Driver's Ventilated Seat - NOT WORKING!!!

biggjonn · 08-20-2020, 07:12 PM

FIRSTLY I'd like to apologize ..IF.. I am unaware and misinformed on this subject . . . here goes:

"Lethal" put up a VLOG about the ventilated seats and "ALPHA CAMARO" spoke about how the seats work intermittently. These comments took place in 2016 ... it is now 2020 and I haven't seen/heard anything related to a possible fix. Does anybody have any positive information related to the fix for this issue?? Please let me know. If there is a thread already in place, please direct me to it so I can get my seat working again . . . THANKS GUYS (& GIRLS)

17rsvert · 08-20-2020, 07:25 PM

Are you sure they aren't working? The airflow in mine is pretty anemic, and depending on the air temperature, seat temperature, and how hot I feel personally, sometimes I feel the cooling effect, other times not so much. I NEVER turned them on and thought, Wow! that's blowing too hard, I better turn that down a notch or two!

If your seats are working intermittently, sorry, I'm no help.

turbo2ltr · 08-20-2020, 07:30 PM

I put the gen5diy kit in my 1SS and yeah sometimes I feel it but most of the time I wonder if it's even on. Also noticed it seems to work less if you have the back of the bottom seat adjusted all the way down. It puts the fan air intake nearly touching the floor. I keep the floor vents on for the A/C to try and get some cool air in there.

PnCRedJwl2SS · 08-20-2020, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by biggjonn

FIRSTLY I'd like to apologize ..IF.. I am unaware and misinformed on this subject . . . here goes:

"Lethal" put up a VLOG about the ventilated seats and "ALPHA CAMARO" spoke about how the seats work intermittently. These comments took place in 2016 ... it is now 2020 and I haven't seen/heard anything related to a possible fix. Does anybody have any positive information related to the fix for this issue?? Please let me know. If there is a thread already in place, please direct me to it so I can get my seat working again . . . THANKS GUYS (& GIRLS)

THIS! If anyone knows how to improve the weak performance of the ventilated seats, I would love to hear it. I mean something innovative...not just, "make sure you have the floor vent setting turned on and A/C set to recycle interior air."

I can only tell that mine work because I can hear the fan. Can't say I really feel much (if any) "ventilation" 90 percent of the time.

It's my biggest disappointment with the car. Pretty much happy with everything else, so tough to complain.

turbo2ltr · 08-20-2020, 09:06 PM

Maybe fan upgrade is in order.

biggjonn · 08-20-2020, 09:29 PM

. . . . . to add: I weigh in at about 325 standing 6ft 4 (pretty big & heavy guy) supposedly,

my weight mashes down the seat material .. touching the fan and causing it not to spin / work properly . . . . . there WAS "mention" of a possible recall (or fix) BUT I haven't heard or seen a thing (so I was asking)

if for two seconds ... I thought ... that I could simply manufacture a spacer plate (moving fan away from seat bottom) I WOULD ... but I have checked (not thoroughly) in the Corvette .. SS .. Impala .. and this forum but no luck yet

maybe I will just remove the seat and start tinkering with some shyt

if I do, I'll post pics

Joshinator99 · 08-20-2020, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 17rsvert

Are you sure they aren't working? The airflow in mine is pretty anemic, and depending on the air temperature, seat temperature, and how hot I feel personally, sometimes I feel the cooling effect, other times not so much. I NEVER turned them on and thought, Wow! that's blowing too hard, I better turn that down a notch or two!
.

Totally agree. Maybe we need a voltage booster for the seat fans too?

CoeusAscended · 08-20-2020, 11:00 PM

If I sit too hard back on the seat I dont feel it at all. Great thought, but piss poor execution. Little pet peeve, along with having to hold down the button to close the sunroof. Always feel like a moron having to hold my finger in place.

lcd550 · 08-20-2020, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 17rsvert

Are you sure they aren't working? The airflow in mine is pretty anemic, and depending on the air temperature, seat temperature, and how hot I feel personally, sometimes I feel the cooling effect, other times not so much. I NEVER turned them on and thought, Wow! that's blowing too hard, I better turn that down a notch or two!

If your seats are working intermittently, sorry, I'm no help.

This! Coincidentally, I was going to do a forum search on this very subject.

I'm in SoCal, we are having a heatwave, and my car is in the parking lot at work. I get in and it's super hot. Turn the ventilated seats on and during my drive home I don't feel a damn bit of cooling.

I guess I'll have to check when the weather is cooler. If it's not working it's off to the dealer for warranty work.

Richard79 · 08-21-2020, 03:36 AM

I have the Recaro's in my 2018 SS and you can really feel the cooling when you turn it on. I don't know about the standard seats though.

jamala00 · 08-21-2020, 06:50 AM

I have the normal seats in my 2SS and I honestly have to turn the ventilated seats down when I used them. They are great... The air flow is awesome. Now we have ventilated seats in the Impala also and in that car the air flow is very weak.

AmericanMike · 08-21-2020, 07:09 AM

I have a 2017 vert and like to have the fan on to keep from sweating. However, it is hit and miss and as some posts state and depends on my sitting position I guess. I'm 6 feet 260lbs. I keep the fan on high and do feel it somewhat. Obviously it works so much better with the top up but when I blow the cold air on my ankles with the top down I do feel some relief even at 90mph.

Fraxum · 08-21-2020, 07:33 AM

While we are at it can we get the seat heater 1SS/LT1 REcaros working also? I only want to take my seats out once.

They are great seats even without heating and cooling.

