Massively helpful vid, my 12v socket in centre console literally just stopped working, which is a bummer as I only have one other and that’s in the boot (trunk) following your simple and easy to understand videos prt1 and 2 about this issue I managed to trace the failure point all the way to the actual cigarette lighter housing itself. Power was flowing all the way to the connector that plugs in to the cigarette lighter but that’s where it ends. Managed to get a replacement from Audi directly swapped over and boooooom all working again. Thanks to you!

Just that little comment about both sides of the fuse to check with multimeter fixed the problem. Thanks so much!

Hell yeah thanks man! Dead fuse, makes my life easier than if it were something else.

Great help on exactly what to do. Most people dont explain properly.

Finally! OMG and I just got a multimeter. I’ve already replaced the fuse and it didn’t fix it. BRO EVERY video was “just replace the fuse. The fuse. The fuse will fix it” but it DIDN’T. I’ll be doing these steps soon and will finally have my answer!!!!

Please keep up the good work. You are helping so many dum dums like myself, and I speak for all of us when I say that I'm very grateful for YT creators like you. I hope that you and all the other helpful DIY VID Creators make 100 times as much as people making nonsense "viral videos" 🙄

Great help - I found the problem is the positive pole of the socket, now to find a replacement. BTW, I use that same cheap meter from Harbor Freight. Handy enough for many jobs.

This is such an informative video. This coming from a woman that's pretty handy. I followed this perfectly. You just gained a new subscriber!!! Thank you SO much!!! 😊

I’ve been doing DIY forever and you are one of the best teachers on the internet. So clear and detailed. Good videography. I just subscribed

Great video! Thank you for not giving us you life story orthat your cat just had kittens ect. You are right to the point and thorough. I subscribed and will check your video out first the next time I need advice.

Very helpful video. Had a hard time finding one that has all the different reasons that could cause the socket to not work.

Thank you for very informative and easily understood videos. I’m not a car electrician by any means so I certainly appreciate the well organized and explanative information. Both my console and dash lighters stopped working at different times. I only checked the fuse panel near the glove box. I know now I can find the issue and get them both working. Thank you, again from a non-electrician and mechanic.

“…before poking the socket with a screwdriver…” That’s my kind of explanation!! Thanks!

Excellent video with detailed info. Subscribed and will let the ads run.

Thankyou so much for this video and hive us more info and option to check out keep doing the good job we want more of your videos.

Big thank you for the teaching! A total loss you didn't go to teach in college! I looked at the diagram you drew on the board and checked every component in the circuit with a multimeter and I realized the circuit is good and it should work so I plugged in a different charger and everything worked fine.🙂🙃

Fantastic video. Love the diagram at the beginning, and your clear and simple way of explaining things. Your video helped me to extract my socket, which showed that the wires behind it were simply unplugged. Plugged it right in and socket is working again. Many thanks. Ive subscribed

Very helpful thanks for the info.

Thanks for the video. Helped me figure out where the issue was and got it fixed

Great video well explain your timing is perfect not to fast not to slow..thank yu 😎

Excellent video yet again 👍

Thank you very much, you helped out a lot, now I have to go do the testing.

Very good ,detailed video, I don't know crap about a car so I have to go to KZfaq to get the answers and it is a very good detailed describable video you can understand real easily and get to the problem thank you

very helpful and to the point!!! THANK YOU!

Been searching for this. Your explanation was EXCELLENT!!

These two videos were amazing. So helpful. Thank you so much. :)

Very very helpful, as l have this problem, thank you.

Amazing explanation and presentation. Thanks a ton man!

Thanks for this video ot keeps me from getting scammed at the Auto Electric Shop. Which they have tried to do once. They want $90 an hour to trouble shoot. No way...

Nice job, to the point ... not rush and no extra blah blah like other channels. I'll look forward to other tips you share. Stay cool 😎

Nicely done! Very good

Thank you. You helped me so much with a power socket in my Hyundai i30 gd 2016 on the passenger site.

Never thought to check fuse with meter, not just eyes !

This video was everything I was hoping it was gonna be. Thank you very much whoever created it.

Thanks man!!!

KZfaq should hire this guy for all “how to” videos.

Thanks you

Good info! But, one more thing to check. The fuse kept blowing when trying to charge a phone. After much fruitless diagnosis, it turns out the 12v to USB A adapter the lady was using to charge her phone was defective. Switched to a different adapter and problem solved.

Very good information!

best video, clear instructions, many thanks!

Wow thanks

MOST EXCELLENT ! You have the best video on KZfaq for this problem. Got me psyched up to test all this out. : ) TODAY !!

Very good video very detail and very clear

Really helpful thank you for sharing

2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. I'm getting power to the cig socket, but socket is only putting out around 4 - 5 volts...any ideas? I received an OEM replacement socket today, but it's too cold to work on the car. Do the cig sockets ever go bad and have reduced voltage output like this? Thanks.

thank you very helpful

power good with dvm at connector; however the issue was the dvm leads are sharp and make contact. The problem was corrosion on the center connector. Cleaning that up fixed the problem

Great video, very professional.

