Perforated Leather on Ram - good thing?

Wow he's got a total lemon.

up2nogood wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
YES. They are air conditioned!!!!!

3.5 years and no problems. 15 LongHorn on order will have them.

I have the same seats, the drivers seat is becoming separated from whatever its attached to , big bubble in the center of the bottom seat, passenger side the front attachment will not stay attached ,if someone is riding with shorts on it rubs the heck out of the back of their legs, two trips to the dealer for that one still no solution. What it ends up to be is that they either replace the bottom portion or I can take it to a upholstery shop ,and have it hog ringed. New drivers seat on order still waiting. Drivers side rear seat side attachment comes loose, same attachment problem as the passenger front seat, it has been pushed back into place so far so good.

Overall very poor seat construction. Very well documented on the Cummins Forum about the attachment on the front of the seats, this is not an isolated problem. The heated portion is almost undetectable on the low setting ,high setting is somewhat better, no where near the comfort level from our other vehicles , this is also another complaint on the Cummins forum.
But heck so far no problem with the passenger rear side, time will tell.

Here's another video on the seats in these trucks...

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Cummins12V98 wrote:
YES. They are air conditioned!!!!!

3.5 years and no problems. 15 LongHorn on order will have them.

Ventilated not Air Conditioned, the seats draw in the air, giving a cooling sensation. I do believe expensive luxury cars do have true air conditioning. Anyway that was how the Ram dealer explained them to me

Cummins12V98 wrote:
YES. They are air conditioned!!!!!

3.5 years and no problems. 15 LongHorn on order will have them.

I have the same seats, the drivers seat is becoming separated from whatever its attached to , big bubble in the center of the bottom seat, passenger side the front attachment will not stay attached ,if someone is riding with shorts on it rubs the heck out of the back of their legs, two trips to the dealer for that one still no solution. What it ends up to be is that they either replace the bottom portion or I can take it to a upholstery shop ,and have it hog ringed. New drivers seat on order still waiting. Drivers side rear seat side attachment comes loose, same attachment problem as the passenger front seat, it has been pushed back into place so far so good.

Overall very poor seat construction. Very well documented on the Cummins Forum about the attachment on the front of the seats, this is not an isolated problem. The heated portion is almost undetectable on the low setting ,high setting is somewhat better, no where near the comfort level from our other vehicles , this is also another complaint on the Cummins forum.
But heck so far no problem with the passenger rear side, time will tell.

I like them in my truck. Can't really speak to longevity yet as the truck is a 2012 with about 38,000 miles, but so far no problems.

The seats in the ram are not air conditioned, just ventilated, and it pulls air through the seat not blowing out. Put a pice of paper on it and turn it on you'll see. It's a great fart extractor!

I have them in mine, and its an AWESOME feature for long summer drives. My wife is always cold...so instead of high AC settings, I turn on the cooled seat and its all I need.

Daryll

YES. They are air conditioned!!!!!

3.5 years and no problems. 15 LongHorn on order will have them.

My '93 TBird has perforated leather and is in good shape, my '14 Ram has it also. As stated, a premium cleaner and conditioner a couple of times a year will keep them nice for years.
The Ram seats with fans suck air from the top to cool the seat. I love mine in the summer.

I have a 14 ram 1500 longhorn that came with them as standard equipment. Had a take it or leave it attitude until I went through a hot humid south Alabama summer. Got a more positive opinion now. Crumbs do present a bit of a problem but with a little special effort with a vac all is good once again. Mines a little less than a year old with about 13k miles & no problem. One member on our ecodiesel forum had an underliner shift & had to be replaced. Saw a YouTube clip that evidently had a similar problem; when he turned the air on it pillowed up pretty badly. By the way, while they are not directly air conditioned there is an a/c vent terminus directly under each seat & the fan does pull cooler than ambient air up through the seat.