Cigarette lighter in truck

[blue_healer_guy]

I use it for charging phones/gps/dvd players. 2003 Dodge Dakota, has recently blown 2 15 amp fuses. Any tips on where to look to find problem. Thanks, Joe

[Shack]

Charger for cell phones are 9 times out of 10 the issue. I would change the charger for you cell phone first (cheap).

On a side note, are you using all these items at once?

Good luck.

[blue_healer_guy]

No, not all at once. Just normal use. I have issues with all 3, which leads me more to a short or something in the lighter.

[Macgyver55]

Take a light and look carefully in the lighter socket. More times than not you will find something stuck in there. I have found coins, gum wrappers and parts of accessory plugs shorting them out.

[Shack]

Ya, a penny or a dime will blow the fuse, but it will blow right away at the next use.

As Hanson says "I am going on my soap box no" .

Lets take another look at the situation, at least my point of perspective.

The cigarette light has been around how long? 40,50,60 years? It is one of the most basic electrical system's (circuit) on car now a days. The G.P.S. unit is a spendy device and I am sure well made. the DVD player, also a well made device. They could be suspect though???

What I have seen (I will go out on a limb), is the cheap cell phone charger causing this issue. They are cheaply made and they fail quick. I have help out many people in the drive over the years with this same issue. The cell phone charger turns out to be the issue.

Good luck..

[Sandmannd]

Question related to this from you guys. I have a lighter in my truck and then an extra port right next to it. The one that holds the lighter works but the second port stoped a couple of months ago. Haven't had time to check the fuse yet. Is it possible they are on differant fuses?

[Shack]

Ya Sand. Cigar lighter and a power point are 9 times out of 10 not on the same fuse circuit. I would say you have a blown fuse..

Lets us know dude.

[Jeremy airjer W]

I have found everything from coins, pieces of gum wrappers, to earings and anything else one could imagine in them.

mjgrose, if you look in the owners manual it will give you a list of things that are powered by that fuse. If I have time tonight I'll pull up a wiring diagram and see if there are some other possibilities.

[keith schultz]

Your cig lighter is on its on line . directly from battery you could have a loose conection on the plug of your lighter also .

[blue_healer_guy]

Thanks for all the helpful hints, soon as I get some time, I'll check into these options.