Cigarette lighter dead...possible causes?

[Venom Lover]

Everything else electrical seems to be working, so I doubt it's a fuse. Which fuse does the lighter map to, by the way? It doesn't say on the fuse box cover, and I have no service manual....

Anyway, any ideas on what the problem could be?

P.S., I discovered this when I went to plug in my G-Tech to do some 0-60 runs....

 

[JimDavis MT 97GTS 650R]

Although you don't think it's the fuse FYI: "The cigar lighter is powered by a 15 amp fuse located in cavity 4 of the power distribution center (PDC), on circuit F30. The fuse is hot at ALL times. Helpful hints.... Check the fuse. Check for a good ground at the instrument panel ground. Check the lighter element." Info taken from 1997 GTS Service Manual Section 8W-41-2&3. There you go....Good Luck!

 

[Venom Lover]

Jim,
Thanks for the info. I've got to get the manual. I'll check the fuse.

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[JimDavis MT 97GTS 650R]

Mike, Just a thought,you might want to check and see if your G-Teck has it's own fuse. Sometimes the accessory plug houses a safety fuse.

As far as checking the other fuses, just go to the PDC on the drivers side of the engine compartment and pull one fuse at a time to examine if a metal link is burned out. I am relatively sure you are still dealing with a 15 amp fuse. My book shows 15 amp fuses as light blue in color.

 

[Venom Lover]

Jim
Thanks again for the response. I also thought at first that maybe the G-Tech was dead, so I tried the cigarette lighter itself as well as my cell phone charger, and neither worked. So, I concluded that it's the Viper....That or everything else in my life has gone to hell....

I'll check the fuses in the PDC tomorrow.

 

[GaryA]

I had a similar experience. The fuse was ok so I checked the wiring behind the cigarette lighter and found that for some reason the 12V connection to the lighter had come loose. After I took off the panel and pushed the connection to the lighter back in, everything was back to normal.

Having said all that, I bet it's still the fuse that Jim mentioned. It's located on the drivers side fuse box under the hood.

Good luck.

 

[King GTS]

This same thing happened to me last week. It turned out to be a blown fuse. I had it replaced & haven't had a problem since.

 

[Jerry Scott[CO]]

This also happened on my 97 GTS and it was the ground connection which was not making contact. I needed to squeeze the connector.

 

[RichardR]

I have a 2001 with this problem. The fuse is good but there is no power at the socket.

Is this easy to get into or should I take it in for warranty?

 

[Ulysses]

Richard, it's easy to get to, just be delicate about removing the panel (bezel) and you should be okay.

 

[jimandela]

Add me to this 2001 broken cigarette lighter club.
It happend yesterday as i was leaving the dealership.
No time to get it fixed but the fuses checked out ok.
so next time i am in the vipertech will check for loose connection.

bummer such a small problem can be a big pain ... no lighter
no radar detector