Drivers seat reclined all the way, won't stay up!

Aug 20, 2012 4 Replies

My 2000 Toyota Solara (Camry) has a fully reclined driver's seat, that won't stay up.



When I took off the cover at the bottom, I saw that there is a reclining motor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



I've had the car for a year and never seen the switch!!!!!!! Where is it?



On the seat there are 3 swtiches, front up and down, forward and backward, and back up and down. Hmmm. Does the middle switch twist? I read the owners manual but can't find it right now, so I'll go out and try that, unless you post before I do that.



But why did it go down in the first place? Could a gear be stripped? Did I push on some switch without noticing that I was doing that? How could I not hear it? Ay-yay-yah.


If you're lucky you might find the reclining switch on the side of the back (vertical) of the driver's seat.

Thanks for your help.

No I am not lucky. There was no switch there... boo hoo hooooo. .... but.....

It turns out there are ONLY 2 switch buttons, and the front one does all the things I just listed. The rear button can be twisted and it made the seat back come back up again.!!! I was runing a wire from the trunk to the dashboard and spent some time stuffing it under the door threshold, and I must have pressed the button the other way. I thought I used both hands on the wire, but that's my only explanation. Didn't hear a thing.

I'm going to call this a senior moment, and in day or two when I have time, I'll tell you all about another senior moment involving cars. I'll also say something about the forwards/backwards switch.

Well it does, but it's the same as lifting one end and pushing the other end down. . So the seat itself rocks. as i pretty much already said.

The universe it trying to tell you something: the car is doing its best to get you laid. You should've heeded thy warning. The sirens are eagerly waiting

A new explanation has been found. I was sitting on the threshhold with my back to the switch when I pushed t he switch with my back. I liked it when cars were wider and there was more room to sit.

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