# Heated seats/rear window defroster

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/heated-seats-rear-window-defroster/58989>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** intrigue, oldsmobile\
**Created:** [December 21, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heated-seats-rear-window-defroster/58989 "2010-12-21T04:26:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![scn1961](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@scn1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/scn1961)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heated-seats-rear-window-defroster/58989/1 "2010-12-21T04:26:20Z")

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My heated seats and rear window defroster worked fine til about a month ago then i turn them on one day and there was a ticking noise coming from behind the heater controls and the heater didn’t work well then the ticking stopped and so did seat heaters and rear window defroster. i’m sure this is something simple but i can’t find the answer please help

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**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ac91a4/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User1111116)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 4:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heated-seats-rear-window-defroster/58989/2 "2010-12-21T04:56:38Z")

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Haynes / Chiltons

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**Author:** ![scn1961](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@scn1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/scn1961)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heated-seats-rear-window-defroster/58989/3 "2010-12-21T12:04:47Z")

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I have the Chiltons, read it nothing in it about heated seats

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**Author:** ![mleich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mleich](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mleich)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heated-seats-rear-window-defroster/58989/4 "2010-12-21T13:38:11Z")

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Check the fuses?

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**Author:** ![scn1961](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@scn1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/scn1961)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heated-seats-rear-window-defroster/58989/5 "2010-12-21T18:46:15Z")

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fuses are good

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**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ac91a4/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User1111116)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heated-seats-rear-window-defroster/58989/6 "2010-12-21T18:49:31Z")

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Does it say anything about the rear defrost. It sounds like the seats and rear def. are on the same circuit

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**Author:** ![scn1961](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@scn1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/scn1961)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heated-seats-rear-window-defroster/58989/7 "2010-12-22T19:51:56Z")

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nothing on either

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**Author:** ![automechanic1993](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@automechanic1993](https://community.cartalk.com/u/automechanic1993)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/heated-seats-rear-window-defroster/58989/8 "2010-12-22T19:54:21Z")

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it could be the defroster that went out or a electrical problem