Does Volvo cigarette ligher socket accept standard chargers?

shorting cigarette lighter element or faulty socket blowing the fuses

I had this same problem after buying a used 2008 xc 90 and had replaced the fuses numerous times. I finally called the dealer to see about changing the sockets and the girl that took my call told me not to pul the charger in while the car ignition is on. She told me there is a saftey feature on the volvo that shorts itself out if anything is plugged in while the car is on. We have followed that rule now for the past 3 months and have had no problems with the fuse blowing. Once the charger is plugged in I just leave it plugged in and I can attach my phone/ipod while the car is on and it's fine as long as you don't try to plug the charger into the socket while the car is on. Strange I know but it works!!!

Yes buy a power point socket from a later year. It will fit right in.

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It could be the fuse is blown for the lighter socket. If you have something you can plug in to check it (cell phone charger or GPS power cord) try that. What usually happens is the cig lighter itself (the thing you put in the socket and gets hot) shorts out, and blows the fuse.

Get a test light and check them all, easier and more accurate than pulling them all and looking at them.
Keep in mind the socket may be good, but the lighter element may be bad.

The fuse box is on the left end of the dashboard, see the diagram on the cover for the fuse location.

Maybe, this information can helped, Volvo V70R XC70 XC90 Car Wiring Diagram

Hope helps (remember rated this). Good luck.

I have seen car chargers that would blow the fuse. They were shorted out so look in the fuse box and replace the accessorie fuse and retest

Your post is just a tad bit confusing. In most cars these days they have a ciggarette lighter as well as a power port or two.

Is your cigarette light port and your power port, in your eyes, the same thing? If yes, and you've checked the fuse and "it appears to be fine" then I would say that you have a short in your wiring that for some reason isn't tripping the fuse. Unlikely though.

I believe in one car I worked on had two different fuses that went to the ciggarette ligher. Maybe just maybe you have a few different fuses running your ports and you checked some of the fuses but not all of them.

Most cars have fuse boxes in the following locations: Engine Bay, Glove Box, Drivers or passengers side kick panel, trunk.

The most likely spots to check for a fuse box is to the left of your legs while sitting in the drivers seat and underneath the hood.

Hope this helps out,
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test the lighter socket itself by putting a everyday common voltage tester or "multi-meter"in it. place the positive wire on the tester to the center of the socket and the negative to the side of the socket. if no voltage reading, keep the positive where it is and move the negative probe on your tester to a new location that you "know" is a negative like a screw on the door jam area. ( find an unpainted surface"). if you get a reading now then you know the negative on the socket is not connected somewhere in the path. do the same with the positive..... good luck.