Driver Seat Moved By Itself While Driving

njweatherman · 07-23-2019, 05:20 AM

Last night while I was driving, my driver seat moved forward by itself like someone was touching the forward button. I did not touch anything. Anyone ever experience this before?

95 imp · 07-23-2019, 05:51 AM

Only in Disneyland's Haunted House....

BlakeR · 07-23-2019, 07:09 AM

My radio was changing stations on its own once. You could see the presets blinking and clicking like they were being pressed. I disconnected the negative terminal in the trunk for a few minutes.

njweatherman · 07-23-2019, 07:48 AM

Thanks! Electrical problems are the worst and hardest to diagnose. I did a Google search and someone on the Corvette forum had a similar problem in 2014.

Trentelshark · 07-23-2019, 08:11 AM

One thing you might want to check for is the wiring harness rubbing on the brackets of the seat. Within days of taking delivery of my 2018 my seat stopped working (blew the fuse) and after feeling around under the seat I found the protective coating on the wiring harness had been worn through and some of the wires were exposed. As a temporary fix until it could get to the dealer I wrapped it in electrical tape so it stopped shorting against the metal brackets. They ended up removing my seat, fixing all the wires that had become exposed, re-installed it and re-routed the harness to ensure that didn't happen again.

So while it stopped working all together in my case I suppose it's possible if the wiring harness is damaged the motor could be engaged without ever having touched the switch.

On a side note I swear my seat had moved while I wasn't in it the other day, my seating position felt entirely wrong and I readjusted. I thought at the time maybe I was crazy but seeing this thread, maybe I'm not

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Allez · 07-23-2019, 08:31 AM

Didn't accidentally hit a seat memory button?

KirkH · 07-23-2019, 08:33 AM

2 key fobs with different seat settings in the car?

njweatherman · 07-23-2019, 08:42 AM

Nope, both hands were on the steering wheel.

njweatherman · 07-23-2019, 08:44 AM

Trentelshark,

Thanks for your input. I'll take a look and see if I notice anything. I know we both are not crazy. LOL!

DaveC113 · 07-23-2019, 09:05 AM

Hackers!

ctrlz · 07-23-2019, 09:24 AM

I would suggest replacing the key fob battery if that has not been done recently. It's a CR2032.

njweatherman · 07-23-2019, 09:33 AM

Good suggestion. I will try that. Thanks!

NYJets12 · 07-23-2019, 10:15 AM

A ghost

wwiiavfan · 07-23-2019, 12:38 PM

Your car isn't nicknamed Christine, by any chance?

07-23-2019, 05:20 AM	#1
njweatherman Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS, redline edition Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Hackettstown, NJ Posts: 209	Driver Seat Moved By Itself While Driving Last night while I was driving, my driver seat moved forward by itself like someone was touching the forward button. I did not touch anything. Anyone ever experience this before?

07-23-2019, 07:09 AM	#3
BlakeR 😁😁😁😁😁 Drives: 1ss Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Detroit Posts: 145	... My radio was changing stations on its own once. You could see the presets blinking and clicking like they were being pressed. I disconnected the negative terminal in the trunk for a few minutes.

07-23-2019, 08:33 AM	#7
KirkH Drives: 2016 2SS M6 Mosaic Blk Met-SOLD Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: KY Posts: 2,934	2 key fobs with different seat settings in the car? __________________ Official Detailer of CamaroFest 8 & 9 https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...st-8-pics.html https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showt...=521655&page=1 https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showt...=547470&page=1 https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=527474 No one on Earth has detailed more Camaros. http://KirkTheDetailer.com

07-23-2019, 10:15 AM	#13
NYJets12 Drives: 2018 1LT Camaro Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: PA Posts: 781	A ghost __________________

07-23-2019, 05:51 AM	#2
95 imp Dumb Ass Deluxe Drives: A Tricked Out Mountain Bike Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,959	Only in Disneyland's Haunted House....

07-23-2019, 07:48 AM	#4
njweatherman Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS, redline edition Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Hackettstown, NJ Posts: 209	Thanks! Electrical problems are the worst and hardest to diagnose. I did a Google search and someone on the Corvette forum had a similar problem in 2014.

07-23-2019, 08:11 AM	#5
Trentelshark Drives: 2018 Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: May 2017 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 41	One thing you might want to check for is the wiring harness rubbing on the brackets of the seat. Within days of taking delivery of my 2018 my seat stopped working (blew the fuse) and after feeling around under the seat I found the protective coating on the wiring harness had been worn through and some of the wires were exposed. As a temporary fix until it could get to the dealer I wrapped it in electrical tape so it stopped shorting against the metal brackets. They ended up removing my seat, fixing all the wires that had become exposed, re-installed it and re-routed the harness to ensure that didn't happen again. So while it stopped working all together in my case I suppose it's possible if the wiring harness is damaged the motor could be engaged without ever having touched the switch. On a side note I swear my seat had moved while I wasn't in it the other day, my seating position felt entirely wrong and I readjusted. I thought at the time maybe I was crazy but seeing this thread, maybe I'm not .

07-23-2019, 08:31 AM	#6
Allez Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Maryland Posts: 794	Didn't accidentally hit a seat memory button?

07-23-2019, 08:42 AM	#8
njweatherman Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS, redline edition Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Hackettstown, NJ Posts: 209	Nope, both hands were on the steering wheel.

07-23-2019, 08:44 AM	#9
njweatherman Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS, redline edition Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Hackettstown, NJ Posts: 209	Trentelshark, Thanks for your input. I'll take a look and see if I notice anything. I know we both are not crazy. LOL!

07-23-2019, 09:05 AM	#10
DaveC113 Drives: 2018 Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Front Range, CO Posts: 1,865	Hackers!

07-23-2019, 09:24 AM	#11
ctrlz Drives: 2017 2SS, 50th pkg, M6, MRC, NPP Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Ocean City, NJ Posts: 3,180	I would suggest replacing the key fob battery if that has not been done recently. It's a CR2032.

07-23-2019, 09:33 AM	#12
njweatherman Drives: 2018 Camaro 2SS, redline edition Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Hackettstown, NJ Posts: 209	Good suggestion. I will try that. Thanks!

07-23-2019, 12:38 PM	#14
wwiiavfan Drives: 2017 1SS Hyper Blue Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 478	Your car isn't nicknamed Christine, by any chance?

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