No, it's true. I have the RX330 and the GS450h. The RX seat heaters are much warmer than the 450h. I don't know why.

Furthermore, I find the rain sensing wipers work much better on the RX. On the GS, they sometimes don't wipe at all, and sometimes they wipe much too fast. The rain sensor on the RX works almost perfectly.

 

Huh, never thought about that. I will try it with a passenger in the seat. The car is more smarter than I think it is.

 

yeah the seat heaters on the GS suck, the heaters on the IS suck too, i think it is because of the preforated leater. My mom has a g35 coupe with the preforated leather and they dont really get warm. I had a Jaguar X-type and S-Type with out preforated leather and they got so hot they would actually burn which is good for when its really cold out.

 

I dont' know how it is in the 3rd gen, but my 2nd gen GS has one of the crappiest heat seaters out there. I dont like the fact that it's just an on and off switch. It doesn't warm up my butt like I need it to. In fact, I can probably fart and make the seat warmer with my warm gas.

In my old Acura legend, I think there was 5 or so settings for the seat warmer. My GS feels like my old car's 2nd lowest setting to be honest.

I dont feel bad for those 2nd gens out there without seat warmer because us guys that do have it aren't that much better off.

 

The heaters in my GS 450h are fantastic! They take about a minute to get really hot. Way faster than on my previous car - 2004 Acura TL. And also absolutely no comparison to my wifes 2006 Honda Odyssey.

 

My seat heaters seem to be useless on my 08 GS...can they be adjusted? It gets warm but it takes a long time.

 

my seat heater kicks ***.. they get warmed up really fast compared to the g35 i had.

 

My seat heaters work fine I rarely use them but the wife loves them don't get anywhere near as hot as my audi. As someone said earlier the rain sensing wipers do not work very well.

 

I concur... the GS seat heaters are FAR INFERIOR to my old IS300 heated seats.

 

My heater warms up pretty quickly.. in fact I have to turn them down to 2 after 10 mins or so (I do live in TX, and this morning it was 29 degrees)... If you are still under warranty, take it to the dealer.

 

I have a 06 GS430 & mine works GREAT !!! Better take yours to the dealer.

 

You got to love these guys from south telling the owners from the North that the seat heater works great

 

I agree. I got an RX350 as a loaner and the heated seats were much hotter than my GS350. I just figured it was because the GS350 has bucket seats and the RX seats were more flat so you had more a$$ area in contact with the heated parts of the seat. I also wish I could turn the seats up a bit higher on the GS but its not a big deal to me.

 

In the winter, I use to just turn the heated seats up to max and leave it there, the other 4 settings are useless.

 

I have an 06' and mine work great.

I would expect the dealership to not be much help in this situation. The heater would have to be completely broke for them to replace it-most likely. I believe it normally would cost about $800 if it isn't under warranty. You're going to have a hard time getting them to replace it because you think it doesn't get hot enough. It's worth a try, though.