[D&APHILBECK]

About two or three months ago my cigarette lighter and 12v power outlet went out. I just replaced the fuse and it still hasnt fixed the problem. I have check all connetions, there seems to be nothing wrong with any of it. how would i go about fixing the problem. i also put my phone charger in both plugs and no power. My wife and i have a long trip to go on and a short amount of time to get there. So i cant stop to charge the phone when it dies.

 

[Bigdogg2830]

test the connections to the socket with a dmm. this will rule out a broken wire from the fuse box.
if you have power at the fuse and at the socket then the socket is bad

 

[pawpaw]

Check in cabin fuse panel, if fuse/s are blown , check wiring insulation from fuse panel to outlets, if insulation & wires look ok, plug something in one of the power outlets that has an indicator light on it & do a wiggle test to see if you can cause it to make contact & the indicator light to come on, or blink, as it makes contact. Sometomes wires look ok, but strands are broken under the insulation & a wiggle test will locate the spot.

More thoughts for consideration. Let us know what you find.

 

[jeff]

Check the fuse again to see if it is blown. It could be that the charger has something wrong with it and is causing the fuse to blow. Are you sure the charger is in good working order and hasn't gone bad? If you don't know that the charger is definitely good, try plugging something else into the socket it and see if that works or test the charger in another car.

I don't know about the 03 Taurus, but my 02 has fuses for these sockets under the hood...2 fuses, one for each socket, fuse #'s 17 and 18.

As a last resort, if you're in a crunch for time and can't get this fixed soon enough, you could get one of those portable battery jump starters that has a 12V socket.

 

[D&APHILBECK]

i tried everything, and got nothing. so i moved on to a different part ive been working on.

 

[D&APHILBECK]

i replaced the fuse and i didnt see anything in the owners manula for under the hood fuses for them.

 

[jeff]

If this is an 03 taurus, check fuses 13 in the passenger compartment and 17 under the hood.

 

[D&APHILBECK]

Under the hood, I dont have a 17. I mean the is not a spot for its. No mettal tabs are there. im thinking about going and buying a after market outlet with three of them on it. I have had my friend that knows everything about cars and he couldn't find anything beside the number 13 under the dash.

 

[Bigdogg2830]

it would be in the power distrubtion box.

 

[D&APHILBECK]

would that be the one with the horn relay and some other relays? or where?

 

[Bigdogg2830]

black box that has a positve wire coming in from the battery. in front of the engine with a lid on it.

 

[D&APHILBECK]

what number? if its 17 there is just two wrectacular holes there and i can see the ground through them.

 

[Bigdogg2830]

Fuse Panel Diagrams - Taurus Car Club Maintenance and Modification Wiki

here is a link, scroll down to the 03 it has the list and a pic of the box under the hood.

 

[D&APHILBECK]

if its the cell port my car doesnt have it for some reason. its just and empty spot there no little holders.

 

[Bigdogg2830]

whats the cars manufacture date? it will be on the door sticker.

 

[D&APHILBECK]

09/02

 

[Bigdogg2830]

look under the hood at fuse number 21 and see if there is one there, if there is check and see if its popped.

 

[D&APHILBECK]

look under the hood at fuse number 21 and see if there is one there, if there is check and see if its popped.

there is one and its good. i had to test it with the tester..

 

[Bigdogg2830]

there should be a fuse in 17 and 18 under the hood. not sure why there wouldnt be.
does the horn work?

 

[D&APHILBECK]

yeah, i scared myself while installing the remote wire in to the radio fuse under the dash.