PDX-944

So, story goes... I was using a cig lighter compressor to fill up a tire, and turned it off when I realized the plug was getting hot, then I put car the away.
The next time I went to drive it, the stereo wouldn't turn on. Fuse was blown.
So I went to put in another fuse, and immediately when it touched it blew.

So theres a short somewhere - and I pulled the center dash pieces to check the back of the cig lighter, and all looked fine there.
Where should I check next? Probably the plug on the back of the fuse box...?

Mr Exotherm

The first thing i would do is pull the power wire from the back of the lighter to ensure it wasn't the source of the short.

PDX-944

unless the short is in the circuit before that point. but I suppose its a start!

hanick

Had the same issue. The 12v outlet shorted out but looked fine. Remove rear positive center wire. Put in a new fuse bet everything else works fine. As an alternative, car off, use a continuity tester ground to side and center of lighter will get beep both ways. H