Heated Seat Failure

The heated driver's seat in my '05 has quit working. When I push the
button, the light on the dash shows that the heat is on but nothing
happens. Someone posted in the Explorer Forum saying they had this
problem and the dealer told them it would cost around $1000 to fix. If
true, it sounds like replacement of the entire seat is required.
Anyone have any experience with these seat heater failures?

The most common failure is the seat cushion element... Locate the connector
under the seat... being sure to stay away from any supplemental restraint
circuits - and you can test with an ohmmeter.

Be aware that the backrest element and the cushion element are wired in
series..

A G note to fix one of these? I don't think so...


"Big Shoe" > wrote in message
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> The heated driver's seat in my '05 has quit working. When I push the
> button, the light on the dash shows that the heat is on but nothing
> happens. Someone posted in the Explorer Forum saying they had this
> problem and the dealer told them it would cost around $1000 to fix. If
> true, it sounds like replacement of the entire seat is required.
> Anyone have any experience with these seat heater failures?

A friend of mine had the same thing happen with his 2000 Expedition
just after it went out of warranty and was told by the dealer it would
cost $1000 to fix. He never had it fixed...
-Scott

On Feb 26, 9:32 am, Big Shoe > wrote:
> The heated driver's seat in my '05 has quit working. When I push the
> button, the light on the dash shows that the heat is on but nothing
> happens. Someone posted in the Explorer Forum saying they had this
> problem and the dealer told them it would cost around $1000 to fix. If
> true, it sounds like replacement of the entire seat is required.
> Anyone have any experience with these seat heater failures?

The Expedition would likely have "temperature controlled" seats... quite
different from "heated seats". The temperature controlled seats have a fan
module that can fail.... last time I asked, the price of the fan module made
me gag...


"onoahimahi" > wrote in message
...
>A friend of mine had the same thing happen with his 2000 Expedition
> just after it went out of warranty and was told by the dealer it would
> cost $1000 to fix. He never had it fixed...
> -Scott
>
> On Feb 26, 9:32 am, Big Shoe > wrote:
>> The heated driver's seat in my '05 has quit working. When I push the
>> button, the light on the dash shows that the heat is on but nothing
>> happens. Someone posted in the Explorer Forum saying they had this
>> problem and the dealer told them it would cost around $1000 to fix. If
>> true, it sounds like replacement of the entire seat is required.
>> Anyone have any experience with these seat heater failures?
>

I had the same problem as you are. I have a '04. It cost me $300 at the
dealer to get fixed.

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