heated seats burned a hole in my sweater
1/12/15, 08:01 PM
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1/16/15, 10:32 AM
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Has anyone had any issues with the heated seats in these cars? During this recent cold snap, I turned on my heated seats and it got really hot on my skin, to the point if burning my back. I turned off the seat and checked when I got to work and there is a nickel size burn hole on my seat! My sweater had singe marks where it had also gotten hot , almost to the point of combustion. This is a serious safety issue in my book!
This is the pic of said fire hazard.
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1/17/15, 09:49 PM
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Wow, there definitely has to be something amiss there! After 18 months or so of owning my '14, the only thing that has been more disappointing than the lackluster performance of the heaters in the seats (really, I gave up Recaros for THIS) is the slow speed of the windshield wipers!
For sure, as Deysha suggests, I would visit the dealer on this one!
For sure, as Deysha suggests, I would visit the dealer on this one!
1/18/15, 07:43 AM
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Ouch....defect for sure.
My late father always bought "practical" cars....not necessarily cheap, just basic rides with a few amenities. A year before he passed away he asked me to go with him to look at a new Taurus at a Ford/L-M dealer. He fell in love with a Lincoln LS instead that was on the floor but he didn't want to pull the trigger because it had heated seats.
He explained to the salesman (and me) that as a radio-gunner on a B17 in WWII the crew had to wear heated flight suits because the planes weren't pressurized. On one mission the heating element in his suit malfunctioned and it burned his **** over Berlin. He told us how he had to operate the radio and shoot at German planes in between electrical shocks to his butt. It was a really funny story, one that I'd never heard before, and he had me and the salesman ROLTF.
For that reason he refused to get the car so I suggested that the heated seats in the Lincoln be disconnected. That convinced him it would be OK, and he took delivery later that day.
My late father always bought "practical" cars....not necessarily cheap, just basic rides with a few amenities. A year before he passed away he asked me to go with him to look at a new Taurus at a Ford/L-M dealer. He fell in love with a Lincoln LS instead that was on the floor but he didn't want to pull the trigger because it had heated seats.
He explained to the salesman (and me) that as a radio-gunner on a B17 in WWII the crew had to wear heated flight suits because the planes weren't pressurized. On one mission the heating element in his suit malfunctioned and it burned his **** over Berlin. He told us how he had to operate the radio and shoot at German planes in between electrical shocks to his butt. It was a really funny story, one that I'd never heard before, and he had me and the salesman ROLTF.
For that reason he refused to get the car so I suggested that the heated seats in the Lincoln be disconnected. That convinced him it would be OK, and he took delivery later that day.
1/18/15, 09:12 PM
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Ouch....defect for sure.
My late father always bought "practical" cars....not necessarily cheap, just basic rides with a few amenities. A year before he passed away he asked me to go with him to look at a new Taurus at a Ford/L-M dealer. He fell in love with a Lincoln LS instead that was on the floor but he didn't want to pull the trigger because it had heated seats.
He explained to the salesman (and me) that as a radio-gunner on a B17 in WWII the crew had to wear heated flight suits because the planes weren't pressurized. On one mission the heating element in his suit malfunctioned and it burned his **** over Berlin. He told us how he had to operate the radio and shoot at German planes in between electrical shocks to his butt. It was a really funny story, one that I'd never heard before, and he had me and the salesman ROLTF.
For that reason he refused to get the car so I suggested that the heated seats in the Lincoln be disconnected. That convinced him it would be OK, and he took delivery later that day.
My late father always bought "practical" cars....not necessarily cheap, just basic rides with a few amenities. A year before he passed away he asked me to go with him to look at a new Taurus at a Ford/L-M dealer. He fell in love with a Lincoln LS instead that was on the floor but he didn't want to pull the trigger because it had heated seats.
He explained to the salesman (and me) that as a radio-gunner on a B17 in WWII the crew had to wear heated flight suits because the planes weren't pressurized. On one mission the heating element in his suit malfunctioned and it burned his **** over Berlin. He told us how he had to operate the radio and shoot at German planes in between electrical shocks to his butt. It was a really funny story, one that I'd never heard before, and he had me and the salesman ROLTF.
For that reason he refused to get the car so I suggested that the heated seats in the Lincoln be disconnected. That convinced him it would be OK, and he took delivery later that day.
3/18/15, 07:41 AM
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I'm actually starting to have the same problem! My drivers seat got so hot this morning that it felt like someone was poking a cigarette into my back, but I shut it off as soon as I smelled burning. I am completely out of factory 3/36k warranty so when I called my local Ford dealer they told me that I was out of luck and that I would have to pay to get it repaired...
My issue is that I feel that it's a safety issue that could start a fire if left unchecked, and after seeing your seat it kinda scares me...
My issue is that I feel that it's a safety issue that could start a fire if left unchecked, and after seeing your seat it kinda scares me...
3/18/15, 06:39 PM
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This thread name reminds me of a Weezer song... which in turn reminds me of my ex girlfriend ... which kind of makes me want to set myself on fire... anyway... back to the thread.
3/18/15, 08:43 PM
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3/24/15, 02:38 PM
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I just tried mine out for the first time. TOO HOT!!! The car had not even warmed up either.
I can still feel it.
Ditto for my Fiesta.
I usually turn them off before that.
Any easy way to disconnect them?
I can still feel it.
Ditto for my Fiesta.
I usually turn them off before that.
Any easy way to disconnect them?
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