Hello Again Everyone,
My latest issue on my 2015 Optima SXL Turbo, actually started back in January-2019.
The recently installed and "Freshly Dated/New" Battery was being drained and car would not emit even a courtesy light.
The car would start right up after jumping it and continue to run with no IMMEDIATE re-starting issues.
But then at random intervals the dead battery issue would occur again, and again (battery tested multiple times/alternative test multiple times, different shops...both found to be good.).
Initially, I thought it had something to do with the extremely cold because unfortunately, it would be the most bitterly cold mornings or evenings (in the teens) when we found it would not start.
The issues all of a sudden stopped occurring until about the end of June, when it happened again. It happened after I used the car, then the next day, when my son used the car. I asked....what did you turn off or on differently than in all the other days. We found that both of us had remembered about the seat cooling, and decided to try it on the 90+ degree day....only on the driver’s side.
We have stopped using the Heated/Cooled Seat on the driver’s side, and it has not occurred again. I feel sure this is the problem.
Has anyone heard about shorts in the switch for the heated/cooled seats...or about bad placement of wiring under the seat where movement of the seat, possibly cuts into the wiring??? Also Do they sell the switches, and are they easy to remove/install?
Thanks for listening!
My latest issue on my 2015 Optima SXL Turbo, actually started back in January-2019.
The recently installed and "Freshly Dated/New" Battery was being drained and car would not emit even a courtesy light.
The car would start right up after jumping it and continue to run with no IMMEDIATE re-starting issues.
But then at random intervals the dead battery issue would occur again, and again (battery tested multiple times/alternative test multiple times, different shops...both found to be good.).
Initially, I thought it had something to do with the extremely cold because unfortunately, it would be the most bitterly cold mornings or evenings (in the teens) when we found it would not start.
The issues all of a sudden stopped occurring until about the end of June, when it happened again. It happened after I used the car, then the next day, when my son used the car. I asked....what did you turn off or on differently than in all the other days. We found that both of us had remembered about the seat cooling, and decided to try it on the 90+ degree day....only on the driver’s side.
We have stopped using the Heated/Cooled Seat on the driver’s side, and it has not occurred again. I feel sure this is the problem.
Has anyone heard about shorts in the switch for the heated/cooled seats...or about bad placement of wiring under the seat where movement of the seat, possibly cuts into the wiring??? Also Do they sell the switches, and are they easy to remove/install?
Thanks for listening!