No wonder my power seat motor was working intermittently (2014 CX-5)

[Christopoli]

When i got my cx-5 i always wondered why my drivers power seat motor for front and back adjustment would cut out after a while and not work again until i unplugged the harness and plugged it back in again, i finally got around to taking it out. anyone know where i can get a good quality replacement of this motor, i found a generic one on ebay from china but if there are any better ones out there let me know.

 

[paris1]

What does it cost from Mazda? Junkyard?

 

[Christopoli]

What does it cost from Mazda? Junkyard?

mazda does not sell the motors, only the whole seat assembly, and i couldn't guarantee a junkyard one would be any good

 

[paris1]

Did you Google the numbers on the side of the housing?

 

[Christopoli]

Did you Google the numbers on the side of the housing?

yes, didn't find anything useful

 

[paris1]

Like here:2019 MAZDA CX9 FRONT LEFT DRIVER SIDE SEAT MOTOR ASSY OEM PU006K104

 

[Christopoli]

Like here:2019 MAZDA CX9 FRONT LEFT DRIVER SIDE SEAT MOTOR ASSY OEM PU006K104

that one doens't really look all that great, and i'd prefer a new part as opposed to an old part. might just buy the one from china i found on ebay

 

[Christopoli]

okay so i noticed the part i bought has a slightly different connector than the part i have, the seller said they have a motor that is a 5 pin motor but it will still work with what i have, so they'll be shipping that one instead

 

[cornerking]

junkyard parts are always a gamble, but sometimes you can get lucky. If you're feeling adventurous, might be worth a shot. Just make sure you can return it if it doesn't work.

 

[yrwei52]

When i got my cx-5 i always wondered why my drivers power seat motor for front and back adjustment would cut out after a while and not work again until i unplugged the harness and plugged it back in again, i finally got around to taking it out. anyone know where i can get a good quality replacement of this motor, i found a generic one on ebay from china but if there are any better ones out there let me know.

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Strangely the power seat motor on your 2014 CX-5 has the manufacture date of 8/6/2016?

You may want to consider replacing both the long and short flexible steel braided cables while you’re there.

2013 CX-5 Power seat parts

 

[Christopoli]

Strangely the power seat motor on your 2014 CX-5 has the manufacture date of 8/6/2016?

You may want to consider replacing both the long and short flexible steel braided cables while you’re there.

2013 CX-5 Power seat parts

the car is a rebuilt title, so maybe the whole seat assembly was replaced with one form a 2016, the carfax says it was stolen, and there are some obvious signs of previous crash damage on the front left side of the car so maybe the drivers seat airbag deployed at one point.

and i'll probably just wait till i have a problem with that cable to replace it, since the motor wasn't hard to get to anyway, didn't even have to unbolt the seat

 

[mazdadude]

It might be possible that when they replaced the seat to fix the damage, that the replacement seat 2016 came from a flood car. That motor looks terrible.

 

[andrew_ore]

okay so i noticed the part i bought has a slightly different connector than the part i have, the seller said they have a motor that is a 5 pin motor but it will still work with what i have, so they'll be shipping that one instead

Can you share the part that you ended up buying from seller and what seller? Link?

I've run into the same issue, just that motor (2 pin) overheated/failing, but would be willing to give this fix a try before having to replace the whole seat. Beyond taking out the bolts that hold motor in, was there anything else tricky about the repair? Thanks for your help!

 

[Conrad 16.5]

When i got my cx-5 i always wondered why my drivers power seat motor for front and back adjustment would cut out after a while and not work again until i unplugged the harness and plugged it back in again, i finally got around to taking it out. anyone know where i can get a good quality replacement of this motor, i found a generic one on ebay from china but if there are any better ones out there let me know.

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What's all that crap inside the motor?