06 Nissan Murano Heated Seats on High Turning Off

2006 NISSAN MURANO
85,000 MILES
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MISSALICIA
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I bought an 06 Nissan Murano, it has heated front seats. The seats have two settings, low & high. Both seats work fine on low, they keep heating till I turn it off. The issue is with the high setting, I turn on either seat and it warms right up...for about 5 minutes, then nothing. My dealership check it out and said the switches, pads and wiring are all good. I didn't believe them so I tested all the wires, pads and switches with my multimeter, everything seems to have good continuity. Upon doing some research I found that somewhere along the line there is a thermostat that will disable the heat. My question is, is this normal for the heated seat to work for about 5 minutes and stop while on high (Again, happens on both seats only on high setting)? I'm a application analysts, so this isn't really my area of expertise...however, I'm not sure if there is really even a problem here of if this is how this system works. Any help would be appreciated, if y'all think there IS something wrong I'll go back to the dealership but I need something to back up my claim.
Oct 21, 2013 at 2:00 AM
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HMAC300
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we have nothing that say it's supposed to be like that but having worked at a manufacturer this I probably what its' supposed to do as if it kept heating it may melt something or worse yet burn something. up.
Oct 21, 2013 at 5:30 AM
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MISSALICIA
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That's what I thought too...fail safe, but I've never had any other car where the high level will not stay on. Is something malfunctioning here?
Oct 21, 2013 at 5:34 AM
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HMAC300
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I dont' think so we dont' have any inof on it other than to repair it so it may go down to low range once it reaches temp
Oct 21, 2013 at 5:35 AM
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