[mofeen]

I just bought a 2014 Overland after selling my 2011. I am liking the new interior for the most part, but the heated seats seem to be a lot weaker in the 2014. They get warm, so they are working, but it is very subtle.

Anyone have this issue?

 

[bill_de]

On high mine gets too hot, but it takes around five minutes.



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[14 GC]

I just bought a 2014 Overland after selling my 2011. I am liking the new interior for the most part, but the heated seats seem to be a lot weaker in the 2014. They get warm, so they are working, but it is very subtle.

Anyone have this issue?

I agree. I don't have a prior Jeep to compare to, but the last 4 vehicles I have owned got warmer than my Summit, and they got warmer quicker. It's not that I think they are defective or anything, just weaker. Great thing is that the steering wheel heats up right away, and makes all the difference!

Cheers

 

[Laureljoke]

I agree. I don't have a prior Jeep to compare to, but the last 4 vehicles I have owned got warmer than my Summit, and they got warmer quicker. It's not that I think they are defective or anything, just weaker. Great thing is that the steering wheel heats up right away, and makes all the difference!

Cheers

Have a '14 Durango, and I agree completely with your comments about the heated seats AND the steering wheel.

 

[EJG5]

I have a 14 GC Overland, and agree completely. The seats get "warm", but take a long while to get there. I thought they weren't working at first. My wife's Acadia Denali seats heat up faster and are hotter than the Jeep's.

-Eric

 

[TurboRush]

Yeah I agree with those on the seats, wish they'd heat up faster...

But the Steering wheel, that is warm by the time I hit the end of my driveway, not sure I'll be able to go back to a car without one :thumbsup:

 

[760hacker]

Mine seem to be really hot sometimes and other times its like they are on low although the setting is on high. The same goes for the Steering wheel. I feel like they may be somehow integrated into the HVAC temp controls...

 

[GCLimited]

Some of you guys must wear thick pants or long coats...both my steering wheel and seats warm up fast. The drivers seat actually gets too hot after 5 minutes, and I have to bump it down to low.

 

[Zybane]

Yup, after about five minutes I have to turn seat heat from high to low.

 

[mfa81]

Some of you guys must wear thick pants or long coats...both my steering wheel and seats warm up fast. The drivers seat actually gets too hot after 5 minutes, and I have to bump it down to low.

I also have no complains about either the heated seats or steering wheel, both get pretty warm quickly

 

[David_Hart]

I love the heated steering wheel. Especially on the 16F days we have had in New England recently.

 

[jbjones85]

wheel and seats work quite well for me as well. I normally have to turn the seat from hi to low after a few minutes as I find it a little to warm for my liking. Note I typically only will have one a tshirt and a dress shirt or light sweater in the mornings (car is in the garage). The coat gets tossed in the passenger seat.

 

[HaydenHunter]

Seat seems to not do anything and then just when I am wondering whether it is broken (5+ minutes) it comes on like a freight train. Steering wheel gets hot fast. 2014 Limited.

 

[Tony407]

Compared to other cars I've owned with heated seats, the ones in my Jeep seem pretty weak to me. As others have noted though, the steering wheel gets quite hot.

Tony

 

[Chris02stNg]

Seem weak to me too, my last GM truck had much better heated seats IMO, I literally have a hard time telling if they are on most of the time. Same goes for the ventilation, pretty underwhelming...

 

[mofeen]

Just so odd because my 2011 seats were so much stronger. I have an appointment with the dealer in the next week or two. Will let you all know what they say.

 

[ChrisOC]

Vaginas, they're in this thread. Jk, but I too can say that my seats (12) don't get hot. Just warm. Then again...

 

[Wxchaser]

My seat heaters worked well yesterday on a 300 mile trip back home. It was annoying to have to keep cycling it back to high though after it would go into low mode. I was afraid that they would be weak from reading this thread and others, but it actually was comparable to my '12 GC. I was glad it worked pretty well. Steering wheel heated up faster than in my 12.

 

[MZ1115]

Mofeen, If this is any help, When I first got my 14 Summit I was experienced what I thought was weak heating. After running them they have improved dramatically to the point were I have to go to low and off.

The steering wheel has always been quick and very warm