Hi,

I got a GPS system that hooks into the ciggerate lighter for power. It worked fine for one day but the next day wouldn't. I checked and sure enough the fuse was blown. Put another one in and it worked. Until today.

Any ideas on why this is the case? The GPS works fine in several other family member's cars without causing any fuse damage.

BY THE WAY, I also hooked up my new radar detector and the same thing happened. Any ideas?

Thank you in advance.

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hi, do you have one of those adapters that has 2 outlets or you're just plugging the gps directly in the cig. lighter?

 

There are three things on that circuit, which is protected by a 20 amp fuse: The cigarette lighter, the front accessory outlet and the rear accessory outlet. If you have things in all three locations that add up to more than 20 amps, then that will blow the fuse. If the only thing you are plugging in is the GPS, make sure it takes less than 20 amps (I would think it would), and if you still have the cigarette lighter itself plugged in somewhere, try unplugging it.

 

Oddly enough, the cig lighter fuse blows without anything plugged in. I do not use one of those double plug adapters.

Hope that helps. Thanks.

 

There must be a short somewhere then.

 

My wife is having the same type problem with her XG350L in that all the power outlets no longer work. I have taken a stab at trying to figure out which fuse is linked to the cigarette lighter/power outlets, but believe I failed can you tell me which fuse it was that kept blowing?

Thanks

 

Looks like #15 and/or #31.




CIRCUIT

Fuse[/align] Amperages[/align] Circuit protected[/align]
1[/align] 25A[/align] Power seat[/align]
2[/align] 20A[/align] Seat warmer[/align]
3[/align] 10A[/align] Power steering control module[/align]
4[/align] 15A[/align] ETS relay[/align]
5[/align] 10A[/align] Head lamp, DRL, AQS sensor[/align]
6[/align] 10A[/align] A/C switch, High blower relay[/align]
7[/align] 10A[/align] Hazard switch, Hazard relay[/align]
8[/align] 15A[/align] Not used[/align]
9[/align] 10A[/align] Cruise control[/align]
10[/align] 10A[/align] IMS control[/align]
11[/align] 15A[/align] Wiper & Washer[/align]
12[/align] 10A[/align] ETACM, Blower relay, sunroof, mirror, A/C control, Left(Right) vanity lamp[/align]
13[/align] 10A[/align] Not used[/align]
14[/align] 10A[/align] Audio[/align]
15[/align] 20A[/align] Cigarette lighter, Accessory socket[/align]
16[/align] 10A[/align] IMS switch, Driver door module[/align]
17[/align] 15A[/align] Not used[/align]
18[/align] 10A[/align] Not used[/align]
19[/align] 15A[/align] Stop lamp switch[/align]
20[/align] 10A[/align] Room lamp, Trunk room lamp, Door lamp, Foot lamp[/align]
21[/align] 10A[/align] Instrument cluster[/align]
22[/align] 15A[/align] SRS, PPD[/align]
23[/align] 10A[/align] Speed sensor, Transaxle range switch[/align]
24[/align] 20A[/align] Fuel filler door & Trunk lid switch, Driver(Assister) door module[/align]
25[/align] 10A[/align] ETACM, A/C control, Audio, Clock, Cluster, Trip computer, Immobilizer control[/align]
26[/align] 10A[/align] Front fog lamps, DRL Control module, License lamp, Right Park/Turn signal lamp, Right side marker lamp, Short connector "C"[/align]
27[/align] 10A[/align] Stop lamp failure relay[/align]
28[/align] 10A[/align] Clock, Instrument cluster, Trip computer, TCS, Immobilizer control[/align]
29[/align] 10A[/align] ETACM, Hazard switch, Auto light[/align]
30[/align] 10A[/align] A/C control, Left(Right) outside mirror motor[/align]
31[/align] 10A[/align] Cigarette lighter, License lamp, Left Park/Turn signal lamp[/align]
32[/align] 10A[/align] Burglar alarm relay[/align]

 

Thank you for the response, I did not realize that there were TWO fuse boxes in the XG350L When I read the owners manual I only saw the one in the Engine compartment, which is why I was so frustrated trying to find the correct fuse there[:@]. Thanks to your message, and a little more investigation on my part, I finally found the fuse box on the inside of the car (I don't know why it was not listed in the owners manual before the engine compartment box and/or why they were not listed on the same page) and it was fuse #15 that was blown.

Thanks again for the quick response, it save me some grief with the wife