Driver's Side Power Seat Slide Issues

Asked by Andrew Jun 05, 2019 at 05:21 PM about the 2013 Kia Optima EX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2013 Kia Optima which started making noises when it auto slides
back when you open the door and now it will now work fully to alow you to
move the driver's side car forward.  All of the other power levers (up/down,
tilt and lumbar support ) work fine.  Sometimes it will move a little forward or
backwards, but it sounds weak even then.  I suspect this motor is going/gone
bad.  Any thoughts and can this replaced fairly easily without removing the
who chair?  Any ideas and thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

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Laci answered 5 years ago

Mine is doing the same thing. KIA says i have to replace the entire seat because you cannot replace the motor in the 2013 Optima SXL seats. I cannot find anything to validate that...

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Guru1FSYF answered 5 years ago

Have a 2006 optima Kia the driver seat will move forward and tilt and lay back but won't scoot back how do I fix that

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DColeyCole answered 4 years ago

My 2016 Cadenza is doing the same thing and these jokes just quoted me over $2,100 to fix the seat. Mine won't slide anymore andis stuck all the way back. I'm a short guy so it makes my car damn near undriveable. Geesh.

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