Thread: cigarette lighter not working anymore... fuses appear to be ok?
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Old Jul 6, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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Default Re: cigarette lighter not working anymore.. fuses appear to be ok?
Originally Posted by JPJ526
Not sure exactly where to look for the exact fuse, but all the ones I saw (both under the hood, and on the side of the dash) appear to be ok.

It had been working fine until a few weeks ago, my brother used to plug in a electric air pump to pump up a huge mattress when we were camping.. and hasn't worked since.

Is it common for them to just sort of, "burn out" and the entire lighter needs to be replaced? Or is there something more specific I can check?
You can check if it is the socket itself or the heating unit not working, plug in a device like the pump, old seat heater etc and if it works its the heating unit thats wrong, simple.
You could try to use a voltmeter but do not short out a probe, if you see sparks you know the socket WAS working.
 
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