Hey thanks Bar10, appreciate any help. Well if they are synthetic, didn't know that, that could be the reason. Only real leather will breathe. Should have realized the Japanese were too cheap to put real leather in this car. Tell you the truth this car wasn't worth the money they paid for new in 05 my opinion.

This suspension is too stiff but I've got use to that.

 

They are real leather, actually. I know because when I got my car it had a big scuff where the coating and coloring had been rubbed clean off and it is bare, tanned leather underneath. They use a plastic coating over the leather because it is thin and it is still low quality overall. Also, only the seat surfaces are leather. The backside of the front seats is vinyl, for example.