what could be wrong when you plug in your lighter thing and the fuse blows? anyone with the same problem on his/her irocz camaro?

 

I have exactly the same problem with my lighter! have no idea of what to do.. hope someone knows.

 

sounds like your lighter's coil element is shorting out. Does it look corroded or distorted? Go get a new one and see if that fixes it. Otherwise the retention clip in the socket is bent up and shorting when the lighter gets pushed onto it.

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DR Stevens
1984 Trans Am 305HO L69
sucks gas, hauls ***
1991 Firebird 305 LO3
for days when I need a/c

 

Maybe the lighter its self is FUBAR'd causing the circut to close without the resistance of the heat coil. Try and use something else like a radar detector or phone charger with a good fuse in and see if it works. Worst you could do is pop an other fuse

 

From what I heard it's a GM problem.. mine has the same problem.. so I just leave it out.

 

I hade the same problem when i first got my car, look inside the part mounted to the dash and see if the prongs are pushed realy close to the edges. Of they are, your lighter is grounding out the terminal ment to go to the inside edge of the element. I tried to bend mine back and broke it. But the replacement piece that goes inside isn't very much at discount or autozone etc. Hope this helps. Laters

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89 RS Conv 305 700R4
85HO heads
Edelbrock intake
Holley 600
Hedman Hedders and Y pipe
Flowmaster
B&M MegaShifter

 

mine does the same thing too..It's annoying, but i just avoid using the lighter socket.

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91 rs, convertible, K&N, Edelbrock open element cleaner, 3.73, B&M mega-shifter, goodmark cowl-induction hood,tinted windows

 

I had the same problem with my 89 RS Convt
every time I put the phone charger in out went the fuse. For $10.00 I bought a replacement from a parts store. No problem anymore. Wish everything I have had to fix costs so little...

For instance, the alternater, the starter, the timing chain, exhaust system...still trying to find out what the timing should be set at. Hood says 0 degree the chilton 8 degree..