Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2004 10:52:20 -0500 From: ma_twain <ma_twainnopsamo.com> Subject: Re: Burnout seat-heating
Unless you live where it is cold all of the time, most heat seat elements to do burn out. The most common cause of the seat heater failure is mechanical - broken element or a connection issue. If the car was serviced before it stopped working, I would look for a connector that is loose or not connected at all. Once that is verified, assuming you have checked the fuse, see if current is reaching the connector. Then check the continuity of the element itself. A very common method of breaking the element is to kneel on the seat - it was not designed to take that much pressure on that small an area. Most peoples' bottoms are much bigger than their knee cap and distributes the weight over a much larger area. If you have a convertible, jumping up and down on the seats does not come recommended either. If you have kids you don't have to ask how this can happen. Lindetree wrote: > The heating of the driver seat of my Saab 9-3 Aero has been burn-out. > Who had a similar problem or can give me an answer on the next questions: > 1. Are there more malfunction known of a seat-heating from Saabs 9-3? > 2. Has there ever been fire by a malfunction of a seat-heating? > 3. Is the seat-heating on the passenger chair save? > 4. Is the malfunction a construction ore connection error? > 5. Has Saab given a recall? > Supplementary information: > Car type: Saab 9-3 2.0 Turbo S Automatic (Aero). > Manufactured: 2000. > Kilometres: 126.800 km. > > > Please send me a e-mail. > Hans Lindeboom > linds93nopsamet.nl > > >
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