sat cruiserI have a Chrysler PT Cruiser 2003. My garmin sat nav will not charge from the cigarette lighter. Any ideas?

I have a Chrysler PT Cruiser 2003. My garmin sat nav will not charge from the cigarette lighter. The Satnav and cable works in other cars. I have also tried changing the blue 15amp fuses as advised by my local chrysler dealer.
Any ideas?
The socket itself is faulty - buy a replacement socket and wire it up.

Not an uncommon fault
Hello

You say you have 2 Cigarette lighter Sockets.

First try both Lighters to check they work.

(Rear one may have a On/Off switch in the front to stop kids playing with it.(Like Front only Electric Windows)).
They will burn out but not if they have not been used, Mine are from new in my 97 Vectra and never been used If so go to 4
If Not

1 Check what fuses cover them, You may have them both on the same fuse or sat cruiserseparate ones. Even new fuses may be faulty, If possible change it with one you know is working and replace that one with the new one and recheck.

2 Check if other items covered by the fuse/s are working correctly.

3 Have you had a After Market Radio/CD Player fitted. Some people will use the Lighter feed as they need Permanent Feed to the new Radio, New cars have 2 Electrical feeds 1 Red 1 Yellow to store the Code on the Radio

4 Check if you have Cigarette lighters or Cigar lighters. The Cigar ones are bigger in diameter so are a lose fit so will only work if your SatNav Charge Plug is jammed in with some cardboard to keep the contact.

Andy C
you should have a power outlet in front, also a seperate cig lighter up front. Plus, in tsat cruiserhe rear of the vehicle, is another power outlet. Note - the key has to be switched on for them to work.

If your garman won't charge from any of them, it might be flawed plug on your charger that won't fit properly in your car's sockets for some reason.

I have used garmins in my PT cruiser many times.
Does anything work in the cigarette lighter?

A fuse is easily eliminated as a suspect with a simple ohmmeter test.

There's nothing magical about 12 volts... I'm thinking there a problem between your battery and the lighter.
Does the garmin also have a fuse in the cord? Maybe a larger ampage?
bad socket...they often go bad...try some other things in it,,,they are chinese.mexican crap
Yes.