Traveler0980 Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 New to this forum. I've completed a search on heated seats and I have not found anything that addresses my questions. When I try to turn on the drivers heated seat, there are 2 red leds that blink on the push button then go out. On the passenger seat they stay on while the seat is heating. In my research I've found that it might be a faulty connection, under the seat, where one pin goes bad. I'll check for that. However, I'm leaning to the fact that the heating element may be bad. I've found replacement heating elements for around $25.00. My questions are: 1) has anyone tried to replace their heating element ? If so do they have a procedure for removing the seat "skin"? 2) has anyone experienced a connection problem ? What was the fix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWRBB Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 I'd bet it's the element. You gotta pull the seat out and start disassembling it enough to where you can pull the skin off. It'll have hog rings so you'll have to remove those and re-install new ones when it goes back on. It's just a bunch of labor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler0980 Posted February 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Yeah, I figure it will be a day job once I have everything. Thanks for the reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWRBB Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 If the seat has airbags, disconnect the battery before you take it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candurin Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 If the seat has airbags, disconnect the battery before you take it out. Or... be a YouTube sensation! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler0980 Posted February 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 UPS delivered the heating elements this afternoon. Tomorrow is the day to do "battle" with the drivers seat. I'll take some pictures and post them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler0980 Posted February 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Went out to replace the heating element and after looking at the seat, I raised it to its highest position. I could see that there were 4 10mm bolts at each corner of the seat pan. Removed them and lifted the seat upwards to get at the wiring disconnects. Took about 20 minutes to remove the seat bottom. I did not have to take the entire seat out. I did unhook the battery, just as a precaution. Once the seat was out and on the bench the "shin" was removed. The creases of the seat held "velcro" tape that was glued to the foam . Carefully separate the "velcro". On the front seat crease there is a rod that clips into fasteners that are in the foam. These were a little tricky to undo, using a small screwdriver I opened the clips to free the rod holding the skin. Once the shin was removed I carefully removed the heating element without damaging the foam. Installed the new heating element, put the shin back on and mounted the seat to the pan. Mounted the seat to the seat frame after reconnecting the the wires, bolted the pan back on, reconnected the battery and wallah... everything worked as it should. Overall job took me right to the 2 hour mark. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barvic Posted February 12, 2018 Report Share Posted February 12, 2018 Good job, my 12 yo son at the time, and I replaced the elements on the drivers seat on our freestyle. Both seat and back were gone, about 3 hours as it was a nice teaching time. What is with ford elements? I replaced with dorman which seemed to be fine until we traded for the edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler0980 Posted February 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) I purchased Dorman elements but they were of the "universal" variety, not the Ford. They fit the same and had a little bigger heating area. They work just great. Purchased for $49.47, includes tax, for a pair from CarID.com. Now I've an extra, just in case. Edited February 13, 2018 by Traveler0980 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeCon Posted May 20, 2021 Report Share Posted May 20, 2021 On 2/6/2018 at 10:18 AM, IWRBB said: I'd bet it's the element. You gotta pull the seat out and start disassembling it enough to where you can pull the skin off. It'll have hog rings so you'll have to remove those and re-install new ones when it goes back on. It's just a bunch of labor. What was the part number fir the heating element? I need to order one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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