Passenger seat back not heated ? ? Why!
10-10-2010, 08:47 PM
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Passenger seat back not heated ? ? Why!
Okay... my 2007 TLS no heat in the passenger seat back and now my 2010 TSX no heat in the seat back ? ? WTF ACURA!! BMW, AUDI etc... all heat their passenger seat backs!! I know...I know.. the Airbag module is in it! WTF! Why ? ? ? This needs corrected!! 
Think about it... Acura is a huh? Luxury brand and they can't even figure out how to put the airbag module somewhere else so the passenger seat back is heated!! Sorry guys had to vent! My buddy has a BMW 335i and has been rippin' on my Acuras this weekend! Argh! 
Think about it... Acura is a huh? Luxury brand and they can't even figure out how to put the airbag module somewhere else so the passenger seat back is heated!! Sorry guys had to vent! My buddy has a BMW 335i and has been rippin' on my Acuras this weekend! Argh!
10-10-2010, 09:08 PM
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TSXKid... You're Right sorry forgot to add the "PUSHBUTTON START" to the list!! THANKS for adding that one!!! Hell even KIA has it!!! ARGH!!!!!!!!
10-10-2010, 09:13 PM
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Acura gives up being super sporty to be luxury and frankly they suck at it. Either get back to what you did good or get good at what you're doing now Acura... haha.
10-10-2010, 10:23 PM
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10-10-2010, 10:49 PM
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That has to be about the one thing I really don't like about the TSX. Seat passenger seat back does not heat and what does heat,takes WAY time then any other car I've been in that has heated seats.
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10-11-2010, 11:20 AM
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it's a car-drive it
Yes-there are things I would love my tsx to have but overall I am very pleased with my 06 with almost 114,000 problem free miles. The maintenance costs have been very reasonable and I have all the service done by a acura dealer I trust. I personally think bmw's are overrated.
10-11-2010, 12:25 PM
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I have been bitching to Acura about this for years. All their products are like this and I assume that the models that offer cooled seats along with heated seats are the same way, no cooling on the passenger front seat back.
Every other company and his mother is able to make both the butt and back cushions heat/cool but Acura. Can't believe vehicles as expensive as these are missing something that simple. I notice more than the next person b/c I've had 3 low back surgeries and I need the heat often and its stinks when sitting as a passenger.
I don't know when Acura is going to get off their cloud and finally do something about it. They gave me the BS that "we can't put a heating element there b/c of the air bag sensor"
I told them right to their face that was a bunch of lazy BS and that all the other makes have the exact same thing and don't seem to have a problem putting heating/cooling elements in the passenger front seat back. Just laziness.
Every other company and his mother is able to make both the butt and back cushions heat/cool but Acura. Can't believe vehicles as expensive as these are missing something that simple. I notice more than the next person b/c I've had 3 low back surgeries and I need the heat often and its stinks when sitting as a passenger.
I don't know when Acura is going to get off their cloud and finally do something about it. They gave me the BS that "we can't put a heating element there b/c of the air bag sensor"
I told them right to their face that was a bunch of lazy BS and that all the other makes have the exact same thing and don't seem to have a problem putting heating/cooling elements in the passenger front seat back. Just laziness.
10-11-2010, 02:35 PM
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Thanks everybody for all your comments! I FEEL BETTER NOW!!!! NOW ACURA FIX THAT DAMN PASSENGER SEAT BACK AND GET IT HEATED!!!! OH... and PUSH BUTTON START!!!!!
10-11-2010, 02:41 PM
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Push button start is lame; it's just another feature that can break more easily vs. a standard turn-key ignition. As for heated seats in the back, one shouldn't expect to have this as a standard feature (let alone an option) in a $30,000-ish priced car. Those types of options are typically reserved for cars in the $37.5 - $50k range
You want heated seats? Buy a BMW or Audi and quit your bitching on this forum.
You want heated seats? Buy a BMW or Audi and quit your bitching on this forum.
10-11-2010, 02:58 PM
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Most excellent, my '97 TL is more luxurious than all of yours put together since it has heating surfaces on the back and butt on both seats!
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10-11-2010, 03:01 PM
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Buy an Audi or BMW for heated seat backs?? My sister's 2009 Jetta has both seat and back heaters... my brother's 2009 Subaru Legacy also has heated seats and backs. Both of which were under $26k. Hell, my sister's 2003 Mercury Mountaineer has heated seats and backs. Pretty sure those options are not just reserved for cars in the $37.5 - $50k range...
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10-11-2010, 03:42 PM
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Push button start is lame; it's just another feature that can break more easily vs. a standard turn-key ignition. As for heated seats in the back, one shouldn't expect to have this as a standard feature (let alone an option) in a $30,000-ish priced car. Those types of options are typically reserved for cars in the $37.5 - $50k range
You want heated seats? Buy a BMW or Audi and quit your bitching on this forum.
You want heated seats? Buy a BMW or Audi and quit your bitching on this forum.
10-11-2010, 05:06 PM
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haha I can't believe some of you guys are griping about a heated back on the passenger front seat. Who cares! Aren't you guys the drivers? Our drivers seat has a heated back. That is what is important to me. I guess that is the passengers problem now isn't it?
10-11-2010, 06:27 PM
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Have a couple back surgeries and you'll realize how important it is! Just b/c its not important to you doesn't mean its not for somebody else and their situation. Be a little more considerate.
10-11-2010, 07:14 PM
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Interesting how the front passenger side seat back became the back seat... anyway, there's no point in complaining now, because you have what you have. Even if Acura "corrects" the issue, your car won't be getting it.
If Mr. BMW rags on you too much, just tell him you got nearly the same features for a lot less $$$.
If Mr. BMW rags on you too much, just tell him you got nearly the same features for a lot less $$$.
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10-11-2010, 07:45 PM
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Interesting how the front passenger side seat back became the back seat... anyway, there's no point in complaining now, because you have what you have. Even if Acura "corrects" the issue, your car won't be getting it.
If Mr. BMW rags on you too much, just tell him you got nearly the same features for a lot less $$$.
If Mr. BMW rags on you too much, just tell him you got nearly the same features for a lot less $$$.
But your right, you learn to live with it and when I'm in my Acura I try to drive it as much as I can so I get all the heat!!
10-12-2010, 10:14 AM
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I guess none of you have a girlfriend, spouse, family member, grown kids, or anybody who might be driving the car and your sitting as a passenger
Have a couple back surgeries and you'll realize how important it is! Just b/c its not important to you doesn't mean its not for somebody else and their situation. Be a little more considerate.
Have a couple back surgeries and you'll realize how important it is! Just b/c its not important to you doesn't mean its not for somebody else and their situation. Be a little more considerate.
10-12-2010, 12:16 PM
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Waaaahhhhh...the back of my seat doesn't heat up!!!!!
I've driven 21 years in cars that don't have heated seats. No biggie. Just man up.
I can understanding complaining if your car doesn't have heat or a/c. Heated seats are a luxury item. They aren't crucial. What happens if you can't afford a car with heated seats? Just man up and deal with it.
Yeah...so a Hyundai has better heated seats than our Acura. Then go buy that next time. Sheesh.
Nobody forced you to buy your Acura. DANG.
I like my Acura...even without the heated seat back.
I've driven 21 years in cars that don't have heated seats. No biggie. Just man up.
I can understanding complaining if your car doesn't have heat or a/c. Heated seats are a luxury item. They aren't crucial. What happens if you can't afford a car with heated seats? Just man up and deal with it.
Yeah...so a Hyundai has better heated seats than our Acura. Then go buy that next time. Sheesh.
Nobody forced you to buy your Acura. DANG.
I like my Acura...even without the heated seat back.
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10-12-2010, 12:48 PM
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Altima, Camry, Maxima, G25, IS, Fusion, etc all have heated seat backs and some of those cars are in the $20k's and low $30k so your reasoning is a bunch of BS. Hell, a Hyundai Sonata at $28k not only has heated front seat (butt and back, plus rear heated seats. Absolutely ridiculous you can get that in a Hyundai but not a Acura. Quit making excuses!
Quit whining and do one of two things:
1.) Get rid of your car
2.) Move to a place where temperatures are more moderate
Like others have mentioned, you're not sitting back there, so why bother complaining? I have severe back problems too but that argument is completely irrelevant if you're the primary driver.
10-12-2010, 01:41 PM
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Someone has a massive case of buyer's remorse...
Quit whining and do one of two things:
1.) Get rid of your car
2.) Move to a place where temperatures are more moderate
Like others have mentioned, you're not sitting back there, so why bother complaining? I have severe back problems too but that argument is completely irrelevant if you're the primary driver.
Quit whining and do one of two things:
1.) Get rid of your car
2.) Move to a place where temperatures are more moderate
Like others have mentioned, you're not sitting back there, so why bother complaining? I have severe back problems too but that argument is completely irrelevant if you're the primary driver.
