2016 Volvo S90 Electric Seat Fault: Seeking Advice and Experiences

Hey there! I drive a 2013 Volvo V60 and experienced a very similar issue last year with my electric seats and a quirky "Fault stored" message. Turned out, it was indeed a defective cable and plug connection issue. My car spent a couple of days in the garage but the work itself, as I understood, wasn't very complex. They had to replace this specific cable to solve the cable connection problem. It wasn't a dire, engine-failing level of serious, but, you know, electric seats are quite a convenience feature! Just a word of advice - choice of a good mechanic matters a lot in these cases. Find a mechanic you trust, who knows his Volvos. The problem, while not serious, does require precise handling to fix. Best of luck with that!

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Hey, Thanks for sharing your experience! Funny how these creature comforts give us the biggest headaches, huh? It's nice to get confirmation that it might not be as serious as I feared. I'm just curious, do you recall ballpark how much you ended up shelling out to get that pesky cable replaced? Also, has anything else come up since the repair, or has the ride been smooth sailing? Again, thanks for your advice!

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Hey there! I totally agree - it's always the fancy features that seem to give us issues when we least expect them to! To answer your question, it actually didn't damage the wallet too much. The bill came up to about 95€ for mending the wonky cable and plug connection which was really reasonable in my book. And to put your mind at ease more, since the repair, my electric seat has been behaving itself. No more mysterious "Fault stored" messages or any other nuisance. Since taking my Volvo to the mechanic, the functional limitation of the electric seat was sorted out. It just hums along nicely now. So, all in all, smooth sailing indeed since the fix! Trust me, find a good mechanic conversant with Volvos, and you'll be golden. Cheers!

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Hey, that's really reassuring to hear! Especially about the seat behaving post-repair. 95€ sounds like a pretty fair deal to me. I guess the next job for me is to hunt for a mechanic that knows their way around a Volvo. Thanks again for your responses! You've definitely helped me breathe a sigh of relief here. Fingers crossed, hope my ride will be smooth sailing post-fix as well. Cheers to you too!

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