Driver's seat not locking on one side

Chip90 · 03-31-2013, 08:42 PM

I tried searching and only found one thread- which didn't have any answers in it.

My 2011 WRX, the drivers side seat is not locking on the distal track at one point but is on the medial track. So when the seat is locked in and I push back or the car accelerates, the seat on the distal track side locks into the next position. I can apply force with the palm of my hand on the distal side of the seat and it'll move back between those two notches with relative ease.

This is happening for a few weeks at this point. This is annoying because if I want to sit at that position, I am essentially facing a few degrees West of North. Anyone have any ideas about this? I will try to bring it to the dealership to see what they say sometime this week.

Things I've done so far are: checking under the seat for something that may be stuck there- couldn't see anything. Thanks for the help everyone.

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drewhumphrey · 04-01-2013, 12:26 AM

I'm not much of a guy for seat repair (few of us are I think), but I would take it to the Subaru dealership. Assuming that you aren't prepared to install aftermarket seats, it's one of those things that I wouldn't recommend as a DIY. We can all do engine mods with some elbow grease but finding a mechanical malfunction in a seat is a bit more difficult. It could be that the notch that holds the seat in place is worn down?

03-31-2013, 08:42 PM	#1
Chip90 Scooby Specialist Member#: 280093 Join Date: Apr 2011 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NJ Vehicle: 2011 Stage 2 WRX 5Dr Blue; 09' FZ6R	Driver's seat not locking on one side I tried searching and only found one thread- which didn't have any answers in it. My 2011 WRX, the drivers side seat is not locking on the distal track at one point but is on the medial track. So when the seat is locked in and I push back or the car accelerates, the seat on the distal track side locks into the next position. I can apply force with the palm of my hand on the distal side of the seat and it'll move back between those two notches with relative ease. This is happening for a few weeks at this point. This is annoying because if I want to sit at that position, I am essentially facing a few degrees West of North. Anyone have any ideas about this? I will try to bring it to the dealership to see what they say sometime this week. Things I've done so far are: checking under the seat for something that may be stuck there- couldn't see anything. Thanks for the help everyone. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

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04-01-2013, 12:26 AM	#2
drewhumphrey Scooby Newbie Member#: 352025 Join Date: Mar 2013 Chapter/Region: MWSOC Location: Indiana Vehicle: 2008 Outback Sport Silver	I'm not much of a guy for seat repair (few of us are I think), but I would take it to the Subaru dealership. Assuming that you aren't prepared to install aftermarket seats, it's one of those things that I wouldn't recommend as a DIY. We can all do engine mods with some elbow grease but finding a mechanical malfunction in a seat is a bit more difficult. It could be that the notch that holds the seat in place is worn down?