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cigarette lighter does not work 01 fiesta

  • 04-08-2010 7:36pm
    #1
    ferguson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 137 ✭✭


    in a 2001 fiesta zetec the cigarette lighter does not work. Would that be a fuse? It is not my car and the person does not smoke and only noticed when she went to plug in a car hoover. She has car 6 months so nop way of knowing if it was ever working while she has it

    I tried the lighter itself with the engine on and off and it does not heat at all?I also tried the hooover and a phone charger, not a geeks?

    If anyone can help be obliged


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  • #2
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Sounds like the fuse.


  • #3
    kippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,144 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    Depends on how old the car is. I had a problem with my 10 year old focus. It turned out there was "dirt"/Corrusion on the contacts inside of the socket. Bit of a clean and was sound.
    Most likely fuse though.


  • #4
    ferguson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 137 ✭✭ferguson


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    Sounds like the fuse.
    how to know which fuse it is?


  • #5
    ferguson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 137 ✭✭ferguson


    kippy wrote: »
    Depends on how old the car is. .
    lets see now an 01 car... :D


  • #6
    kippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,144 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    ferguson wrote: »
    lets see now an 01 car... :D

    There could be crap on the terminals inside the lighter.
    I dont know what the feck was at mine. I can only assume the kids of a previous owner filled it with crap.

    EDIT - totally missed the 2001 part ;)


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  • #7
    ferguson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 137 ✭✭ferguson


    kippy wrote: »
    There could be crap on the terminals inside the lighter.
    I dont know what the feck was at mine. I can only assume the kids of a previous owner filled it with crap.

    EDIT - totally missed the 2001 part ;)
    would that stop the hoover working?
    EDIT - totally missed the 2001 part
    no problem was only joking;)


  • #8
    kippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,144 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    ferguson wrote: »
    would that stop the hoover working?
    no problem was only joking;)

    I assume the hoover gets its power via the cigarette lighter?
    I had issues with everything that got power from the lighter socket. GPS, Phone charger. Sometimes if you fiddled with the connection you might get it to work, jiggled it around etc....
    In the end "cleaning" the terminals resolved the issue.


  • #9
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    ferguson wrote: »
    how to know which fuse it is?

    Service manual for that year or try to download a PDF fuse diagram. I had to do same for am early Transit


  • #10
    ferguson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 137 ✭✭ferguson


    kippy wrote: »
    I assume the hoover gets its power via the cigarette lighter?
    yes
    ...
    In the end "cleaning" the terminals resolved the issue.
    you mean the terminals at the car side where you plug it in


  • #11
    kippy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,144 ✭✭✭✭kippy


    ferguson wrote: »
    yes
    ...
    you mean the terminals at the car side where you plug it in

    Yes,
    the terminals inside the lighter socket......


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  • #12
    dollydishmop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 561 ✭✭✭dollydishmop


    ferguson wrote: »
    how to know which fuse it is?

    Look for the one that's blown... ;)


  • #13
    leahcim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 330 ✭✭leahcim


    how to know which fuse it is?

    When you pull down the glove box to get access to the fuse board there is a fuse layout diagram on the back of the glove box.


  • #14
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,544 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    if you go cleaning the terminals or the inside of the socket, make sure ignition is off, otherwise youll be replacing the fuse too!


  • #15
    ferguson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 137 ✭✭ferguson


    UPDATE

    Thanks all for the feedback. It was the fuse. I replaced the fuse and all is go. In case anyone with a similar issue finds this on a search:

    The main fuse board is under the steering and slightly to right.It should lift out by pulling underneath according to book but i had to gently prise around edges with a scredriver.

    It is the first fuse on the left on the bottom row. Colour blue and is a 15...., 15 what? amp is it? Anyway Blue and 15.


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