Driver side heated seat not working

[Dadnali68]

Hello! So I'm having an issue with just my driver side heated seat. Vehicle is a 2011 Yukon XL Denali. I replaced the pigtail tail and relay under the passenger seat. Still nothing. I can hear the relay click, the lights on the door stay on, but no heat. Shop I took it to found a difference in the ohm readings on the seat fillements. Seat back had 13.1 ohms, seat bottom had 2.6 ohms. Is this an indication of a bad heating element? Where else should I trouble shoot? I hate being cold lol.

 

[petethepug]

Resistance should be similar but not that far off. It’s more than likely a heated mat with a broken contact.

If it’s the p/s seat the cushion is probably in good shape. If it’s the d/s look into replacing the bottom cushion foam while the upholstery is off.

You’ll need to get a diagnosis and an estimate for repair. The kind of estimate to where you don’t pay for labor or parts replaced if the shop doesn’t fix it.

Inexperienced shops may expect you to pay for a misdiagnosis and parts unnecessarily replaced.

There may also be an expectation that you continue to pay for their future recommendations to repair it. Set your expectations before the repairs begin. No repair, no pay.

 

[Dadnali68]

Resistance should be similar but not that far off. It’s more than likely a heated mat with a broken contact.

If it’s the p/s seat the cushion is probably in good shape. If it’s the d/s look into replacing the bottom cushion foam while the upholstery is off.

You’ll need to get a diagnosis and an estimate for repair. The kind of estimate to where you don’t pay for labor or parts replaced if the shop doesn’t fix it.

Inexperienced shops may expect you to pay for a misdiagnosis and parts unnecessarily replaced.

There may also be an expectation that you continue to pay for their future recommendations to repair it. Set your expectations before the repairs begin. No repair, no pay.

That's what I figured. I'm going to park the truck this spring to do some work to it. When I do I'll pull the seat and dig into it myself. I found some good how to videos on YouTube.