Ronnie Wallace

Having a problem with driver side heated only seat. Passenger side works fine. Button lights for a second then turns off. I thought it might be the bottom element, got a new one & same thing. With the heating element unplugged, same thing, light comes on for a second then turns off.
Looking for some suggestions. Thanks

rymax101

Replace the relay on the passenger kick panel. Or just swap it with the passenger one to troubleshoot and make sure it's the relay.
Do you hear the click when you turn it on?

Ronnie Wallace

No click. I'll check the relay.

Ronnie Wallace

Anyone know which fuse is for driver side heated seat? Owner's manual says #69 is for passenger heated seat, nothing for driver side.
If I disconnect #69, passenger side lights up for a second then off. Just like driver side.

rymax101

Maybe check this fuse. It is in the kick panel



But I don't see anything for the driver seat. Maybe just check all the fuses. I have a fuse checker, it makes quick work of finding bad fuses without having to pull them.

Ronnie Wallace

All the fuses I could check with probe light are good. Guess I'll have to check all the relays. It would be nice if they labelled the driver side like they did the passenger.

Ronnie Wallace

Thanks for the help rymax101. It was the heating element. When I first plugged it in, I had the truck on. It didn't work. All I had to do was restart truck & it started working.
It took 15 mins to replace element. Old element was charred & broken. Could've just respliced it, but already had the new one. $13.00.

rymax101

Ride on man. Glad you got it figured out.

Bigdgr

How do you access the heating element? Thanks

Tg0912

@Bigdgr when i replaced the heating element in my '11 i followed this video