My cigarette light does not work. I checked for power.. none at all. checked fuse. the fuse is good.. I had my ipod connected to the tape player and the end fell into the cigarette lighter socket and it stopped working. Im thinking the wire got fried... i need help. need my lighter working so i can charge my phone and ipod. Thanks
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.
The fuse for the lighter won't be 30 amps capacity. Look for the fuse box inside the car where they are labeled lighter, dash lights, dome lights etc. The owner's manual index for "fuses" often gives the location of the fuses and a diagram of which circuits they protect.
I'm still leaning toward a fuse. Good luck.
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there was a big green 30A fuse in the engine compartment that i changed.. but did not see to fix anthing.. thats y im wondering if there is a wire fry. so you said check the wire of the cigarette lighter socket.. i bought a new socket and still nothing.
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