RE: Help-cig lighter

["Peter F. Smith" <u16343@snet.net>]

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On Sun, 2 Feb 1997, KLeeds wrote:

> OK, people- I'm in deep yogurt! My wife's 80q has a cig lighter w/no 
> power. I assume it isn't the fuse, since the other stuff on the 
> lighter fuse works. I don't know what to do from here, but my wife is 
> convinced I'd have diagnosed & repaired it long ago if it were my car! 
Kerry,
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On Sun, 2 Feb 1997, GStuckey wrote:

>>I heard a rumor recently that the rear lighter outlet on the 5000 series 
>>is shut off by the rear window lockout on the driver door console.  You 
>>might check to see if yours is switched somewhere...
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My wive's sled, 90 Audi 90, Lagos Blue,Auto Trans, had a problem which involved the cigarette lighter. FWIW, neither of us smoke, but do use a cell phone  adapter. A fuse kept blowing...I don't remember which one and it is not pertinent to my post...that the dealer could not fix. After several unsuccessful and expensive trips to the dealer, I finally got pissed. When I picked the car up the last time, the problem was still not fixed.

I immediately made a U-turn and drove the car back to the dealer...said I wasn't leaving until they fixed it.

The bottom line...there is a tiny screw in the lighter which holds the element in place. The screw had come loose and was the cause of the short and subsequently the blow fuses.

Peter F. Smith
90 Audi 90, Lagos Blue, Auto Trans, All Options except trip Computer
91 SAAB 900 Turbo
69 Corvette Roadster