Seat motor issue (unique problem?)

well, I've been through a bunch of threads on seats not reclining, but my issue is electrical, not the mechanism being stuck.

If I remove the recliner motor from the seat it will rotate in the direction that leans the seat forward, but will not rotate the other direction.

I removed the working motor from the passenger side and connected it to the driver seat and it does the same thing, it will turn in the direction of tilting the seat not forward, but will not turn the other way.

I disconnected the battery to see if I could reset some sensor some place but it didn't help the situation.

This is driving me insane. Any ideas?