My cigarrete ligter not working - 1991 Mazda B-Series

sounds like you have a bad ground some where..trace the wire from lighter back to see if wire is cracked or touching any metal

check the fuse in the box usually inside the car under the dash. there should be a list on the cover showing you where the lighter fuse is. check it to see if it is blown.

take fuse out,go to scrap yard check your amp rate (should be on the side of fuse) they will give you one for nothing if you are lucky, they cost nothing. if not go to your local elec store and ask for 5- 10 amp fuse wire and rap it round the two connections. If it blows (burns out the wire) you have a bigger problem. good luck

Sure it's the socket itself? You can check it with a test light, but be careful you don't blow a fuse. You need to use the testlight's probe to touch the very rear of the socket (don't touch the sides!), and use the grounding clip of tester to clip on or just touch the side metal of the socket. Turn key on, and the testlight should light up if socket is working. If not, repair the power line to socket, or the ground for socket is open. If socket is good, the lighter itself is bad.

Try your fuse panel box! Look for ligter fuse.

check the cigarret unit itseft migth be damage and for power going to the unit.

fuse #2 E7 D8 goes only at cigarrete lighter and to data link connector, remove the socket at the rear of cigarrete lighter and install fuse, change the cigarrete lighter when it is shorted or there will be a small piece of metal left inside the whole,

To be on the safe side check them all...Because sometimes they tie in more than one circuit within one fuse...like say for instance on some vehicles, the clock on the dashboard is tied into the cig. lighter..but the fuse panel wont say that...And make sure you check both sides of the fuses..you may have power and no ground, or vice versa..and that depends on what kind of test light you have...

See if you can actually pop the cigarrete lighter out of the console. There will be 2 connecting wires at the bottom. Chances are that upon hitting a bump hard or just through normal vibrations from being driven for almost 15 years, the connections may have came loose. Just slip them back on and it should be good to go. If not then the actual heating agent in the lighter may have gone bad as well.

check your fuses. If you don't know where to look go to your owner manual and look up fuse diagram.