How do I fix heated seats?

[draconianruler]

Not sure but maybe the heating element for a Escalade (Tahoe, Yukon) will work. I was amazed at how many shared parts the Escalade has with the Hummer.

[Hummdinger03]

The Result:

Wanted to post a follow-up in case anyone came across the same issue.

Had a mechanic look at the seats, followed the electrical trail, problem was the seat heating element. Due to use/wear, the elements had fried. With one seat not working, it prevents both front seats from working.

Stupid GM design: the heating element is integral to the leather seat. Can't buy a replacement element alone. A new leather seat cover is $600 from GM, and that's if you can find one (no longer produced).

I was able to find a scrap hummer with matching leather. Swapped the seat leathers = warm bum!

Cheers, J.

[MAC]

Hi, what do you mean seat leather? the whole seat ? or just the leather covers?

I have the exact same problem, 2 front seat, lights come on and goes off insatntly or after few seconds. Dealer said costs $7,000 to replace, I finally agreed but dealer later said no more parts available. Same story as above, one is broken, caused both to stopped working, back seats ok. I had the same original 2003 H2 since Oct 2002. Seat warmers worked fine for few years. All else work perfectly for almost 10 years 140,000 miles.

[Hummdinger03]

Seat leather= the leather that wraps the foam on the seat.

As I mentioned in my previous post, the heating element is integral (part of) the leather.

Good luck.

[[__--MUD--__]]

There is nothing magical about a heating element. I'm sure its sewen/glued/taped into the seat. I'd google aftermarket heated seat element. You just need the wire. May have to modify/eliminate the factory plug for what ever comes in the element.

http://www.heatedseatkits.com/heatedseatkits/index.html

Thread claims Napa carries a compatible aftermarket element-

http://www.chevytalk.org/fusionbb/sh...105a73dccd9a7/