Why is my charging socket not working?
Your DC power charging port (socket) must have a blown fuse.
What you need to know:
Hello Paul, I am a Uber operator and I drive a Toyota Wish. My challenge is my charging socket (cigarette lighter) stopped working. This power socket is crucial for powering my smart phone as I access the Uber App and Google maps for my directions.
Hello Paul, I am a Uber operator and I drive a Toyota Wish. My challenge is my charging socket (cigarette lighter) stopped working. This power socket is crucial for powering my smart phone as I access the Uber App and Google maps for my directions. What could be the matter? Ismail.
Hello Ismail, your DC power charging port (socket) must have a blown fuse. This is most likely the result of using cheap counterfeit or poorly designed car chargers or accessories. This power source was first designed for cars as a cigarette lighter. With time, it has become a 12V power source for accessories such as phone chargers, FM modulators and USB drives or tyre compressors.
The challenge is use of cheap counterfeit and poorly designed accessories, which sometimes overheat and burn due to their poor design. This causes short circuits which may cut power off other in car accessories.
If you are lucky they will only blow a fuse. On a bad day, you will lose the power charging port too or start a fire. Any reasonably skilled technician should be able to find the damaged fuse or test the circuit to confirm that the power socket is still working. Should it be a blown fuse, a replacement will restore function of your power source.
