i tried searching but nothing. i plugged my radar and navigation into it but it wont power on is mine defective or is it for something else?

 

It will only have power if the key is in the On position or the car is running. If that's the case and it's still not working - make sure you have the plug ALL of the way in - my iGo adapter was kind of hard to get to stay in there for a while.

And if it's still not working, you can easily pull up the center console and see if anything is unplugged.

 

check the fuses first. if everything looks ok then take it back to the dealer.

 

so is it a second cig lighter? or is it sopposed to be for something else? and my key was on cuz when i place the others into the normal vig lighter it works fine. and what fuse am i looking for?

 

It's meant to be a 12v outlet for things just like you're using it for. Charging phones, iPods, whatever.

 

there's a fuse box under the dashboard near the pedals, it has a cover on it, remove that, and the cover lists what every fuse handles. i believe the one your looking for is cig, or acc, check those and see if they are burnt, if they are not burnt, i would recommend checking all of them. if that is not the problem, take it back to the dealer, thats what i ended up doing when both of my cig lighter outlets weren't working...

 

hmm.. did you take apart the car anytime? there's a plug right underneath the cup holders inside that is part of that.

 

how do i take the cup holder apart? doesnt seem to be a place i can just tug on really. and ill look for the fuse thing when its less hot out side. im taking it its not that piece to the elft of the steering wheel that you pull out cuz i pulled it out and i didnt see many fuses.

 

To take off the console...

1. Unscrew shift knobby off.

2. Pry right under the HVAC area on the silver sides. Put your fingers/fingernails/crowbar underneath the silver plastic and pull it towards you.

3. After the shifter piece pops up and you remove it from around the shifter, disconnect the lighter/power plug wiring.

4. The piece should slip vertically off completely now. Now just tug hard on the cup holder area in the front where you can get a grip. Tug toward you and it should pop up.

It is like any other body panel...they just pop right off. First piece is very light force. The 2nd part is a little firmer on the holding strength but still is not bad after you do it once.

 

****NOTE****

i think there are 2 screws in the storage thing under the arm rest that you need to remove as well. make sure BEFORE you tug on anything. it's been a while since i did my short shifter but i think i remember a couple screws there.

 

that is true, but to remove the cup holders, you do not need to remove the two screws in the arm rest

 

oh... when i did my short shifter i just removed the whole thing as 1 piece i didn't know the cup holders came apart. nvm then

 

ok i took apart the center console thing and found my adapter isnt pluged like everyone said. now where do i connect it to? there is nothing near by to connect it to.

 

I guess what I am saying is....is that still connected to the arm rest...or is that part still connected to the wiring going into the dash?

1. The connector should be right next to it. If not...it has either been pushed into the dash area or cut off.

2. If not, double check that it is not supposed to be plugged into the arm rest side. Just peek back there or feel to see if you can tell if there are any open connector areas where it came off or fell out. However...I would put my money on it being the first thing I said.

 

thank you my friends!!! i found it just like you said hidden under the carpet. now that i see how easy it is to take that cup holder out im curious to put some leds in those holes. thanks.

 

Also, just a little tidbit. The cig lighter on the "waterfall" section in the cubby hole has a different fuse than the cig lighter in the arm rest.

 

and what your saying is 1 fuse can blow and the other will be working fine? if so thanks.

 

Good info! I'm sure I saw that on the wiring diagrams...just never took note of it since I haven't had any blown fuses!


Glad it was just disconnected and not cut off or not there. That would be more of a pain!

...although..I'm curious as to WHY someone would unhook that power adapter unless they used it for some custom work using the same connector...hmm..

 

I didn't even know there was another port in the car *idiot* learn something new everyday LOL!