1) I don't have the money to sell my car and buy another one
2) I have the same amount of back and leg pain in July that I do in January so moving to a warmer climate is pointless
If you don't care, then thats fine, some of us do. I just find it odd, that a luxury company like Acura can't figure out the engineering to do this, when this suppose not necessary luxury feature is offered in cheaper, non-luxury vehicles.
Please, don't give me the I have back problems too. Have you had 3 surgeries?, have you had your spine fused?, have you had permanent damage to the nerve in your back and leg causing you pain for more than 10 minutes of driving?, huh? Give me a break. Don't try to compare your problems to mine!
Mine your own business and stop making comments about a person's situation who you know nothing about!
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10-12-2010, 01:48 PM
#29
LOL 
What should I say?
The spoil of consumer or the consumer's requirement?
Just 20 years ago, I drove an Accord with no ABS, no airbag, no power windows, no traction control, no ..... of this and no ...... of that.
Funny thing that nowadays, drivers overact (or I would say jump up and down) for a missing feature such "keyless button"
Imaging 20 years from now, I bet there are people complaining "why on earth do I have to use my hand to steer, why can't it have that feature"
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE IT.
What should I say?
The spoil of consumer or the consumer's requirement?
Just 20 years ago, I drove an Accord with no ABS, no airbag, no power windows, no traction control, no ..... of this and no ...... of that.
Funny thing that nowadays, drivers overact (or I would say jump up and down) for a missing feature such "keyless button"
Imaging 20 years from now, I bet there are people complaining "why on earth do I have to use my hand to steer, why can't it have that feature"
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE IT.
10-12-2010, 02:54 PM
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You guys forgot to add a few things (But then again I didn't read through the whole thread yet lol)
But our cars don't have LED third brake light, LED taillights, and all 4 windows auto up/down. which Camry has them all for under 20k?
Volkswagen Jetta has rear AC vents, and our car doesn't have that either? Jetta's new starting price is under 16k these days.
Dudes, even CIVICS has LED taillights these days....
But our cars don't have LED third brake light, LED taillights, and all 4 windows auto up/down. which Camry has them all for under 20k?
Volkswagen Jetta has rear AC vents, and our car doesn't have that either? Jetta's new starting price is under 16k these days.
Dudes, even CIVICS has LED taillights these days....
10-12-2010, 03:02 PM
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You guys forgot to add a few things (But then again I didn't read through the whole thread yet lol)
But our cars don't have LED third brake light, LED taillights, and all 4 windows auto up/down. which Camry has them all for under 20k?
Volkswagen Jetta has rear AC vents, and our car doesn't have that either? Jetta's new starting price is under 16k these days.
Dudes, even CIVICS has LED taillights these days....
But our cars don't have LED third brake light, LED taillights, and all 4 windows auto up/down. which Camry has them all for under 20k?
Volkswagen Jetta has rear AC vents, and our car doesn't have that either? Jetta's new starting price is under 16k these days.
Dudes, even CIVICS has LED taillights these days....
DANG...that's it. I'm dumping my Acura today!!!! Piece of junk!!!!
10-12-2010, 03:19 PM
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It would be nice if Acura lowered the MSRP on their cars across the board, and offered more individual ooptions though....
From what I've gathered, Acura tries to cram many "standard" features into their cars, but the problem is, while these features work okay, they are definitely not "great". Why not charge individually for them and really make them to be great at what they are suppose to do.......
10-12-2010, 03:55 PM
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All you guys complain about what this guy is saying but he is not wrong. So your bitching about his bitching.
I love the people that complain and then when someone else does, they are over reacting.
I love the people that complain and then when someone else does, they are over reacting.
10-12-2010, 06:28 PM
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Not a good example because one is standard on every car with heated seat and the other is an expensive OPTION on very few cars! See the difference, I'm sure in the middle of a dessert this will not matter either way about heat in a seat but thanks for playing anyway.
10-12-2010, 07:59 PM
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10-12-2010, 09:44 PM
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It is odd that Acura can't heat the back of their seat when just about everyone else does. My car isn't THAT much safer than the competition that I can't have a heated back. I'm sure technology has progressed to where we can do such things. I agree. Its silly not to heat it regardless of the engineering reason.
10-13-2010, 07:45 AM
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Listen, I have a special situation that most people don't have, so I can understand how many people don't find the lack of a passenger front seat back to be that big of a deal. It's a small feature lack that for the majority is not a deal breaker. I like the rest of the car personally. Would it be nice to have cooled seats and other luxury features, sure but its not a necessity. For the most part, I've still been able to enjoy my TL and the TSX loaners I have had. If I sit as a passenger though I just load up on the pain meds and I can compensate.