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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Cars / January 2007Cigarette Lighter Out
One of the two cigarette lighters in my '01 Sentra isn't working. I checked the fuse that is supposed to control it and it is ok. Is there anything else I can do to troubleshoot what the problem is? Plug you cell charger into it. If it works, then the socket is good and you just need a new lighter element. On 1/18/07 2:27 PM, in article 1169152079.075054.4260@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups.com, "bthiede" <brianthiede@hotmail.com> wrote: > One of the two cigarette lighters in my '01 Sentra isn't working. I > checked the fuse that is supposed to control it and it is ok. Is there > anything else I can do to troubleshoot what the problem is? I've tried plugging different things into it - it's the socket. Doesn't have power > Plug you cell charger into it. If it works, then the socket is good and you > just need a new lighter element. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > checked the fuse that is supposed to control it and it is ok. Is there > > anything else I can do to troubleshoot what the problem is? > I've tried plugging different things into it - it's the socket. Doesn't > have power If you can pop the lighter unit out and check the connections. If these are OK then check the voltage on the lighter unit. If voltage on it is OK (12V usually) then it is the unit. If there is 0V on the unit, you have a broken wire but tracing it will be problematic.  SignatureFidei Coticula Crux > I've tried plugging different things into it - it's the socket. Doesn't > have power [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >>> checked the fuse that is supposed to control it and it is ok. Is there >>> anything else I can do to troubleshoot what the problem is? bthiede Could it be one socket is live at all times and one is only on with the car running? Sparky Did it ever work, or is this a new development? Are you sure you found all the fuses? A lot of lighters have a fuse immediately behind them in addition to the one(s) in the fuse box. If you use it to actually light cigarettes/cigars, check in it for accumulated debris that could be insulating it from making contact. On 1/18/07 4:11 PM, in article 1169158288.049768.247920@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, "bthiede" <brianthiede@hotmail.com> wrote: > I've tried plugging different things into it - it's the socket. Doesn't > have power [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >>> checked the fuse that is supposed to control it and it is ok. Is there >>> anything else I can do to troubleshoot what the problem is? I had the same problem on my 04 sentra, fuse worked and everything. The problem in my case was the metal end of the charger or lighter would not reach to the back of the cigarette lighter hole and would there for not make contact. Hope this gives you some idea. Phillip > Did it ever work, or is this a new development? Are you sure you found > all [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >>>> checked the fuse that is supposed to control it and it is ok. Is there >>>> anything else I can do to troubleshoot what the problem is? OK - I found out why it wasn't working. I pulled the unit out, and there are no wires connected to it - not a loose connection, NO connection. I couldn't see any wires immediately behind it. Is it possible that I needed a smoker's package or something to have it connected? Or is this just an assembly screw-up??? > I had the same problem on my 04 sentra, fuse worked and everything. The > problem in my case was the metal end of the charger or lighter would not [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > >>>> checked the fuse that is supposed to control it and it is ok. Is there > >>>> anything else I can do to troubleshoot what the problem is? > OK - I found out why it wasn't working. I pulled the unit out, and > there are no wires connected to it - not a loose connection, NO > connection. I couldn't see any wires immediately behind it. Is it > possible that I needed a smoker's package or something to have it > connected? Or is this just an assembly screw-up??? Get the VRN, the unique code for the vehicle and take it to a Nissan Dealer. (You might find it on a plate in the engine bay.) If you can't find it they will be able to find it for you. The dealer can use this to get the original specs and they will be able to tell you if that should have been hooked up or not. As it is an '01, you might have a hard time getting a dealer to sort it if it was meant to have been done in the first place. SignatureFidei Coticula Crux |
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