MY HEATED SEAT DRIVERS SIDE BECAME VERY HOT - CAUSING SMALL RED SPOT ON MY LEG. PULLED SEAT COVER WHICH HAD BECOME DISTORTED AND DISCOVERED HEATED SEAT ELEMENT HAD SHORTED OUT MELTING COPPER WIRING AND BURNING A HOLE IN FOAM SEAT CUSHION. ENDED UP REPLACING ELEMENT AND LEATHER SEAT COVER ON MY OWN JUST PARTS COST NEARLY $600. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THREE TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE. CHECKED GOOGLE SEARCH AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES WITH THESE ELEMENTS. I SAVED COVER, AND ELEMENT AND HAVE PICTURES AVAILABLE. *TR