I have a 05 Yukon and it has a fuse for the cigarette lighter but I have three cigarette lighters and two of them don't work on the passenger side and also the one to the back seat.

Great video.

Great video. Nicely made and very informative. Thanks

When your checking the wire connections behind the cigarette lighter, did you put the fuse back or no. Because when I have to check mine. The Cigarette lighter and the Radio are the same fuse (2002 Mazda 323 Astina). Also my fuse box is in the driver side compartment, so I can't voltmeter the fuse to the battery, unless I buy a 5 metre extension or something haha.

very informative vid. Thanks for sharing

Your the best! Thank you

Great video? However if anyone has a different socket like one for the old fashioned cigarette lighter. If you use the lighter to light your smokes? Ash & 1/2 burned smoking materials will accumulate inside the socket. I know this from experience. I was using a friends cigarette lighter outlet to air up her car tires with a portable compressor. I removed her lighter element & inserted the plug. (Nothing). I tried turning my plug in the socket looking for a better connection? Nothing worked? I asked her if she used her car cigarette lighter? “Yes, just the other day she lit a cigarette with it”. Well, upon further examination was a layer of debris in the bottom of the socket. I suggested she tap the lighter in her ashtray after lighting her cigarettes. That would keep the debris to a minimum. I had to use compressed air in a can to blow out the debris. Then it worked. Looks like the negative post on your battery has corrosion around it? Try a solution of warm water & a little baking soda. Then disconnect post & use an old tooth brush & apply mixed solution on there. That neutralizes the corrosion & removes all the “caking” on the battery post & connection without any other effort. Apply a very thin coat of silicone after tightening up the connection to minimize corrosion.

Perfect

Hello , i need some help with cigarette lighter socket.. how i can stop power in socket when i turn off the car ( it is allways powered now ) thanx a lot

My Volkswagen Jetta 2012 has power in the socket but when a coin fell in there I used a flat screw driver to take it out since then it will charge when I put my phone on but the battery goes down instead of up any advice?

Helpful and to the point. Thank you!

Thank you.

The fuse box is under the steering wheel it's not possible to do the 1st check. Any suggestions ? I've a very basic voltmeter

What if you have the right voltage at brass and side wall but still doesn’t work

hie. please help. when i plug in my charger the light turns on to show that it has power. however its a diffrent case when i use a fm modulator.

Good video

MIne is acting weird in a 1995 Sunfire: At car start, it reads 13.8v but as the car operates, the voltage drops to 11.5v or lower, but check this out:'The battery voltage with the car operating is still 13.8v. This lighter socket is live at all times, not dependent on the ignition switch. Anyone can point me in the right direction?

What’s the fuse number? How do I know which fuse it is?

I used a TV and Xbox on a power inverter and it Immediately turned off and made a click noise so I assumed it was a fuse but I replaced the ones under the dash but it still won't work.

The power is not my problem. I want to know how I play my EP3.?

This a real video any video where they say the fuse was the problem be fake cause 90%+ of the time its not i never seen a incident where the fuse alone fixed the cig lighter

Excellent breakdown! Obligatory Liked and Sub’d! 👍▶️🔧

I have voltage at my outlet but it still doesn’t work. Please help

Got toyota Corolla sr5 coupe manual 1.6 1987 be four the lighter put my car off the lighter got off now no do it any more put my car off lighter stay on thing tgas right my battery like 2 or 3 day it die you think got problem with the cable the car thank can helps

Hi I checked the wire in the socket no power , the fuse I checked good , I don’t know how to check . Can you help me

I have 10V at my lighter plug even when my fuse is pulled out. The 10V is not enough to power the portable FM transmitter. My centre console power plug outputs 12V as expected. This occurred put of blue after 14 years of no issue. I am at a loss...

My fuse looks good, socket looks new but both cigarette lighter plugs dose not work. What could be wrong, can some1 guide me what should i do? Its frustrating to drive car without power outlet.

Hi, what if fuse both side is nothing. Even the fuse is new.

I get .4 voltage on cigarette lighter? Any idea why?

I have one that is working and one is not

My fuse is in the car. I can put the black lead to the battery

So both of my cigarette lighter socket aren’t working even after replacing it 5x will it likely be the outlets and not the wiring or fuse

I hope this can help me i blew mine out

Help! I cannot get my socket out on a Rav4 2021 XLE per 2:20! Anybody

plugs light up in outlet but nothing with actually.charge or turn on from it. so what is causing this? correct voltage fuse is installed

My phone will charge but wont light the car lighter

Plugged my charger and saw sparks coming out of it the fuse didn’t burn? But no electricity coming out of it

my socket is the thing thats fucked up and I cant find an oem replacement ANYWHERE!