I think I blew a fuse for the cigarette lighter because I cannot charge my phone, ipod etc. I was wondering where the fuse would be. I found the fuse box but I do not have a manual to look at. My car is a 2006 ford fusion.
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Research what else is on the circuit. In the old days when cars had more than one cigarret lighter I discovered that a penny fits in the socket perfectly and would cause a short.
There is a fuse on the main fuse box within the car underdash and you can get access with a good flashlight. If the fuse is blown replace, if not check the rear connection of the cigarette lighter as the main +12 or the ground connection on the side of the lighter fittings could have ccome off.
remove and refit the connections.
Most likely it is your fuse, check yur fuse panel. Check your manual where fuse is. It should me marked as cigar, or cig or aux. I am sure it is justnthe fuse the blew. Happens all the time. Hope this helps, thanks mike.
Your thought that the end of something fell into the lighter fried something is likely true. I can't imagine that the wire could be fried and the fuse is still good. check to see if the fuse you checked was the right one. If it was and it is good, a wire on the back of the receptacle may have come lose. The end that fell into the receptacle, did it get hot or damaged? That could be a clue as to if the receptacle was shorted when the end fell into it or if not, then look for a lose connection.
Two years later and you solved my dead cigarette lighter. manual says fuse 35--but it did not say to check 38 on the left fuse box. Thanks--blown fuse and everything works. Thanks
the two problems that you posted could be connected somehow by the alternator not charging because of the belt issue. so if you have a low battery, the cigarette lighter would have a low voltage also.
then on the ipod issue, the memory of the radio could have been lost due to removal of battery cables or the battery really went down on its voltage. just re-configure your radio to accept the ipod music.
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