Steering wheel heat is weak

[Mavnificient]

Has anyone else had their Lariat steering wheel heat be weak? It starts off good but very quickly seems to "turn off" or be st a very low setting? I suppose I may need to get a heat gun and measure this as it is hard to quantify.

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[Carlitos_92]

No issues on my XLT Lux. I do know it shuts off eventually, but mine gets noticeably warm pretty quickly.

I believe the temp is adjustable in Forscan, but raising the setting might be masking an actual issue in the wheel.

And I hope you mean an IR thermometer and not a heat gun.

 

[SilverBullet2.0]

Has anyone else had their Lariat steering wheel heat be weak? It starts off good but very quickly seems to "turn off" or be st a very low setting? I suppose I may need to get a heat gun and measure this as it is hard to quantify.

I think ever since the coffee incident getting things too hot might be an issue for people.

 

[710-oil-614]

It warms up quickly and it goes back to just a warm steering wheel. It's not meant to be extremely warm.

 

[SilverBullet2.0]

Has anyone else had their Lariat steering wheel heat be weak? It starts off good but very quickly seems to "turn off" or be st a very low setting? I suppose I may need to get a heat gun and measure this as it is hard to quantify.

No issues on my XLT Lux. I do know it shuts off eventually, but mine gets noticeably warm pretty quickly.

I believe the temp is adjustable in Forscan, but raising the setting might be masking an actual issue in the wheel.

And I hope you mean an IR thermometer and not a heat gun.

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[Art Vandelay]

Has anyone else had their Lariat steering wheel heat be weak? It starts off good but very quickly seems to "turn off" or be st a very low setting? I suppose I may need to get a heat gun and measure this as it is hard to quantify.

It warms up quickly and it goes back to just a warm steering wheel. It's not meant to be extremely warm.

710-oil-614 is correct. I've had heating steering wheels in different cars going back to my 2002 Maxima which was one of the first cars to offer the feature. I remember my friends and family couldn't believe back then that the steering wheel was heated. Anyway, this how all of them have worked in the vehicles my wife and I have owned including Nissan's, Honda's, Ford's, Jeep's and Toyota's.

 

[dochawk]

I think ever since the coffee incident getting things too hot might be an issue for people.

On the other hand, it's quite difficult to put the steering wheel between your thighs, especially when the car is in motion. And even harder to remove the lid to spill it's contents . . .

$23 IR laser: reasonably accurate when I tested otherwise known temperatures.

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