Cigarette lighter isn't working what could be wrong and how would I fix it myself

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check the fuse first .if its blown then there would be no power to your lighter.thanks jeff

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Have a look at your fuses.

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Yes there is a fuse corresponding to this which has cut off. It is located in the car under the driver frontage.

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• Posted on Jun 08, 2009

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I would put a red volt meter lead on the middle and a the black lead on the outside. If it checks above 12 vols, the lighter itself is bad. If no voltage is present, you have to check all the positive wires back to the battery. If those are all working, you have a bad ground.

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This is Fuse 32 under the hood in the fuse box. I had a problem with this fuse as well. I don't smoke so didn't care when I first realized my lighter didn't work, but my check engine light came on and when I took it to get the engine code read, the part they connect to under the dash (ODBII) would not give them a code. I left the store not knowing why my check engine light was on and annoyed there was another problem to fix. After a few hours of troubleshooting with my Dad, we figured out the same fuse that controls the lighters is the same one that powers the OBDII system, and Onstar as well. I hope that info helps someone else.
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