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seat heaters 850 1994

posted by  Kanada on  Mon Mar 15 08:02 CST 2004
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The driver side seat heater just quit on me on the weekend. what is the most probable cause of this? I checked the fuse and its fine, the mirrors still work. sAny advice would be appreciated. thanks K
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    seat heaters 850 1994

    posted by  GMech on  Tue Mar 23 12:18 CST 2004
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    Mine is a 94 as well. I just fixed mine yesterday.

    After i took out the seat, I fliped it over and found out there's one broken wire right at the plug where the thermostat is. There's 2 wires. One is Red/white and the other is red. It senses the temp to cut-out the power to the heating element when it gets too hot.

    It was a easy fix for me.

    Good luck.

    GMech








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    seat heaters 850 1994

    posted by  someone claiming to be bill on  Mon Mar 15 16:19 CST 2004 [RELATED]

    The recall covers 96 and 97 850 ONLY.








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    seat heaters 850 1994

    posted by  jmiked on  Mon Mar 15 10:35 CST 2004
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    1. Connector pulled off thermostat. Easy to fix.
    2. Wire broken on thermostat connector. Easy to fix.
    3. Heater element in seat has an open in circuit. $$$$$$$$








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      seat heaters 850 1994

      posted by  someone claiming to be Ronster on  Mon Mar 15 14:11 CST 2004 [RELATED]

      call Volvo, I believe they have a recall regarding heating seats. Call them to get the years the recall will cover. Don't pay a penny - get them to fix it!








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        seat heaters 850 1994

        posted by  fschertenl on  Mon Mar 15 14:51 CST 2004
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        I don't recommend this at all, if your seat heaters are working, even a little.
        The recall is a "fix" that will dumb down the seat heaters to remove the possibility of a fire occurring.
        After the recall, your seat heaters will throw so little heat you won't even notice it. Fred.







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