Cigarette Lighter Socket Not Working (how to fix?)

[frake]

Hi to all fellow tsikoteers!

I would like to ask for your help regarding the tittle. We'd just bought a second hand vehicle (Ford Escape) '05 model. The only problem so far are the sockets for Cigarette Lighter, though intended for car charging lang naman po and wala akong alam sa techs ng engine and electricals. Baka kasi pwedeng ako na lang gumawa or should i bring the vehicle to any mechanics. Pero gusto ko lang din sana malaman kung ano possible na sira...baka kasi pagdating ko sa casa/talyer eh kung ano ano sabihing sira...hehehe!

I asked the previous owner baka daw fuse lang since non-smoker daw kasi sya kaya hindi nya nache-check yung sockets.

Many thanks po in advance


To: Mods, not sure where to place my query, paki move na lang po sa tamang section. Thank you very much!

[Chito]

Use your owner's manual to check where the fuse is located.

[frake]

Use your owner's manual to check where the fuse is located.

Hi Sir Chito, thank you very much po sa reply. Wala na po kasi yung owner's manual pero i'll to check with google. Maraming salamat po ulit, sir

[junerski]

minsan naman yung mismong lighter (yung may drawing ng cigarette) ang may problema... sa mga auto supply meron nun or sa ace hardware/handyman stores.

[frake]

minsan naman yung mismong lighter (yung may drawing ng cigarette) ang may problema... sa mga auto supply meron nun or sa ace hardware/handyman stores.

bale dalawa po kasi yung pwedeng maging power supply nung escape, sir. yung isa cigar lighter talaga, yung isa aux power point (as per driver's manual) sinubukan ko po kasi sir yung car charger sa cigar lighter socket and sa aux power point pero parehong walang reaction yung charges. Both charges are working naman sa ibang sasakyan.

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Malamng fuse ang prob niyan sir. I dont know where the fuse is for the escape pero yung cover niyan meron diagram on where it is located. Its either on the engine bay or sa ilalim ng dash. Kung wala na diagram, isa isahin yung mga fuse na may 10amp rating. Usually 10amp lang cig lighter.

[frake]

Malamng fuse ang prob niyan sir. I dont know where the fuse is for the escape pero yung cover niyan meron diagram on where it is located. Its either on the engine bay or sa ilalim ng dash. Kung wala na diagram, isa isahin yung mga fuse na may 10amp rating. Usually 10amp lang cig lighter.

Thank you very much sir sa reply. I-check ko po yan...sana nga po fuse lang. Hirap kasi walang outlet for mobile charging pag inabot ng low batt...lalo na pag kailangan habang nasa byahe.

[frake]

Hi mga sirs, made some google search and found this owner's manual for escape '05. medyo confused lang ako sa diagram ng Power Distribution box from the manual compare sa actual, pertaining to Fuse amp ratings. Parang hindi naman nagkakapareho ng amperahe.

May mga pix po ako for your checking.




Thank you po.

[yebo]

pare that looks more like the main fuse panel in the engine compartment, that is not where the cig lighter fuse is located.

the fuse panel you should be concerned with is the one inside the passenger cabin. it is usually located at the driver's side, just left of where your left leg would be (the reason they call it a "kick panel"). some cars will have it on the front passenger side also, or both sides. the plastic cover can be removed by just pulling it out, and on its back should be the fuse diagram telling you what each fuse is for and the amperage required.

[zero]

have you tried spraying contact cleaner/wd40 sa socket baka kasi marumi lang dahil sa carbon & some rusts sa loob?
ganyan ginawa ko kasi late last year, namamatay kasi ang volt meter ko. after spraying kasi nawala ang problema.

[frake]

pare that looks more like the main fuse panel in the engine compartment, that is not where the cig lighter fuse is located.

the fuse panel you should be concerned with is the one inside the passenger cabin. it is usually located at the driver's side, just left of where your left leg would be (the reason they call it a "kick panel"). some cars will have it on the front passenger side also, or both sides. the plastic cover can be removed by just pulling it out, and on its back should be the fuse diagram telling you what each fuse is for and the amperage required.

Thank you very much sa reply, sir. Pinagbasehan ko lang po kasi yung owner's manual. As per the diagram, under Fuse relay location #7...doon po pinapakita yung location din ng Cigarette lighter.

I-check ko po yung kick panel.

Thank you very much po, sir.

[frake]

have you tried spraying contact cleaner/wd40 sa socket baka kasi marumi lang dahil sa carbon & some rusts sa loob?
ganyan ginawa ko kasi late last year, namamatay kasi ang volt meter ko. after spraying kasi nawala ang problema.

Hi sir, many thanks for your reply. Diko pa po na-try mag spray ng wd40, pero malinis naman po yung socket and yung mismong ini-insert na lighter.

Gaano po karami ang amount ng i-spray, sir? or should i use a cloth or rug?

Thank you po.

[HardCharger]

Or you could take it to an electrician to check, I had an incident when the socket stopped working so I took it to Jemson (electrician) he took apart the dash area near the socket & saw that one of the wires were no longer connected to the assembly. He fixed it and it works like a charm now.

[frake]

Or you could take it to an electrician to check, I had an incident when the socket stopped working so I took it to Jemson (electrician) he took apart the dash area near the socket & saw that one of the wires were no longer connected to the assembly. He fixed it and it works like a charm now.

Hi sir, thank you very much for your reply. May i ask where Jemson is located? i'm from Bacoor.

Just this morning, i made some visits to auto shops near our place, including Sevitek along Aguinalgo hi-way. But all of them didn't bother to check our vehicle instead just said that they don't do electric problems. Buti na lang i mae a decision to visit my bro in-law for stop over for a chit chat. In short he insisted to check my dash to search for the 'kick panel' as sir yebo mentioned. And he did find it! (nagtataka ako ba't ako hindi ko nakita..hehe!) the fuse for Cigar Lighter is busted. The fuse's amp is 20A, the same with the horn's fuse. So he tried to use the horn's fuse and voila! the cigarette lighter socket works..hehehe! So now, after lunch, lalabas ulit ako to check the local autoshops near here for the fuse.

Many thanks again to everybody for helping and giving me tips and advices. I really appreciate it very much.

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