Power seat problems

I've got a buddy who has a 98 TA and the problem is when she moves her seat it will usually move all the way where you want it the first time but when you try to move it to another setting it will start to go then stop and you have to wait a while before it starts moving again. She also says that the relay in the fuse box(I guess its a relay) gets really hot to the touch while this is going on. I would guess it would be the motor going bad but I'm hoping you guys might have some other hints.