ok I am having trouble gettin my cigarette lighter to work, I checked the fuse and it was good, then i took the center console apart and looked to see if any wires were disconnected and they werent and I didnt see where anybody has messed with any wires at all.. whats the problem? I am thinkin maybe its a bad lighter to begin with idk any suggestions?

 

did you see any corrosion at the bottom of the lighter? Mine had a small wire which looked like it was in bad shape. I replaced the lighter assembly with bought parts from Vatozone and it has worked perfectly since.

$10 fix

 

yea i looked and i didnt see anything wrong with it looked brand new but maybe i will have to look into that thanks man

 

Round plastic piece had a small wires which had the rubber insulator brittle, and the copper wire was a little green.

 

oh ok so u basically just changed out the factory lighter with an aftermarket one and everything was ok from there?

 

after seeing the corroded wire, my original plan was to get the after market and use it as a donor for my existing lighter. But as it turned out the pieces were different enough and I damaged some pieces from the original lighter that I could not go ahead with the donor idea. So instead I did replace it.

Before doing this, I searched all over this forum and even created a thread for my questions. There were posts about fuses, and wiring, etc. But in the end, my case was that the lighter was just broken.

Now I can charge the phone and the iPod - Woohoo!!!

 

Good for you man good to hear u got it goin..i think thats what's wrong with mine just need to get another lighter and hopefully it will be alright