Hi I never used the cigarette lighter in my Lexus es300 1993. . i recently bought a car cell phone charger and it doesn't work. I pushed in the cigarette lighter and it did not heat up. I replaced the fuse and it doesn't work.any suggestions will helpthanks so much,ALex, nyc
Could be a bad lighter socket. See if you can replace it or just live with it
there should be another fuse box next to the motor under hood on right side i think,check them i think your supposed to unhook your battery for this but you can call your local auto parts store and ask them they will be able to tell you
You replaced the wrong fuse or the wires are not hooked up the lighter socket.
more than likely it is a fuse. Escorts that year have 2 fuse panels. one in the passenger comaprtment and one under the hood. when you take the sheild off for the fuse panel there will be a diagram explaining what all the fuses are where they go and what the amperage for the fuse should be. At that point find the fuse for the 12A power out, or 12A accessory ( or something to that effect. then i would replace that fuse. its your cheapest bet. If that doesnt work i would recommend replacing the element itself ( what you plug the lighter into). it also could be the lighter but advanced auto carries them as a set for like 20 bucks. good luck
a cigarette lighter is the easiest electrical component in a car, it has two wires in the back a pos that plugs in the middle of the rear of the lighter and a ground that plugs in the housing of the lighter, if you have a voltmeter or light ck to see if you have power to it if you do spend the 12 bucks and get a new lighter, if not ck the ground wire and make sure it's ok,
