The back rest of my power drivers seat appears to be broken, the left side will not go up or down just the right side of the seat.
for the seat not to be crooked, i have it laid back like one of the kids you see with the seat laid all the way back because their cool.

Does anyone know what makes this thing tick?
I can't stand driving around with the seat laid back like this, I just may fall asleep!

 

Define what makes it tick..

Have you taken the seat out to see if the joint or a weld has broken

 

Here you go. Sticky:

15. 850 Seat back cable repair

https://volvoforums.com/m_88154/tm.htm

 

CasketMan: welcome to the Volvo forum. It's an easy repair.