Front cig lighter quit working

[mydadscar]

the front power source/cigarette lighter on my 93 SSE quit working. Back one still works fine, but hard to operate my iPOD from there while driving. Any ideas what to check or how to fix? My first thought was to take off the trim around the radio, pop out the radio and then see if I can get a look at the back end of the lighter bracket to see if a wire is broken. Is it possible the two lighters are on separate fuses-one works and the other does not?

[TampaSSeI95]

check the fuse i have 2 different ones on mine i believe


yup my 95 has 2 different ones for the cig lighters one says c/ltr and the other says rr dr c/ltr

[petraman]

Check ALL the fuses (the one in my Impala, believe it or not, is labeled separately from the cigarette lighter :roll), and make sure to keep change away from the outlet

[mydadscar]

Thanks for your replies, but both the fuse under the dash left of the steering column (power accsy), and the 50amp big fuse in the box on the firewall under the hood are good. Any other suggestions short of taking the dash apart?

[harofreak00]

You are trying it with the ignition on, correct? I know one of them is only activated by the ignition, while the other is always live.

[mydadscar]

yes, I have tried with key on and key off. Back one works all the time. Front (dash) does not work at all. The front reciever socket started to work its way loose til the sleeve would rotate in the socket. I fixed that with Gorilla glue but now I wish I would not have done that since I may have to get back in there and push the socket out of the dash if a wire has come loose. What do you think?

[willwren]

At least through 1995, both lighters work without the key.

[harofreak00]

I have a new socket, and new wiring I can sell you.

[mydadscar]

I have to get into it first to see if that is what I need.