Cold on the Heated Seats - 2015 Nissan Murano Long-Term Road Test

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Cold on the Heated Seats - 2015 Nissan Murano Long-Term Road Test

There's a lot to like about our long-term 2015 Nissan Murano. Its heated front seats, however, don't make the list.

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iamthestig

That is very odd. Has it always been this way? Perhaps there are two heating elements, one on each side, and the left-hand side is either broken or disconnected. Is it the same on the passenger's side?

banhugh

Is the heating pad broken? Mention it to the dealer at the next oil change and ask to be repaired!

longtimelurker

You can't think that Nissan intended it to be like that, can you? Take it in.

ckuers

Like everyone else here has suggested, there is something broken. This isn't some inherent design flaw.

I'm a little disappointed that the editor of an automotive website couldn't come to that conclusion...

notfast

It could be broken, or could be a Nissan "feature". I think their cars are cheaply made and overrated.

cotak

Likely broken or issue in the install. They sold me a car with 1 heated and 1 unheated mirror once. It wasn't a bad connection. One mirror was the wrong one entirely.

saxdogg

Well....is the pass seat different?

wtgkb8

As others have suggested...take it to the dealer to get it fixed. That is not how this is designed to work. I have a Platinum Murano FWD and it heats evenly through the seat bottom and seat back...driver and passenger sides the same. It can get very toasted on high. I remember on the Maxima forums when I owned my 2012 Maxima...sometimes a vent duct can come loose on those 7th gen Maxima...with uneven seat heating/cooling the result in the climate controlled seats.

schen72

I would go to the dealer and try out another Murano's heated seat and see if it acts the same way.

allthingshonda

Not surprising that Edmunds has not taken it in for a check. Numerous people told them the cooled seats in the F-150 were also broken http://www.edmunds.com/ford/f-150/2015/long-term-road-test/2015-ford-f-150-ventilated-seats-get-hot.html but they never got them repaired.

emajor

Scott, did you compare the performance of the passenger seat to the driver seat? Seems like a no-brainer and would've taken less time than writing this blog post.