There are two cigarette charger ports in my 2005 Toyota Avalon, the fuse has blown off while charging GPS set in one of them. Now both are out of work.
The fuse might be built into the cable to the lighter. It's called "fusable link", this type of fuse looks like a cable. Or another type of fusable link might be in the fuse box under the hood near the firewall.
Changing the fuse in the fuse box wont solve your problem On the back of the socket that is mounted in the dash that the lighter pushes into has a inline fuse that if over heated will blow. You will have to change the lighter. Toyota wanted close to $70 for a replacement lighter for my Tacoma. I never used the cigarette lighter for cigarett but needed to charge my cell phone so I replaced it with a dash Mount 12 Volt Power Socket for $10. Good luck.
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take the lighter out and put your finger inside hole and pull the inside of lighter hole until it pulls out or if tight pry with flat screw driver on the outer lip and when it come way pull of wire and replace
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you can get a trickle charger that attaches to the posts on the battery for like 20 bucks. easiest way to do it. if you know you aren't gonna drive the car for an extended period of time its money well spent.
Testimonial: "This in fact is what I ended up doing, Sears had its model on sale for $20. Car's outside so I needed to hide the charger; it's in engine compartment"
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it is lable cig.radio.accessory.there should be a fuse bx under hood and in the car under dash glove box it will be inside the car fuse box.
SOURCE: I have a 2001 toyota
check fuses to see if blown or try another adaptor in the socket lighter to see if it works if it dooesnt then the fuse if it does work oh boy a long and wonderous journey awaits you i am only joking it could be serious but check fuses first its easier
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