# 2014 Hyundai Equus - driver's seat won't slide back

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-hyundai-equus-drivers-seat-wont-slide-back/143361>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai, equus\
**Created:** [June 30, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-hyundai-equus-drivers-seat-wont-slide-back/143361 "2019-06-30T19:24:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![alonzo24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@alonzo24](https://community.cartalk.com/u/alonzo24)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2019, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-hyundai-equus-drivers-seat-wont-slide-back/143361/1 "2019-06-30T19:24:26Z")

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my drivers seat will not slide backward

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 12:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-hyundai-equus-drivers-seat-wont-slide-back/143361/2 "2019-07-01T00:16:39Z")

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Check the track for an obstruction.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-hyundai-equus-drivers-seat-wont-slide-back/143361/3 "2019-07-01T14:48:49Z")

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Can you hear the seat motor when you press the button? Will it move forward?

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**Author:** ![EQUUS14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ea924/32.png) [@EQUUS14](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EQUUS14)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-hyundai-equus-drivers-seat-wont-slide-back/143361/4 "2020-08-19T18:58:04Z")

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Any luck with your seat? Mine is doing the same thing.

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-hyundai-equus-drivers-seat-wont-slide-back/143361/5 "2020-08-19T20:27:00Z")

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Electric or manual seat?

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**Author:** ![wolyrobb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wolyrobb/32/45497_2.png) [@wolyrobb](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wolyrobb)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-hyundai-equus-drivers-seat-wont-slide-back/143361/6 "2020-08-19T20:28:52Z")

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Appears to be a common problem with these, bad seat switch. One owner’s theory is that the limit switch gets stuck and thinks the seat is already all the way back. Some have had to replace the same switch more than once.