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Old 03-01-2022, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Zulu95 View Post
Almost 92K. The steering column retract motor failed no long after I bought the car Nov 2019. A used replacement motor was installed and function was restored. I bought a few spares! The motor is designed to fail. The brushes are prevented from utilizing their full length and motors cannot be sourced new I found out.

Had the same issue for the past few weeks. Seems to happen after my CEO borrows it for puppy transporting activities. It will be stuck in the fully retracted position for a few days, then magically start to operate after I reset the seat memory. I suspect a limit switch is not operating correctly and lets the column overtravel.
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