08rubie

so i have a 12 rubicon with heated seats and well even with it on max its awful its like luke warm never gets hott. The seats in my grand cherokee and every other jeep I've had get super hot to the point where i have to turn them off. even the back is just mehh a little warmer but thats about it. i took it to the dealer and they said its fine and within specs. what do i tell them or are the jks just awful and can't heat a seat at all..

terb

Get a heat gun and go look at a some new ones on the dealers lot and check the temperature of them and see if its the same as yours.

JerseyMark

Sounds like something is wrong. Mine gets too hot when i have them on high, I usually run it on low. I have cloth seats with thin seat covers if that makes a difference. With leather it might be cooler but still should get pretty hot.

08rubie

good plan.. ill go pick up one of those ir ones and test some others

08rubie

how long does it take for yours to get hot?

ronjenx

If you do the testing, please post the temperatures.

If you find it necessary to test the resistance on the seats, (if the dealer hasn't or won't), here are the numbers:

Seat bottom cushion element: 6.36 ohms to 2.97 ohms
Seat back cushion element: 6.36 ohms to 2.97 ohms

NOTE: When testing the heated seat elements for resistance, be certain to sit in the seat in question and move around the heating elements within the seat while testing. Moving the heating elements will help eliminate the possibility of an intermittent open in the element, which would only be evident in a certain position.

08rubie

wow thanks man ill post numbers if i get some

raycn

Mine didn't come with heated seats so I had the dealer install OEM in my 2012. They get very hot very fast.

mountainbikeguy

I have a 2012 with heated leather seats. On high they get very hot within about 2 minutes. I usually turn them down to low at that point and then they're perfect for the duration.

King Con

I have the same problem on my 2014 JKUR. They just don't seem to get very warm at all. My buddy says his get unbelievably hot. What is the difference? Let me know what you find out.