SSport16 · 08-21-2020, 10:55 AM

My 2018 Equinox with ventilated seats work a lot better than the ones in my 2SS, I even have the floor vent button turned on to move some air down under on the floor and beneath the seats, which does help some, but the are definitely not as good as my Equinox ones.

08-20-2020, 07:12 PM	#1
biggjonn Drives: 2017 SS 50th Anniv #241 6M Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Southern Md Posts: 40	Driver's Ventilated Seat - NOT WORKING!!! FIRSTLY I'd like to apologize ..IF.. I am unaware and misinformed on this subject . . . here goes: "Lethal" put up a VLOG about the ventilated seats and "ALPHA CAMARO" spoke about how the seats work intermittently. These comments took place in 2016 ... it is now 2020 and I haven't seen/heard anything related to a possible fix. Does anybody have any positive information related to the fix for this issue?? Please let me know. If there is a thread already in place, please direct me to it so I can get my seat working again . . . THANKS GUYS (& GIRLS) __________________ 2017 Camaro SS 50th Anniv .. Stick.

08-20-2020, 07:30 PM	#3
turbo2ltr Drives: 2018 1SS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: AZ Posts: 160	I put the gen5diy kit in my 1SS and yeah sometimes I feel it but most of the time I wonder if it's even on. Also noticed it seems to work less if you have the back of the bottom seat adjusted all the way down. It puts the fan air intake nearly touching the floor. I keep the floor vents on for the A/C to try and get some cool air in there. __________________ 2018 1SS 1LE Hyper Blue

08-20-2020, 09:06 PM	#5
turbo2ltr Drives: 2018 1SS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: AZ Posts: 160	Maybe fan upgrade is in order. __________________ 2018 1SS 1LE Hyper Blue

08-20-2020, 09:29 PM	#6
biggjonn Drives: 2017 SS 50th Anniv #241 6M Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Southern Md Posts: 40	. . . . . to add: I weigh in at about 325 standing 6ft 4 (pretty big & heavy guy) supposedly, my weight mashes down the seat material .. touching the fan and causing it not to spin / work properly . . . . . there WAS "mention" of a possible recall (or fix) BUT I haven't heard or seen a thing (so I was asking) if for two seconds ... I thought ... that I could simply manufacture a spacer plate (moving fan away from seat bottom) I WOULD ... but I have checked (not thoroughly) in the Corvette .. SS .. Impala .. and this forum but no luck yet maybe I will just remove the seat and start tinkering with some shyt if I do, I'll post pics __________________ 2017 Camaro SS 50th Anniv .. Stick.

08-21-2020, 07:33 AM	#13
Fraxum Drives: a M6 LT1 ordered From Becky!!! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,520	While we are at it can we get the seat heater 1SS/LT1 REcaros working also? I only want to take my seats out once. They are great seats even without heating and cooling. __________________ "Democracy Dies in Darkness" My LT1 Keeper ..... ..... My Car Blog CarPlayList, a free App to build USB and Android Music drives.

08-20-2020, 07:25 PM	#2
17rsvert Drives: 2017 HBM 2LT RS Convertible V6 A8 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: NJ Posts: 654	Are you sure they aren't working? The airflow in mine is pretty anemic, and depending on the air temperature, seat temperature, and how hot I feel personally, sometimes I feel the cooling effect, other times not so much. I NEVER turned them on and thought, Wow! that's blowing too hard, I better turn that down a notch or two! If your seats are working intermittently, sorry, I'm no help.

08-20-2020, 11:00 PM	#8
CoeusAscended Drives: Chevrolet Camaro SS 2018 Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Sweden Posts: 102	If I sit too hard back on the seat I dont feel it at all. Great thought, but piss poor execution. Little pet peeve, along with having to hold down the button to close the sunroof. Always feel like a moron having to hold my finger in place.

08-21-2020, 03:36 AM	#10
Richard79 Drives: 2019 Camaro V8 Coupe (UK) 6 speed Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: UK Posts: 24	I have the Recaro's in my 2018 SS and you can really feel the cooling when you turn it on. I don't know about the standard seats though.

08-21-2020, 06:50 AM	#11
jamala00 Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Hyper Blue Metallic Join Date: May 2020 Location: WI Posts: 2,451	I have the normal seats in my 2SS and I honestly have to turn the ventilated seats down when I used them. They are great... The air flow is awesome. Now we have ventilated seats in the Impala also and in that car the air flow is very weak.

08-21-2020, 07:09 AM	#12
AmericanMike Drives: 2017 Camaro SS FIFTY Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: North Carolina Posts: 538	I have a 2017 vert and like to have the fan on to keep from sweating. However, it is hit and miss and as some posts state and depends on my sitting position I guess. I'm 6 feet 260lbs. I keep the fan on high and do feel it somewhat. Obviously it works so much better with the top up but when I blow the cold air on my ankles with the top down I do feel some relief even at 90mph.

08-21-2020, 10:55 AM	#14
SSport16 Drives: 2016 Garnet Red Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,435	My 2018 Equinox with ventilated seats work a lot better than the ones in my 2SS, I even have the floor vent button turned on to move some air down under on the floor and beneath the seats, which does help some, but the are definitely not as good as my Equinox ones. __________________ 2SS Camaro, Garnet Red, Adrenaline Red, NPP, MRC, A8, 5 Split Spoke Bright Silver Wheels (56W) 1100 Status - 7/24/15 (Ordered) 3800 Status - 10/13/15 (Built) 6000 Status - 12/22/15 (Delivered)

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