Electric seat intermittent fault

[MickeyH]

2003 A4 cab.
I have an intermittent fault on the electric seat on the passenger side. It doesn't always go backwards and forwards. any ideas?

 

[hades-]

switch
common for them to fail

 

[wheymonster]

I had this on the DS - i fixed it. What you need to do is carefully prize the plastic seat cover from the back of the seat. You want to check the wires going in to the RIGHT motor and i bet there is a loose wire. Solder that ***** up and you have forward and backward motion. Took me 15 mins?