2016 Toyota wife had aftermarket seat heaters installed by the dealer at purchase because she didn't want to upgrade to a higher trim package just to get the one feature she cared about. I think the sales guy cut her a "deal" for heated seats for an additional $400 or something like that.

I know they are aftermarket because OEM controls would be in the center console...

Instead, there's a three way rocker on the side of each front seat. As of two days ago, only the "low" setting works for drivers side.

There's an LED indicator for each setting: green for low, amber for high, no light when in the middle (off) position.. on the drivers side the amber light won't come on when in the high position and no heat at all. Low position works normally.

I know the electrics for these can be kind of complex. If it was a fuse I'd expect neither setting to work.

My hope is that an inexpensive 3-way rocker switch repairs the problem, but I may be completely wrong.

Any thoughts?



Edited by P. Briscoe at 10/7/2019 5:33:07 PM

• IHA mechanics help me: heated seat only works on "low." - P. Briscoe,  10-07-2019 17:13 (Views: 20; Replies: 16)
• Probably just a loose connection. Check the harness, see if there's any breaks. - Sydwyndir,  10-07-2019 19:00 (Views: 11)
• Have a multi-meter? - Bean,  10-07-2019 18:55 (Views: 9)
• I do. I might try swapping switches. Good idea. [nt] - P. Briscoe,  10-07-2019 18:58 (Views: 6)
• Never even heard of aftermarket seat heaters. Scares me a little [nt] - Paul,  10-07-2019 18:21 (Views: 9)
• it's not unheard of for a dealer to add aftermarket parts. - P. Briscoe,  10-07-2019 19:13 (Views: 11)
• Yeah the CF element may not catch fire - Paul,  10-07-2019 19:22 (Views: 12)
• I'll find out more when I contact the shop... - P. Briscoe,  10-07-2019 20:18 (Views: 18)
• Spend a week up here in the winter [nt] - pudds,  10-08-2019 13:13 (Views: 6)
• Heated seats are awfully nice to have with diesel. - Bean,  10-08-2019 12:29 (Views: 12)
• I hate when my car goes 15 minutes without heart. :) [nt] - P. Briscoe,  10-08-2019 13:02 (Views: 9)
• You have a Nissan, must happen 4 times an hour heyoooooo [nt] - Paul,  10-08-2019 13:31 (Views: 7)
• My truck has plenty of pep as long as I'm cool with 13 MPG. [nt] - P. Briscoe,  10-08-2019 13:47 (Views: 7)
• My first car with heated seats ('02 Mini) turned me on to them... - Paul,  10-08-2019 11:25 (Views: 12)
• just got a call from the aftermarket installer who put 'em in back in '15... - P. Briscoe,  10-08-2019 12:02 (Views: 10)
• Good call [nt] - Paul,  10-08-2019 12:33 (Views: 7)
• For sure. They just now replaced the switch. N/C. [nt] - P. Briscoe,  10-09-2019 10:29 (Views: 7)

 

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