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YOUR RESEARCHSeat control module fail - $$$
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There are some sketchy used options on eBay, and none of the reputable dismantlers have the correct part in stock, not that I would necessarily have gone this way.
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There are some sketchy used options on eBay, and none of the reputable dismantlers have the correct part in stock, not that I would necessarily have gone this way.
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We know this, but when it happens it is still painful. My memory driver's seat has been slowly failing for a few years, acting strangely whenever the car is unlocked remotely. The other day it failed completely. Not of course before reclining completely, making the car undrivable.
Repair options? Seems like only one - new module. 996.618.537.03. $1K+. From Germany. Ugh.
There are some sketchy used options on eBay, and none of the reputable dismantlers have the correct part in stock, not that I would necessarily have gone this way.
File this under the reality of keeping a 14 year old Porsche on the road.
I did... But when I looked at delivery times that had September in them, and the thought of a used module that fails, I chose to go with new.
I've recently committed to this 911 long-term. Had the front resprayed and did Eibach springs and Koni yellows. Gonna try to make it last. Shorting maintenance and used parts does not match that goal.
#1 - I feel your pain...
#2 - Why did it fail? Did it ever get wet?
#3 - Did you open it up to see if there were any obvious signs of damage that could be addressed?
I suppose since you've already ordered a new one it's sort of moot, but if you could repair this one, perhaps you could ebay it to ease the pain a little... Good luck.
Oh that this was true. The seat memory module is a known, and expensive, weak point. They fail slowly over time, rather than suffering a sudden failure. Mostly they lose the ability to remember settings.
And while the module is fairly common in the 986/996 series, the part number for 2002+ 996s with memory is different. Most you find on eBay and such have .01 or .02 as the last digits. This one is .03.
Dammit.
Ha! Thankfully not. What it did for a couple of years was to recline completely whenever the door was unlocked remotely. Did this just before it died completely too.
