An engineering embarrassment is how I describe my C7's heated seats.

 

^^^ Charles Starkweather would still be waiting for the hotseat, then, right?!😄

 

What I do not understand is the C7 production ran for 6 years , why did GM not fix the problem in it's later years?
My C7 barely works, I thought it was broke until I read this thread. Typical GM B.S..

 

Same here, 2019 GS, I hardly feel anything.

 

Guys......if you didn't know......the seat has to do both, ventilate and heat. They're not able to do either with efficiency. That's been stated by other members here, years ago. Foosh, comes to mind as having had that comment on them. They are what they are.

 

front and rear cameras are just ok at best, but better than nothing in my opinion.
the seats are better than not having either any heat or venting as well, because ive had leather with neither and its not ideal to say the least.

overall im glad i got a 2lz packaged z06.

 

Anyone heard of OBDEleven? I use it on my Audi to change all kinds of factory settings...one of my favorites of which was to slightly increase the temp setting on my heated steering wheel...toasty. Presumably no corollary for Chevrolet...

 

I have an equivalent for my BMW. One can set the level of the seat heaters by specific temperatures for low, medium, and high - among many other things.

 

So what your saying is that in order for a seat to breath and keep your skanky *** smells moving it can't heat properly? If that is what your alluding to I don't buy it. My 2000 Deville you could make toast in 5 minutes. My girlfriends 2013 Elentra GT which she bought new for $17K with heated cloth seats fries your *** also. I don't think I have ever been in a car with heated seats that the seats weren't nice and hot. As a matter of fact have you ever been in a car with heated seats where you asked the owner if they were working because you don't feel it? I don't.

 

My 2006 Mercedes-Benz E320 heats up all over the seating surfaces. Not just down the middle of the seat as Buicks did. There's also 3 settings, just as the C7 I own has. Given enough time, the C7 heats up fine. Glad to, or not to have it. Not interested in making toast, as some are.😄

 

I do not care one way or the other about heated or vented seats. I like heated steering wheels, which the C7 does not have.

 

I agree. My MB and BMW seats get really HOT after just a few mins.

Hardly feel the heat in the driver's seat in my C7 Vert when on max regardless how long the heat button is on. The ventilation function works much better, Notice them both a bit more when the top is up than when it's down but I'd never say that the seat ever gets HOT. My GF says the same about the passenger seat.

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That said, I never drive my C7 (or my 911 Cab or my MR2 Spyder) in really COLD weather. So, I really don't feel the need the seat heater all that often. Actually need the ventilator more.

I'll also add the the heater itself is pretty weak when the top is down on my C7. Less of problem when the top is up but again I wouldn't say the heater gets the interior all that hot.

So, the "lack of heat" seems to be a systemic problem w/the C7 generally; not just the seats.

 

I happen to have and Audi with heated, cooled and massaging seats. Incredible options and they work like no other car I have had. 2008 Escalade had great heating and cooled seats along with great heated steering wheel. Wish I didn’t have those cars because my zo6 3LZ heated and “ventilated” seats are a joke but honestly it’s a sports car did you really exspect them to work. Who puts a/c facing the floor when it’s hot so the ventilated seat will work? You want a/c pointed at you correct? But didn’t by the car for heated and ventilated seats.

 

Any luxury brand is superior to domestic brand, but they should be for the cost you pay. The engineering and money that goes into making sure your butt and back are taken care of is fantastic in all luxury brands, have had many over the years as my daily driver and never been disappointed. That said, use to have a navigator eons ago and it had heated/cooled seats and they were great, and my denali is quite good too. Corvette is so so, cooled seats seem to work better than heated, but I also did not buy the corvette to worry about my butt sweating or freezing while driving.

 

Without being critical, I find it interesting how many of us will say things like "it's a sports car! What do you expect?" and "I bought it to drive!" It's like it's a badge of honor to embrace the suck. Then, at the same time in the same forum, we whine and moan about things like orange peel in the paint and the poor image quality produced by the cameras (I am a key offender, the image quality is terrible!). Again, I do it too, I'm not pointing fingers!

In truth, these are both sports cars (embrace the suck!) and luxury cars (wah! my seat heaters!). It seems fair that if a manufacturer is going to offer certain features (and charge accordingly), we are allowed to critique the execution of those features. When that execution fails in serious componentry (cracking S wheels? A8 transmissions requiring triple flush?), it's a serious problem, of course. All those early C7 owners with peeling dashes on 3LTs probably aren't finding it very comforting to hear "who cares! It's a sports car! Just drive the damn thing and stop dash-stroking!".

Some problems are less serious, of course, but that doesn't mean it's wrong to share observations about areas where GM's effort didn't measure up. I came to this forum to learn about my new-to-me C7 to learn and to see if others are experiencing something similar to what I am experiencing. That way I know whether it's a problem I need to address or just the way the car is. If someone experiences weak seat heaters, it's helpful to know others find the same thing - that way they aren't spending money chasing a fix. In my case, I find the camera image terrible, but so do many others, so know not to sweat it, as it is "good enough."

 

No you are not being critical and hit the nail right on the head. The mindset of some people on here are mind boggling. As long as the car goes fast and handles great nothing else matters. The stereo sucks, the heated seats suck, the camera's suck, the orange peel sucks, the rims suck etc.but that's ok. I didn't buy the car for this.

 

Wow !!!! Paul

 

GM doesn't seem to do much during a model run to correct so-called "problems" (IE: cracked wheels) especially on niche vehicle like the Corvette. Over the years they added front cameras and a power hatch pull down. Some infotainment updates and tweaks but not much else. If I had to guess GM would tell you everything is working as designed. This is one of those areas were they had an opportunity to over deliver. If you have 3 levels of heating control then people could always turn it down if they felt it was too hot.

 

My elantra heated seats on the first setting was warmer than the max setting on a C7 I tried. When I got my C7 Z06, I got a 1LZ and the only thing I'd miss from my c6 3lt trim was the memory seats and homelink as the auto dimming on every GM car I've tried was always never enough at night or turned on/off at bad times

 

I sweat, so I try to use them to prevent that, and once the AC turns down the fan, yea, they are useless.

Also if you open the windows they are useless. Wish I got cooled seats that could cool me with the windows down.