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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 11:06 AM
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I woke up today and tried to start the car, but the battery was completely dead. I used the cig lighter the day before with a new iPhone charger, which I think may have short circuited the car. I think it's draining the car battery still, so would it be OK to remove that fuse from the fusebox to stop power from going to cig lighter?
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 02:13 PM
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Yes, It should be fine. I do not believe this fuse shared with any other components.
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 02:50 PM
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removing the fuse wont hurt anything, why not just remove the charger?
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 05:35 PM
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I'm pretty sure your cigarette lighter has nothing to do with the car not starting.
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 11:01 PM
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I'm pretty sure your cigarette lighter has nothing to do with the car not starting.
i'd have to agree.

have you check to see that no light/s were left on?
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 05:56 AM
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Mine blowed, but it did not affect the car starting. It only shut down the cig adapter
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 06:20 AM
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If something shorted the cigarette socket it could drain the battery. As everyone has said it is more then likely a coincidence that the car did not start after using the phone charger but checking it by removing the fuse is free and easy.
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 06:23 AM
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Do you possibly have anything that is hardwired right to a power source? Maybe a GPS or radar?
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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 02:12 PM
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Didn't do anything to the fuse, and now seems to be fine, no battery draining. Strange, but thanks for the feedback!
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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 07:54 PM
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the cigarette lighter in the rear has a fuse link that can pop,My popped(that what she said) i fix it and i have power on the ends(nut and ground side) but i still cant connected anything to it im stoop so i have been trying to replace the hold thing but i cant for the life of me remove it with out breaking the housing to bits, i cant tell if its glue on press in or the bezel around it screw on
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Old Mar 5, 2012 | 03:28 PM
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bump where is the rear fuse link?
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