I have a 2005 Toyota Solara with 27,000 miles. The heated seats only come on for about 1 minute every 10 minutes. They also do not begin to heat until hot air starts to blow from the heater. I have tested 3 other Toyotas and they all started to heat within 20 seconds and all heated for 2 minutes every 2 minutes, or as soon as they started to cool, they began to heat again. Also, the battery was just replaced because it tested marginal. Could there be a loose wire somewhere? Is there any source that could affect both the battery and the heated seats? I don’t understand why my seats do not work as well as the other Toyotas I tried.
It is under warranty until Tuesday, but I have taken it to the dealer and they say there is nothing wrong with the seats because they do heat. I don’t think they heat like they should, and they obviously don’t heat like the other Toyotas I tried.