Getting old sucks...

[06 H3]

Not me, but squeaky! lol When people get old that sucks too...

I have 2 things that have occurred probably due to age and one due to carelessness from a friend, sibling or one of the dogs.

#1 My heat seats stopped working, has that ever happened to any of you? The truck is 7 now so do the actual heater things in the seat go bad? Fuse? bad switch? Whats common here?

#2 Whenever I get really low on fuel I go to fill it up when I start it, the gas gauge goes up to full then drops down to empty and then slowly goes back up over the course of a few minutes. After it does that its fine, It doesnt happen every time either...but only when I am really low on fuel. It happened before I dropped the tank before the spring over so I doubt it was from dropping the tank.

#3 This is the carelessness one. The rear passenger window switch broke...

I didnt wanna make 3 different threads so I will just post up all three and future age problems here. While its getting old I plan on fixing all these things to keep it in good shape!

 

[Hunner]

Check this guy out for some parts. I have lots of items I stock piled from him.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/jeffdb211/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25

 

[alrock]

If both seat heaters are broken I would look at a fuse though remember the passenger one is only activated with someone sitting in it. I believe the heaters are in the seat cover itself and a broken wiire in the seat would cause the failure and would require a new seat cover. Not 100% on this by any means.

As for parts, Wayne Auto Parts has some decent prices on used parts.

 

[3Hummers]

Yes Chris, getting old sucks.

 

[4speedfunk]

I worked on an 06 H3 yesterday, that had a seat heater switch problem. The owner complained that every time she got in or out...the seat heater would activate. It was basically "on" all the time until she shut it off. I took a long look at it and noticed that the rocker switch was being rocked from the backside (by the seat foam) whenever you got in or out. This struck me as very strange, and I suggested moving the switch to the console, or possibly replacing it with something like a toggle switch. Anyway...I could see where constant use of the seat heater could cause it to eventually fail. You might make sure its not getting turned on all the time.

The fuel tank thing is very weird...sounds like the HAL-2000 might have something to do with that.

Window switch? Cake....$5.00 fix. BTW...my dog once stood on my switch to the point that it quit working. After I shut the car off and re-started it...the window worked again. I think she just over-heated the window motor or something, and it reset itself. The switch was fine, and it has been okay since. Installing the cargo platform solved the problem because now my dog has a nice flat area to stand on, instead of a sloping, slick, plastic seat-back.




Of course you've heard of the seven year itch? (SAS) :wink:

 

[MTUH3]

Typically the seat heaters are laid on the foam pad, some times glued, most of the time not. The trim cover will then be hogringed to the wires, the heater pad often uses those same hogrings to stay in place. Popping off the shide shield and undoing the Jclips you should be able to snip the hog rings and role the cover back. You can get hogring pliers and hogrings at a lot of auto stores to reinstall. It should be obvious if one of the heater wires is broken on the bad. I would start with the switches and fuses first, then check the pad as the last option.

 

[06 H3]

Thanks guys! I start with the fuses for the heat seats and order a new switch.

Cj what's a HAL 2000?

 

[3rdH3]

Thanks guys! I start with the fuses for the heat seats and order a new switch.

Cj what's a HAL 2000?

Now you are showing your age...young that is. Google it.

 

[Hunner]

Ha ha "Dave that function is not allowed" "This is in the best interest of the mission" (2001 A Space Odyssey) the future is here now.

Aging is better than the alternative, did I quote Nugget again? I fergit "adventure before dementia" I can't get that out of my head though!!!

 

[4speedfunk]

Oops...guess I dropped the ball on that one (I'm 46). I remember seeing that flick in the theater!

The movie producers thought it might not be a good idea to name the spaceship's on-board computer by a real trademarked name. Back then there was only one computer company...IBM. So in a stroke of genius...they decided to shift the letters "I-B-M" one character earlier in the alphabet to "H-A-L". Thus the HAL-2000. Since then, "HAL-2000" is almost a household term among mechanics. Its slang for an all-knowing, semi-evil computer that does nothing but make your life suck, (like your fuel gauge problem).

 

[MTUH3]

Chris,

I just thought of this, not sure why it took so long to remember..... Take the heater connector under the seat and your multimeter and see if you get a resistance reading over the connection. You you get nothing you prolly have a broken heater wire.

 

[06 H3]

Thanks MU! Ill try that

Btw PM me on how the spring over is going

Interesting CJ, lol now I can use a new term! Haha

 

[06 H3]

Fixed the heated seats a while ago...bad fuse. I enjoyed them this morning when it was 43 out

 

[MTUH3]

Headed seat at 43? You must be from Cali!

 

[06 H3]

Lol it's sad I used to walk around in shorts when it was 20 out but living in ca for 7 years I get cold easier

 

[Pappibri]

I dont turn mine on until its below 30 degrees...

 

[kflips]

I only turn mine on if there is some Popeyes chicken to reheat

 

[BW_Hummer H3]

I turn mine on when it's like 50 degrees...:emb: