kevin cody

It seams like my heated seats are only really heating up the back part and not the actual seat. Is anyone having similar problems? I think it was fine last year! thanks

giovanni

Yeah.....i am having the same problem......Just trying not to think about it...rather spend the money on mods.

scottiew

Your element is probably out

kevin cody

how do you fix that? I disconnected them when I changed radios, I do not know if that had anything to do with it!

VTEC11

Mine does the same thing.. The heating element is inside the seat.. Don't know how hard it is to replace..

Has anyone does this themselves??

markhorowitz

yes, I replaced them myself and posted very detailed step by step instructions. Do a search and you will find it.

VTEC11

did you replace the part? or are you the guy that fixed the existing heater coils...

markhorowitz

Fixed the coil - there is no difference, once fixed it's as good as new. Replacing the part is even easier, you just skip all the soldering stuff and the new one plugs in the back of the seat cushion. You still have to perform all of the diassembling of the seat and cushion.

BTW. I found a place that sells the element for 78 bucks. www.acuraparts.net

I have the reverse problem, my back doesn't heat up but I am too lazy to pull apart the seat back.

larryr20

please clarify this for me. Does the back of the seat (the upright section with the headrest) heat up as well as the part you sit on? I bought my TL used and I love the heated seats but my only complaint was that my lower back was cold. I have a 00' TL. This would be nice....

kevin cody

yes the whole lower back section heats up, mine gets very hot on the back! only on high though. Low does not really do much. I ned to fix the seat part but I am lazt in winter will end by the time I get to it!

BigPerm

I've had my car for 7 months and I always thought the seat was the only part that heated up. I always complained to myself that the back part should be heated too. Guess I'll be taking my car to the dealer. Should be under warranty, right?

Dave DC

The driver seat back heats as well as the seat bottom, but only the seat bottom heats on the passenger side. I don't know why they left out the element on the passenger seat back.

songoku

I had same problem with my seat. Driver side seat to be exact. I had my heating element replaced under warranty.

VTEC11

Do you have a direct link to that part for $78. I can't seem to find it on that website..

thanks

BLaCk Acc

daym they should have a recall on this, everyone got a prob wit it, lets start that petition lol

my driver side back doesnt work
and my passanger side, bottom doesnt work

Ianbiz3

its an @$$ warmer , it doesnt really warm everything else up

fsttyms1

mine hasnt worked since almost the day i bought the car. nut i dont use it so i dont care if it works or not

tazTL

according to the acura dealership when I was car shopping, they told me that the drivers back and seat heat up while only the seat heats up on the passenger side...not the back...dont know if this is true or not, its just what they told me...

TAZ

Deity42

This is because there is a sensor in the passenger seat back for the side air bag (senses when a little kid is there so it doesn't blow his head off or anything). You'll notice your air bag light go on the dash if you put a heavy breifcase in the seat or have a short friend who likes to lean forword. This sensor takes up the space where the heater would be, or possibly the heat would interfere with the sensor.

larryr20

I was waiting on the DMV inspection line and I checked the manual and sure as sh*t, its right in there. No heated back for the passenger side due to the side air bags!

It is going to be 9 for a high this week and now that I know it is supposed to work, thats all I'll be thinking about. I HATE when stuff doesnt work. You know I;ll be getting this fixed (do you think the'll put the feature my father-in-laws Jag has? When he puts his heated seats on, the steering wheel gets warm. Too cool)

shimbo519

hold up....this is news to me.....on the driver's side...the seat AND the lower back heat up??? only the back heats up for me....off to the dealership to get that ish fixed...

sc354

Mine has the same problem. As of right now, I find that the passenger seat works perfectly fine, it only heats the bottom part of the seat...which is normal, but my seatback on the driverside seat doesn't work. I also find that the butt part of the driver seat only heats the right side. The left never feels like it's getting heated up. Is it possible that the heated seat element moved?

what's up with acura's heated seat problem...fix this s*it once and for all!!!

kevin cody

IN the 99 the passenger back and @ss heats up becasue I do not think there are side airbags. Anyway all the 99+ TL's driver seat heats the @ss and back up! It is way to cold in Jersey, I could not even remote start my car it was so cold this morning. I had to freeze in the morning and gicve the car a littel crank to get it started!! Can't wait till summer time!

Aydin

My driver side doesn't even get hot anymore and my passenger side seems to be split in half.. only the left side of the seat gets hot???? anyone seen this before?:S

thumpy

My heated seats have not worked since I purchased the car (used > 3 years old at the time)
The dealer would not fix it then and the Honda Canada said "so said & too ****'n bad" !
Minus 20 in Toronto this week! Nice .. really Nice ..

Sterne Acura in Toronto Sucks!

dee diddy

driver seat = back + bottom heat
passenger seat = bottom heat only

if it's out, just bring it in to the dealer if you're still under warrantly. my driver seat bottom element broke and my dealer fixed it no questions asked.

NYDesi80

I dont feel that my driver side back portion heats up at all. Only the ass part heats up. For those of you's who have the back part heating up.. does it heat up as well as the ass part? I mean I can't see it not working since my car is only 4 months old. If that is the case.. i'll be off to the dealer.

kevin cody

Go to the dealer then. Back gets very hot along with the ass part!

dee diddy

my back part was getting WAY too warm while the ass part wasn't working. i told the dealer about it and they got the ass part working and adjusted down the heat on the back part.

john32

i got heated seats on back and bottom for passenger and driver

pianoman41

What year is your TL? They didn't put the side airbags in until 2002 (I think--it might have been 2001) so earlier models would have backs and bottoms for both seats.

Deity42

My 2000 model does indeed have side airbags.

john32

99 tl

pianoman41

That explains it. I don't think they had side airbags in 99. Or at least not the sensor for the passenger.

2001TL4KCdude

I just had mine replaced thru warranty. My seat heat was gone and the back had a little. They replaced both

Severin

Uh, 2K on have all had side airbags (it under the ruffly leather on the door panels). NO 2nd gen TL has Passenger side "back" heating elements, only butt.
If you do feel your back getting warm in the passenger seat, go see a doctor.

fast-tl

Severin, you're mistaken. The side air bags are in the side of the seat itself, not in the door. Check the side of the seat and you'll see the lavel for it. The ruffly leather is just for decoration.

Acur8TL

I had the same problem with the seat not heating up in my 99TL. There was a thread a couple of months with really good instructions on how to fix it yourself. I looked quickly but couldn't find it now but search and you should come across it. With the step by step instructions it only took about 45 minutes to fix the element. I did it in November of last year and it has been working perfectly ever since. Works great in the -25 C weather weve been having up here in Canada.

larryr20

I think this was it:

http://www.acura-tl.com/forum/showth...t=heated+seats

Acur8TL

Thats the one follow those and your seats should be as good as new. They were some great instructions...maybe should be posted in the DIY section?