My driver seat and steering wheel have stopped working, door mirrors work OK I checked the fuse and it had blown, replaced it and it blew straight away. I have checked all the wiring and all seems to be intact, no obvious signs of a break or damage. I disconnected the battery, replaced the fuse, reconnected the battery and tried the seat again. I then took the fuse out and it had not blown, so I put it back in and it blew as soon as it made contact.

Before I book in to my local auto electricians has anyone else had the same. I did a search on the forum and while there are similar posts no one seems to have posted a fix.

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Which fuse is blowing?

a fulty switch pack will blow fuses and it will stop the electric steering as well, i know this as when i removed my trim and unplugged the switch pack the steering stopped working, check to see if any of the loom has been cought. V8 facelift Range Rover Autobiography 22" wheels.
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Fuse 20 the 30A one, passenger seat is ok.

Cant seen any wiring that has been snagged or damaged, switches all seem OK on the pack You are either at Le Mans or waiting for Le Mans

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Unfortunately there are a considerable number of items protected by Fuse 20, all relating to the drivers seat functions. Anyone of these being faulty could cause the fuse to blow.
Personally I would get the car connected to diagnostics to find the specific faulty item.
I note what Daveo says above^^^ and would not be surprised if he was correct.

I noted the comments from Daveo but I have been under the seat and nothing is trapped or damaged, I wish it had been that simple I just replaced both catalytic converters last week due to some pr@t not welding them corecty!

Auto electricians it is You are either at Le Mans or waiting for Le Mans

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ok you could do a few test yourself, start by unplugging all the plugs on the switch unit..then try to see if it stops the fuse blowing.. V8 facelift Range Rover Autobiography 22" wheels.
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I've spent the last couple of weekends sorting out the same fault!

After reading up on the internet the issue pointed to the the lumbar pump. So I took out the lumbar pump ( housed in the upright ) and that didn't cure it. The seat arm was a to take off and put back on! The rest is sort of easy - plug and play! I then bought a load of 30amp fuses and unplugged all the connectors under the seat, with a fuse in I started to plug each one back in until it popped.

In the end it was one of the connections in the seat switch pack. Two wires had split and when the seat went back and forwards the exposed wire shorted out. It took 30secs to fix - once I knew what it was! I wish I had spotted it first time around. it could have saved me hours and lots of

Forget to mention that the wires behind the switch pack are suppose to be housed neatly, when I took mine off they were all over the place. The years of seat adjustment wouldn't have helped.

My old 2004 used to do exactly that. I never move the seat but the s/wheel would move every time as I turned the ignition on for a few days or weeks then the fuse would go. As the s/wheel was the only thing moving I assumed it was that mechanism maybe getting a bit sticky. I guess it could also be a shorting wire in the column too.
Never actually fixed it as it really wasn't a problem to me!

OK so guess what. I had the car in to get a brake disc shield replaced and asked the garage to have a look for anything obvious. They changed the fuse, again and now it all works again and has been since last week.

Now my front PDC is acting up! New sensor on order for that. or do I have a roaming electrical gremlin

Thanks to all for suggestion on the seats, I have a suspicion it may be back! You are either at Le Mans or waiting for Le Mans

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did the range come back nice and clean from the garage , i'm thinking a pressure washer would have caused your sensor problem if it had.. ... - .- -.




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Yes it did (I had the same thoughts) I use a jet wash too but avoid the sensors. Not easy to prove it beyond doubt though. You are either at Le Mans or waiting for Le Mans

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i would leave it for a while and let the sensor dry out [if it is that].. ... - .- -.




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was the fuse prob down the the switch pack. V8 facelift Range Rover Autobiography 22" wheels.
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