Crispix

Hey guys,

Looking for help! So tried using the cigarette power socket for plugging in a usb iphone car charger and realized both front and console 120v acc sockets have stopped working. First thing I thought to do was to replace the fuses. Went in an bought the 15A low profile micro fuses that go in both the driver side and passenger side fuse boxes and to my surprise they both worked... for literally 15 seconds then stopped working again!

The car is a 12 tech elite pkg and I do still have Acura extended warranty on it til Aug 2019 - called the dealership and they stated diagnostic isn't included and it would be 139.99+ tax AND that the issue may not be covered under warranty.. what the hell!

Anyone have any idea what the issue could be and how I could get it fixed? Will try to go at this myself instead of paying 150 bucks for them to say its not covered...

Thanks guys!!

jtech316

Check and make sure there's nothing in the outlet causing a short (something fell in or broke off into it). Try another car charger and see if it blows the fuse again.

echodigital

It's a fuse. If you have an Acura Plus warranty, the should replace it for free. They should NOT charge you for it. They replaced my fuses for free. I had a spell of blown fuses caused by my AC Pump for the car I bought a new pump that uses an electric plug instead. I would maybe change the USB plug as well.

I suspect you blown both of them when you changed your USB charged from one AC to the AC port. I did the same thing when using my AC pump.

Anicra

If all of the front and console accessory power sockets do not work, check the
No. 18 (7.5 A) fuse in the driver's under-dash fuse/relay box
else-wise
Check fuse Blown No. 16 (15 A) fuse in the passenger's under-dash fuse/relay box.
page 2304 in repair manual
https://acurazine.com/forums/fourth-...manual-899572/

Crispix

Hey all!

Thanks for all the suggestions. Just a small update: I had changed the 2 fuses (#23 on driver's side and #16 on passenger side) and have visually noted that they were blown again. This leads me to believe it is a faulty charger. The one I was using is a 2.4 Amp / 12 Watt Belkin micro USB charger. What concerns me is that the charger is brand new. Are the specs on this charger not compatible with our cars thus blowing the fuses?? I will buy another charger and try that out, if that doesn't work then I know it is NOT a fuse problem and NOT a charger problem.

Quesitons:

- What ACC Socket charger are you using? Would like to buy one confirmed to be working for our cars hahah
- As an aside, upon pulling the driver's side fuse I noticed that #17 (7.5A) was empty.. can anyone confirm if its supposed to be?

Thanks for the help!!