Is there such a thing as a heated car seat pad that will last a couple seasons instead of being warm as toast for about five minutes and then never working again ?
I am meaning the type that plugs into the cigarette lighter.
The wife picked out a really nice one on Amazon, lacking a few cents costing me sixty bucks --- for a single one - not a pair.
It had some really neat elastic straps and hooks and loops and Velcro and quick-buckle straps such that it wasn't going to be sliding around.
It was two-tone, grey and black, and perfectly matched her seats.
Once on the seat, it looked as if it was a permanent part of the seat.
She was tickled pink with it.
The next morning, cold as a well digger's ice, she turned it on and headed to work.
She said that within seconds she could feel the heat and it warmed up nicely --- for about five minutes; then, it cooled off and hasn't been anything but cold since.
I tried everything short of cutting the stitches and going inside and it just refused to work.
I boxed it up and sent it back to Amazon.
The ordeal reminded me of at least three more that had been around here for years; I don't remember them not working when they got put away for the summer; but, I couldn't get a bit of life out of any of them.
This last most recent one had a push-button switch that illuminated when the lighter plug had power; it had three heat selections and OFF; each press of the button would shift gears and change colors to indicate the selection.
During all my futile trouble-shooting, this lighted switch stayed lit and seemed to be functioning as it should.
One of the others was a really nice "Wagen" (I think) that I got at a Flying "J" by using my fuel points.
Usually, anything bought in a truck stop is of surprisingly good quality; however, I couldn't get a speck of warmth out of that one when I tested it the other day.
Is there such a thing as one of these that will work and last for a few years ?
Edited by BuckSkin - 06 Jan 2026 at 3:59pm
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