Heated Seats issue: Updated**

[JTP]

Does anyone have issues with the heated seats? Mine don’t feel very warm at all. I know it’s summer but we loved our heated seats to keep our back warm early in the morning or on road trip. Planning to bring into a local dealership to have it check.

Updated: Brought my LC to local Toyota dealership. Service guy told me they have to order the ac controller board because it show that there was limited voltage. The part has been ordered but it’s on backorder.

Could you update us as fo whether this works? My dealer said it was “operating as designed” in a passive aggressive tone

 

[Kaliyat]

I seem to have the same issue with my heated seats. I purchased a 1958 with dealer installed leather seats (Katzkin leather). The seats look factory and I am happy with them ...except that the heated seats are emitting pitifully faint heat, even on full blast.

I am not sure if this is because:

A) the Toyota heating elements are weak (which would imply all Land Cruisers are effected)
B) the Katzkin leather is not perforated and may be thicker than OEM which could be causing the issue
C) I can't feel the heat because the ambient temperature is too high (its summer here in PA).

I fear the dealer may simply shrug this off. I invite others to weigh in.

I also got the dealer installed Katzkin leather! I love it. But I do wonder about whether my heated seats aren't as warm because of it. I can't really compare with when they were cloth because I got the leather done almost right away. They do warm, just not as hot as other vehicles I've driven with it. The heated steering wheel gets nice and toasty though.

 

[southernLC]

The heated seats work fine. The cooled seats, not so much. I also have a Bronco. You could fry an egg on those seats, but the steering wheel heat is almost none existent. The LC wheel heat works great.