Telescopic wheel NO!
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Burning Brakes
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From: dalton ma
Telescopic wheel NO!
Wheel recently stopped telescoping. Today I found a black/white wire under the drivers seat going nowhere. Could it be the culprit ? The wheel is all the way in now. When I push the control "DOWN" I can hear a faint click similar to a relay, when I push the control "UP" there is dead silence. Don't want to take the seat out unless there is a good possibility that this blk/wht wire is the problem. Thanks Bob C
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there is a good possibility that the wire you found is the problem. i dont have a schematic to look at but I do know that the telescope feture
of the column is connected through the drivers side seat module so a disconnected wire will be a problem
of the column is connected through the drivers side seat module so a disconnected wire will be a problem
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I'm right in the middle of trying to fix the same problem. Some research turned up a schematic that shows a black ground wire with this info printed above: "Behind Left Seat at Antenna Module" I was under the seat today..... took the two electrical connectors apart, and re-seated them, to no avail. This was before I saw the schematic. Tomorrow I'll check for the black ground wire....
Hope the OP doesn't mind me jumping in here.... maybe one of us can find the culprit.
For Info, I tried the "Resetting the Telescoping Steering Wheel" trick (eight clicks, etc.) No joy. Tried it multiple times, nothing.
I do have a code that popped up in the diagnostics, that doesn't make much sense. It's A6-SCM B2605 "Seat Front Vertical Position Sensor Failure" However, the seat performs as it should, forward, backward, up, down, etc.
Hope the OP doesn't mind me jumping in here.... maybe one of us can find the culprit.
For Info, I tried the "Resetting the Telescoping Steering Wheel" trick (eight clicks, etc.) No joy. Tried it multiple times, nothing.
I do have a code that popped up in the diagnostics, that doesn't make much sense. It's A6-SCM B2605 "Seat Front Vertical Position Sensor Failure" However, the seat performs as it should, forward, backward, up, down, etc.
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Burning Brakes
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From: dalton ma
Tried it with no luck, I think with a disconnected wire I need more help. When this first occurred someone was nice enough to supply a wiring diag for this area however all the wires on the diagram appear to be solid color and not one was black AND white. Can't tell if it's white with a black tracer or the opposite.
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The ground wire you are referencing is the only ground coming out of the seat for all seat functions. If it was bad none of the seat functions would work, seat movement forward/reverse, up/down front and rear, seat bolsters.
I would concentrate on the blue connector under the seat that has the signals and power for the telescopic column.
Claf, where is the broken wire at? Is it on the black connector or blue connector under the seat. And is it on the car side of the harness or seat side?
Gary
I would concentrate on the blue connector under the seat that has the signals and power for the telescopic column.
Claf, where is the broken wire at? Is it on the black connector or blue connector under the seat. And is it on the car side of the harness or seat side?
Gary
