lighter plug 2000 echo

[joycemarie]

Any advice out there re: why no juice to my 2000 Echo's cigarette lighter? Fuse checks OK but the wire at the back of the lighter is dead. It worked until I used my 12 volt coffee pot a few times. This pot occasionally blew fuses in other cars but replacing the fuse always fixed it. Where do I look next?

joycemarie
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[Phatfantom68]

Check the wiring. If your coffee pot has blown fuses in other cars, it may be drawing too much current for the wires to handle.

[joycemarie]

The fuse should go before the wires and it did not blow. What I can see of the wires looks OK.
Joyce

[roc]

With a voltmeter, check the contact points inside. You may find that you are getting little or no contact. If that doesn't work.....you must dig deeper. BTW if you don't have a voltmeter, you can usually pick one up at any automotive place for $10+ depending on the quality that you want. For most wiring people you can get away with a cheapy(unless you are an electrician).