Driver side heated seat does not heat up when pushing the "on" button it lights up butshuts off imediately and the seat does not heat up. C

The heated seats are a luxury feature that heat the front seats. This provides maximum comfort for the driver and the front passenger. To turn on the heated seats, press the heated seat button, which is a picture of a seat. There are two of these buttons, and each are located on the center console. The button on the driver's side of the console controls the heat for the driver's seat, while the button on the passenger's side of the center console controls the heat for the passenger's seat. Pressing the heated seat button will turn the heated-seats onto their highest setting. Pressing the button a second time will lower the heated seats to their medium setting. Pressing the button a third time will result in the lowest setting. Pressing the button a fourth time will turn off the heated seats. There are three lights next to the heated seat buttons to indicate what setting the heated seats are on.
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The heated seats will only work when the engine is running.

The heating pad in the seat finally died.
My drivers side did the same thing but i havent gotten around to replacing it yet.
Ebay sells new heating pads if you want to replace it yourself.

The most common cause of this problem is that the drivers seat heater grid is open or burned out. That is based on 25 years as a Ford dealer technician.

Hi jkelley, I'm glad to help!

Usually in most cases when the heated seats quit working its the heated seat element that you sit on under the padding. Here's what I want you to do: Turn the key on then push the heated seat on button and see if it lights up. This is a quick test but not always an accurate test because the switch could still be working but the LED Light could be bad. BUT, in most cases this is a good test. If it lights up then its safe to say that its mostly likely the ELEMENT that's bad. Most of the time if you'll raise the seat cover you'll see that the element is burnt. Hope this helps and have an awesome day.

check plug under seat look for corrsived prongs in plug

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There is a drivers and passengers door/seat controll module. These have been failing a lot. dealers stock them now. The element in the seat can also be bad. I recommend taking it to the dealer as painfull as that may sound but they will diagnose it properly because they have to command it on and off with a scantool. Sorry for the bad news. The modules aren"t cheap and the element is difficult to replace. It is worth the 80.00 it will cost you to find out. Good luck

I am having exactly the same problem (also with 2007 Freestyle). The light comes on for a short time, and then goes off.

Check your fuses first. Then check to see if you have power to the box under seat. It should be about 3x3 and black I think. If you have power to the box change the box. To check use a test light. make sure the key is on and the button is pushed then probe the wires going to the box. Hope this helps you.

There appears to be a short in the element that heats the seat...need to get it checked out.