Burning smell from cigarette lighter for 2006 jeep liberty I bought a car charger and put it in the cigarette lighter. I turned the charger while it was in the cigarette lighter it made a crack noise and it smelled like something burning and now doesn't work. Is it the fuse or do I need to have the lighter replaced?

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its probably not the lighter itself, it's probably lost power. check the fuse for the cig lighter and see if blown. if it is, replace. if it blows immediately you have a dead short. if not, pay attention to when it stops working. could be a problem with whatever you are plugging in, or something else on the circuit

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you could be lucky and the fuse blew, and it could be a burned wire, check the fuse panel and replace the fuse if blown, if it blows again you have to fix the wires, and possible the cigarette lighter if it got damaged

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Check for un-isulated connection on the hot wire lead. It might have been after-market but on mine the connection would short out, blowing a fuse. 1 inch of heat shrink tube fixed the problem.