Cigarette outlet is loose and still attached by a wire. How to fix?

All of the plastic simply pulls apart, but be careful to pull straight out. The plastic attaching pieces could be brittle. BTW, the whole interior trim disassembles in this manner.
Take your time.

have u checked the wiring that connects to the cigarette lighter its self?

wire connection has come loose or un done OR a wire has been cut through (if all the fuses are pulled and checked-not simply looked at in place). you will need wiring probe to check it all out.

cigarette lighter has ONE wire, attached to center contact on the back end, and grounds via the case, or a wire attached to the case and the other end to the support structure of the dashboard.

give up smoking!

Check ALL the fuses. pull them out an dlook. Also repace the one that is power for the dash/rradio/etc... even if it looks good.
If that doe snot fix it then pull the lighter out and test the wire going to it for power. If it has power then you might have a bad plug/ground. Replace outlet if so.

there could be a wire in side the unit its self and that might have come dislodged

try it and let me know

The part that Pulled out Should Screw into the Part that is still in the Car.

if the fuse is good and there is no relay then either you have a loose ground/positve wire or the socket is bad. you can easily purchase a after market socket from Napa or Oreillys for a few dollars of the problem is not a loose wire or bad fuse. good luck please rate this solution...thanks

Test to see if you are getting +12V at the center contact and connect meter to an alternate ground point....perhaps the ground wire fell off?? Otherwise I would see if power lead slipped off rear of lighter connector.