megaman81

hey guys,

I have a 1997 2.2 cl.

I have been going crazy trying to figure this problem out..

The 7.5amp fuse under the hood for the Radio keeps blowing out...
I thought it was the bad cigarette lighter so, i disconnected it and it still blows it...

Right now, every single thing is disconnected.
Radio, clock, cigarette lighter, hazard lights.

It still blows a fuse!!! I did do a visual inspection of the wire harness connectors and check for broken wires...I found nothing.

It only blows the 7.5 amp fuse under the hood. It does not blow the one by the hood latch.

The climate control system is still connected.

Now the thing is, when i put a new fuse in, it does not blow out immidiately. It takes a while. Sometimes long time or sometimes short time. I dont know!

Please help me out! Any service bulletins out there regarding this issue???

Thank You
MC

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

sounds like a bad ground, I've really had to try to blow my radio fuses

megaman81

Does anyone know where the ground is located for this circuit?

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Do you have an aftermarket radio? I believe the radio and cig lighter share the same ground behind the console, they're on the same circuit

megaman81

No the radio is stock..

megaman81

Anyone have electrical diagram for the radio/cigarette lighter circuit?
Thanks

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

I do, what do you need scanned?

Gnate

iTrader: (10)

Hey blackack do you hear of cigarette lighters crappin out often on 1st gens?

Mine comes out of the base... I'll have to take a picture tomorrow, but it's really irritating, I have to hold it in just the right spot for it to actually hold a charge when my gps is connected.

DaInFaMMuS1

yeah mine doesn't work either. and its not the fuse. i wonder wtf it could be

megaman81

I need to know where the ground is for that circuit. it would be cool if you could scan the pages of the radio/cigarette lighter harness.

Iv been without radio for months now, and I really want to get it fixed..lol
Thanks buddy!
mc

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Nope, not a common thing, however megaman the ground on the back of the cig lighter itself is a flimsy piece of metal, and I've actually snapped one before, I would check there first, then the wires from that trail into a wiring harness. As for how the ligthers are held in, I've never swapped one before, just swapped the entire console piece

TrueNorth

Mine does exactly what Gnate's does. The lighter works if I hold it in the right place, but I can pull the whole unit out of the base. Any suggestions?

I guess I should take the entire console apart and try to secure it in there somehow using a high adhesive tape or somthin.

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

From my experience, I tried to remove it and it was a pain I gave up, so a clip or something's def broke, take the console out and go at it from the back. Also if it isn't working CHECK THE WIRES ON THE BACK OF IT, they're REALLY flimsy

stylesp1

i have been having the same problem lately but the fuse in my car is a 15 amp and i have been trying to figure out the prob myself

irresponsiblekid

my radio is great any my lighter seems dead wtf

clusterfunk

my lighter is dead too, i was actually working on this earlier today. checked the fuse and pulled the radio out to see what i could see and it looked like all the wires were connected. seems we have an epademic, ill see what i can find out on sunday when i have time to rip my center out. ill post my fix if i get that far.

97BlackAckCL

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Check the ground it's a flimsy little wire

latchlock

I know this thread has been dead a long time, but I'm have the exact same problem. My cigarette lighter hasn't worked since I bought the car, now with a 9 hr drive every once in a while I need the cigarette lighter. I've taken the center console apart and tested the harness with no luck. There's no power going to the assembly. Now what?

Can I piggyback on the radio circuit (adding a fuse to make sure I don't blow up the radio)? Any other ideas?

Thanks!

Shawn