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Im 99% sure my heated seats arent working due to a bad module. The module is around $60 with programming from the dealer, which I dont mind replacing but would rather not pay the dealer almost $400 in labor. Has anyone replaced the module themselves? 

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I've replaced the heated seat module in my car before. But I checked out some online tutorials and videos that break it down step by step to do it right. If you're comfortable with basic car maintenance and have some tools, you can save a good chunk on labor costs. Also, investing in a decent OBD-II scanner might be handy for resetting any codes after the replacement.

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3 hours ago, Niklasbraun said:

I've replaced the heated seat module in my car before. But I checked out some online tutorials and videos that break it down step by step to do it right. If you're comfortable with basic car maintenance and have some tools, you can save a good chunk on labor costs. Also, investing in a decent OBD-II scanner might be handy for resetting any codes after the replacement.

Thanks, Im pretty confident around vehicles. Just couldnt find much help on the youtube for this job

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Please post how that works out.

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5 hours ago, rav3 said:

Please post how that works out.

I'll update here when I get the part

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5 hours ago, newdude said:

Correct, no programming required.  

Good to know, one dealer says it needs to be programed but the other dealer says it dosent.

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Are you completely sure it's not the heated seat elements? Not sure where to ohm it out as I'm not completely sure where the connectors are but I had to do this for my motorcycle on the grips and seat. The seat checked fine but discovered one of the grips had an open circuit and needed to be replaced. I have seen a few threads that reported the 14 and 15 model years had quite a few problems with the heated seat elements developing  cracked/broken wiring.

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19 minutes ago, mikeyk101 said:

Are you completely sure it's not the heated seat elements? Not sure where to ohm it out as I'm not completely sure where the connectors are but I had to do this for my motorcycle on the grips and seat. The seat checked fine but discovered one of the grips had an open circuit and needed to be replaced. I have seen a few threads that reported the 14 and 15 model years had quite a few problems with the heated seat elements developing  cracked/broken wiring.

That could be possible but very unlikely that all 4 of the elements went bad at the same time. The way I understand it when a wire on an element breaks just that element stops working. The module is cheaper than diagnosing at the dealer. If it works with a new module than it only costs me around $30 to fix it, if the new module dosent fix it than it costs me $30 to diagnose the problem.

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to replace the module the correct way you have to remove the seat cushion , the screws go from the top down into the module. thats why the labour is so much, i would unplug the old one and plug in the new one and see if it corrects your problem, if it does then zip tie it to the old one. the module is under the passenger seat

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On 1/21/2024 at 8:46 AM, silveradosid said:

to replace the module the correct way you have to remove the seat cushion , the screws go from the top down into the module. thats why the labour is so much, i would unplug the old one and plug in the new one and see if it corrects your problem, if it does then zip tie it to the old one. the module is under the passenger seat

Gotcha, as much as I like to do the things correctly I'll probably do this. After all it is a work truck

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7 hours ago, silveradosid said:

let me know if it works

I'll update here when to parts come in and I have time to screw with it

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On 1/21/2024 at 8:46 AM, silveradosid said:

to replace the module the correct way you have to remove the seat cushion , the screws go from the top down into the module. thats why the labour is so much, i would unplug the old one and plug in the new one and see if it corrects your problem, if it does then zip tie it to the old one. the module is under the passenger seat

Got the part in today but cannot find it under the pass seat, no wires running up to the cushions. My truck does have the cooled seats which ive seen that possibly the heat module is in the blower assembly in the back of the seat. Anyone know where this module could be if ist not under the pass seat? I love the hell out of the truck most of the time, but have found more and more often I want to park it in the middle of the field and set it on fire and go buy an 05 WT without all the computer BS they are shoving into vehicles these days

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