Comments on: Acura TL Seat Heater Fix

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:58:49 +0000

JUST FIXED IT! totally my mistake! to avoid this problem, when removing the side panel where the seat controls are, BOTH BLUE CONNECTORS GO TOGETHER WHEN RECONNECTING. the gray connector goes on the seat frame. ALL THESE PLUGS COULD BE SWITCHED AROUND AND THE MOTORS WONT WORK!!! Thank God for double checking! Thanks so much Josh for your step-by-step instructions!

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:49:31 +0000

Hi, just did the repair… great info! seat heater now works but the power seat doesnt. I called Acura dealer and they said an Acura diagnostic computer is needed to reset the motors. Called 2nd Acura dealer – they said it should work fine w/o dealer diagnostic. Doesnt sound like anyone else who tried this had any issues in this realm. I have the exact color/model/year as the car you used for the photos & video. Can anyone help??? Nearest Acura dealer is 2 hours away and seat is stuck in smallest-possible-seat-position so to take it anywhere i would have to tow it. HELP!!!

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:48:04 +0000

Wow ! Thank you so much for the information and especially the pictures. My wife’s but is now in heaven every day driving to work. She is so pleased. We purchased the car but the seat warmer never worked. Dealer told us it was going to be something ridiculous to fix it. I knew I could fix it myself. I pulled the seat out and got started doing some tests and thought “Hey I bet someone put some good information on the net about this problem” Never did I think someone would be so kind as to take the time to take so many pictures of the procedure! You are a great guy Josh, thank you so much again. I can’t believe one of the posts is sarcastic and another is downright rude. Those people suck, but you rock!

By: mark b.

mark b. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:35:55 +0000

Thanks Josh, easy fix for almost no money! Pictures were very helpful. Needle nose vice grips and needle nose pliers work if you don’t have hog ring pliers. Only caution note would be to have power off in vehicle before unplugging connectors(yellow wires) on seats with side bolster airbags. Thanks again for cheap easy repair.

By: jeffery schmidt

jeffery schmidt — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:05:37 +0000

many many thanks you have made my wife very happy after i did the repair
Thank you again
jeff

By: carl tessmann

carl tessmann — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:18:50 +0000

Thanks Josh you may have saved me alot of head scratching and agravation not to mention the posibility of damaging pieces of the seat as I attempted to get at the heater in my 2000tl. I recently bought it from a friend who lived in the south and said he had never ever used the seat heaters, it was possably accidently turned on high and left on long enough to burn out . I dont think it would have been defective from the time it was new. I will be checking the switch before I remove the seat. can you tell me how to access the back of the rocker switch?. thanks again. Carl T.

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:44:09 +0000

Great Info. Ours (2001) went out right after the warranty expired. I am going this route and will let you know how it works out. I am a retired mechanic and will advise on the knowledge level required.

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:06:14 +0000

thanks for the tip joe. i would buy one of those classy aftermarket seat heaters, but my power outlet is being used for my dashboard fan.

By: AcuraJoe

AcuraJoe — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:41:45 +0000

Jeesh, nice info but for $29 you can get a seat warmer. A warm butt when you drive? You sound like my wife. Grow a set will ya?

Note: if you are NOT a mechanic I would suggest you NOT attempt to do this procedure. You may end up really screwing something up, like other wires, your back, or your paint job.

By: jones

jones — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:44:39 +0000

Awesome tip… The illustrations really help me fix my seats in a short time! Thanks