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Bloody hell!!!! That is a bloody big job!!! Haha, well done on doing the tut and getting it sorted...no way in hell I'm doing this with mine haha...would sooner buy a new seat than do all that :P. Not that I'm lazy, I just don't trust myself and without a garage and also needing my car to get to work, I couldn't be without it if anything went wrong
Just join the forum as was looking for a solution to the problem of the heated seat cutting off, mine has just started doing it, and it's the same as other's on the forum, it's the drivers side. Glad I found this forum as might try changing the connector, do not know if I would attempt the pad change. Was pretty impressed with the how to that was posted best I have seen.
try the connector first as this is the route cause of the problem
and that will need to be done either way to stop it recurring in the future
then if that does not solve the problem then the heater pad is the next step
if you have any warranty take the car back and let them know this is a know problem
and you want it fixed if you have no warranty your on your own with this fix
but the good news is it does work and will not happen again when it is done
Can confirm warranty best option if you have it, I have just had mine done 3 weeks ago and its working perfectly now. Would have cost £350 otherwise from the dealer....
(12:th-Nov-2015, 19:04:21)tucpal Wrote: try the connector first as this is the route cause of the problem
and that will need to be done either way to stop it recurring in the future
then if that does not solve the problem then the heater pad is the next step
if you have any warranty take the car back and let them know this is a know problem
and you want it fixed if you have no warranty your on your own with this fix
but the good news is it does work and will not happen again when it is done
(12:th-Nov-2015, 19:04:21)tucpal Wrote: try the connector first as this is the route cause of the problem
and that will need to be done either way to stop it recurring in the future
then if that does not solve the problem then the heater pad is the next step
if you have any warranty take the car back and let them know this is a know problem
and you want it fixed if you have no warranty your on your own with this fix
but the good news is it does work and will not happen again when it is done
Might sound a stupid question but if I try changing the connector does the battery need to be disconnected, or can it be done without disconnecting it.
I've been plagued with my drivers seat heating problems for three years roughly, having been back to the dealers a few times. They replaced parts galore for me and worked for a while but now it cuts out within a minute. After that, no matter how far I drive, I am turning it back on every two minutes. You can hear a 'click' under the drivers seat and then you watch the heated seat button on the dash to go off within two seconds. I am sick to the back teeth of it.
Anyway, my point is this (and not wanting to sound picky here by the way)....there was no mention of the heated seat contrl module being faulty in your how to guide. Can we 100% rule that out as being the faulty part?
Fantastic write up and pics by the way!
Cheers, Graham
When mine was done under warranty vauxhall replaced both pads,and the module. Only problem I find no is there seem to be no safety cut off and the seat will just get hotter and hotter.
such an odd issue! luckily mine isn't TOO bad...on full heat it cuts off after about 4 mins but then I can press it again and it will then last another 4 mins...if I select a lower heat level though it will stay on forever.
24:th-Nov-2015, 21:18:40 (This post was last modified: 24:th-Nov-2015, 21:20:05 by tucpal.)
i really only have the heated seat now on setting no3 till the seat gets hot
then i turn it down to no2 or off as leaving it on setting no3 all the time will only lead to problems
on the astra j before i did the fix i am sure the problem starts with excessive use of setting no3 on constant or for long periods of time
then the heater pad just over heats as rusty says there seems to be no heater pad temp control at all on setting no3
i had no problems after the fix at all but i did alter how i use the heater controls as well
and i still do with the insignia setting no3 to get the seat hot then turn it down to setting no2
or setting no1 this should prolong the life of the heater pads.
it looks harder than it is it just takes i bit off time but just take your time and follow the how to and you will be fine
looking forward to seeing what you have got
a great find, and how to, and it will help a lot of people
can i ask something about the connector? you write that it is the main cause of the malfunction
and i would like you to tell me if possible (and if you know) is it the connector it self? or the wires? what i mean if i keep
the existing connector and change the wires and pins with new one will it work? or do i have to change all of it?
thank you for the reply
postscript
i am not a car electrician i only want to help friend who has the same problem
(31:st-Jan-2016, 12:33:31)tucpal Wrote: gm part number GM 13442703
yes i did see the part number at the beginning of the thread but the question is
if we do not buy the replacement from opel can we use the same plastic connector of the car
and just replace pins and cables with new ones?
will this work? or not?
is the new plastic connector some how different from the old one?
I had mine done under warranty 3 months back. The problem has started again but only worse. When I press the button for the seats it will turn off after a minute.
Sick and tired of this now and VX should address this issue as a lot of users are having problems
I have had the matts replaced last year and the issue has come back for me. I had to pay aswell, yet they will not do anything unless i pay more and fit it yet again.
(25:th-Feb-2016, 10:42:34)Lewis6317 Wrote: I have had the matts replaced last year and the issue has come back for me. I had to pay aswell, yet they will not do anything unless i pay more and fit it yet again.
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Seems like an issue with most users. Vauxhall need to sort it out as this is clearly a problem for all. I bought the car purely for the leather seats as they were heated but I cannot use them as intended
there seems to be a lot of confusion with the dealers on this fix
they should start at the curse of the fault first the plug then the fix the mat
my fix did last a good year and was still working fine when i sold the car on
if they just replace the mat the problem may or will happen again
but that said it is very poor design fault after all so they should just man up and get them all redone
(25:th-Feb-2016, 16:01:54)tucpal Wrote: there seems to be a lot of confusion with the dealers on this fix
they should start at the curse of the fault first the plug then the fix the mat
my fix did last a good year and was still working fine when i sold the car on
if they just replace the mat the problem may or will happen again
but that said it is very poor design fault after all so they should just man up and get them all redone
That's manufacturers for you. They don't want to get anything done unless their hand is forced!
I followed the above guide and have to say it to be absolutely spot on after much mulling over whether or not to do it or not. Took around 4 hours to replace the bottom seat pad but I did take things easy so as not to damage anything. After all that, it turned out to be the bloomin' connector (after spending £109 on the seat pad) as I was convinced this had been replaced by VX twice before while under warranty. The connector cost me £45 from Arnold Clark VX at Northwich and after 20 minutes driving the heated seat has stayed on (not done this for moons). A 90 miles round trip tomorrow should confirm everything is OK but I'm confident. Great write up by Tucpal and saved me a wallet full of cash by not going to the stealership.
4:th-Apr-2016, 18:33:20 (This post was last modified: 4:th-Apr-2016, 18:39:00 by sheppy1.)
How do you replace the connector mate?! I'll try that to see if it fixes mine
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Never mind I'm thick and didn't read the tutorial! Ha. So did you just cut the connector off and replace with a new one?
Sheppy, I've pm'd you but if you follow the above 'how to' then its easy enough once you get your head under the seat and strip back some loom tape. The hardest part is to loosen the (T55 I think) 2 Torx bolts holding the seat to the floor. I snapped 2 socket adapters in the process.
The plot thickens!!! According to the DTC codes definitions that @rusty2009 posted on here, the error I get is for the passenger heated seat (of which I don't have):
Passenger Heated Seat Cushion Temperature Sensor Signal B2170 02 B2170 05 B2170 05 B2345 13