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Old 05-24-2009, 03:54 PM
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Help. Cigarrete lighter and outlets dont work

My outlets dont work. Can someone help me. I dont know where to start.

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check all of your fuses and all of your connections. i have had mine come unplugged and it stopped working. thats what i would do first
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X2 start by checking the fuses running those accessories
Old 05-25-2009, 11:08 AM
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Your three outlets (two in the front and one in the cargo area) are on one fuse. The cigarette lighter is on a different fuse.
Old 05-25-2009, 11:40 AM
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This happened on my Tundra. After lots of trouble shooting I finally took it to the dealer. Mine was a relay that keeps the aux outlets hot for 2 hours after you shut the truck off. The relay was located on the back of the fuse block. My dealership charged toyota $600 for the job..yikes... thank goodness for warranty.
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I had my cig lighter outlet stop working on me, and after checking EVERYTHING, including fuses relays and wiring, I finally pulled the cig lighter socket itself, and took a closer look. Upon close inspection, on the back side of the outlet has two metal rings (like washers) that are insulated from each other with a non-conductive washer. Then there is a small wire connecting the two. In my case, the tiny little wire connecting the two was completely melted inside the insulation. I just pulled it off and soldered in a tiny new little wire, and all was good again. I find it odd that the wire fried before the fuse blew.
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this is a common problem ( i have the same thing). ricky's post is the solution. there is a wire (almost like a trip wire/surge protector) that burns out if something is plugged in and burns the "pre"fuse before tripping the 15A fuse.
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Me too. I just recrimped the wire at both ends - problem solved. Oh by the way, I was using a compressor to inflate my tire when it blew. Lots of luck.
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Originally Posted by ricky
I had my cig lighter outlet stop working on me, and after checking EVERYTHING, including fuses relays and wiring, I finally pulled the cig lighter socket itself, and took a closer look. Upon close inspection, on the back side of the outlet has two metal rings (like washers) that are insulated from each other with a non-conductive washer. Then there is a small wire connecting the two. In my case, the tiny little wire connecting the two was completely melted inside the insulation. I just pulled it off and soldered in a tiny new little wire, and all was good again. I find it odd that the wire fried before the fuse blew.
Is there a trick to pulling the cig lighter socket out?
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You need to get behind it and unscrew the big nut/washer looking thing from the back. Unscrew that, unplug the wires and you will be able to remove the cig socket.
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Thanks Reyno. I saw another thread about how to get behind it, i.e. open the console, but it wasn't real clear. Do you have any advice (or a link to another thread) about how to "get behind it to unscrew the big nut/washer looking thing"? Chris
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