Cigarette lighter fuse continues to blow immediately after inserting a new one. Why?

Check to see if you're using the correct size fuse. Most cars use a 15Amp fuse.
Hope this helps.

when the lighter is not pushed in does the fuse still blow? If not get a new plug in bit. Try some other plug in unit (GPS--dash cam--tyre compressor) or anything that uses a plug for the cigarette lighter and see it the fuse still blows.

most cigarette lighters use a 10 amp fuse.

if the fuse blows, or the lighter does not work, remove the fuse immediately, and have the car checked by a qualified auto electrician. there may have been a prblem before that led to the fuse being removed in the first place, but it is worth putting a fuse in and trying it first.

if you have any doubts or problems, remove the new fuse and have the car checked properly.

hope this helps.

Hi,
Replace the cigarette lighter. Parts houses have the right one for your Yukon.
The lighter itself shorts out so when you push it in it creates an immediate dead short . Fuse Blows.
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Wayne

either the lighter or something else protected by the same fuse is defective, drawing too much current and blowing the fuse. that is what it is supposed to do. if you can get at the back of the lighter, pull the wiring connector plug off and then reinstall the fuse. if it does not blow then you need a new lighter, if it continues to blow out then you need to find what else is on the fuse's circuit and disable it.

Check your fuse box for a burnt out fuse.
Lots of times newer cars that didn't come with a cigarette lighter wont support one.
Every time I insert a cig lighter into my outlet, it blows the fuse. So be sure your car supports it.
Could just be a fuse that needs to be replaced to fix your problem. Most newer GM cars have the fuse box hidden in the trunk somewhere.

Good luck :-)

usually the cig lighter fuse is the same as the horn.

Replace the cigarette lighter. Look to find out what else is on the instument cluster circuit, as that may be the problem, or a bad cluster.

Replace the lighter assembly, it is shorted, this is very common.

Cell phone chargers commonly blow the fuses at the power points. It seems that our charger adaptors do not match the socket properly, and the positive part of the charger hits the negative of the socket, resulting in a blown fuse. If you have a charger, and it works, leave it in the socket. Don't take it with you. Repeated insertions of the adaptor to the socket magnifies this issue.