r/firstworldproblems • u/princessdickworth • 7d ago

My driver's side heated seat quit working.

Not even a luxury car, but damn I didn't realize how much I missed it. I am one of those lucky idiots who purchased an extendend warranty through the dealership and it's about to pay itself off. Already had the AWD module fail.

It's been a week and a rough one, esp now that temperatures are dipping into the high 30's (F) where I live.

It would be 95⁰ and I'd still have it on because that heat felt soooo good on my back for my hour commute home with the AC blasting.

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u/Flock_Me_Amadeus 6d ago

MINE IS TOO HOT

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u/Fair-Huckleberry2187 7d ago

tell us what this car is. Id want to avoid a car with its AWD failing and Seat Heaters failing within the warranty period itself.

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u/princessdickworth 7d ago

It is a Ford Escape.

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u/Physical-Brush-7622 6d ago

does anyone know if this is common on this specific model bc i was thinking about getting one

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u/princessdickworth 6d ago

Mine is a 2020. It had a recall on the front driver/passenger doors and has a recall on the infotainment screen. 85k miles on it.

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u/SnooMacarons3689 6d ago

Wouldn’t hurt to see if there was a dedicated fuse

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u/ClassBShareHolder 2d ago

I went from a car with heated seats to one without. It had a small diesel engine, so heated seats were mandatory to stay warm when the temperature dipped well below freezing. I bought a heated seat pad that plugged into the cigarette lighter. Worked great. Sometimes too great. I’d just plug and unplug it when my bum got too hot. Worked until I eventually quit driving the car.

The car was too good a deal to pass up. Having to purchase auxiliary heat was a small, but necessary price to pay.

Now I also have a heated steering wheel. Years ago I had someone tell me they’d never buy a car without a heated steering wheel. Now I see why.

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u/princessdickworth 2d ago

Heated seats are such a game changer, I couldn't make it through the winter without mine.

Funny anecdote: My dad bought our first car with heated seats like 30 years ago. He went and picked up his mom and turned hers on. She had never been in a car with them, they were relatively new. After awhile she started to look uncomfortable as well as upset and turned to him and said "I think I just wet myself". She hadn't, it was the seat! She laughed so hard when my Dad explained it to her. I miss her laugh, it was so infectious.