or rather one of those thermal ones.

    Passenger compartment fuse panel

    The fuse panel is located on the left hand side of the instrument panel facing the drivers side door.



    Position 18 25A - Drivers Unlock Relay, All Unlock Relay, All Lock Relay, Power Seats

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  • Posted on Nov 14, 2008

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this is a common problem if you use the seat heater alot.one or both of the seat heater elements will have burned up or broken.where i live it is very cold most of the time and i have replaced hundreds of the seat heater elements.it is rare for it not to be one or both of the elements.

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  • Posted on Jan 17, 2009

SOURCE: 99 FORD TAURUS driver SEAT RAIL TRACK

U will need to replace the power seat transmission, the gears are most likely stripped out, not uncommon, this part is $800 so i would suggest u try to locate a used one.

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  • Posted on Apr 02, 2009

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Ive got a 94 mustang and had the same problem... check in the engine where the fuse box is. My problem was the fuse was blown out so it was a quick fix. but if thats the case replacing the fuse is only halfway fixing it because you have to find out what caused it to blow. chances are its a bad ground wire because thats what mine was. as far as the manual release switch i couldnt say on that one because i dont know

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  • Posted on Apr 21, 2009

SOURCE: electric seat motor switch...no move back

the problem is the switch, replace it.

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Bill

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  • Posted on Nov 09, 2009

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Try tapping the power seat frame with a hammer to unbind the motor .

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