Question: 1992 Cigerette Lighter Fuse?

[92BlackVette]

I had a quarter fall down into the cigerette lighter hole and as I tried to get it out I saw a spark, and now the fuse appears blown. I tried searching for cigerette/fuse/and I couldn't find it relating to this year, and I haven't gotten a FSM yet. Any assistance would help.....

P.S.
I did try looking at the fuses and I didn't see any blown, also looked under the dash for those hidden ones and each one of those was good!

Thanks again.

 

[rascal_rascal_99]

Double check the ones on the passenger side under the glove box, you have to take the panel right above the passengers feet off to get to them...I think these are the ones you're talking about being hidden? It's been a few years, but I know when my cig lighter plug wasn't working, thats where I found a fuze blown at that fixed it on my 92.

 

[92BlackVette]

Under the glove box was a block of 3 or 4 fuses. One was for the door locks, and another for the VATS. I also saw an unknown other one or two, but nonetheless I pulled them all and looked and they seemed to not be blown.

Is it possible this fuse is on on its own?

 

[rascal_rascal_99]

You're talking about pulling down the carpet and removing on plastic panel under the dash/glovebox area and finding those right? I'm really thinking it's one of those you've found, try testing them with a meter or swapping them out with another fuse, even though they may look good sometimes they aren't.

It's been several years, but I was doing some wiring with my radio not long after I'd gotten my car and the lighter didn't work, when I was up under the dash where we're talking about I found that little group of fuses and one of them turned out to be the blown one I had to the lighter.

 

[JimVette]

I think that the fuse for the lighter also is used for your brake lights.

 

[rascal_rascal_99]

That'd be a weird pairing on one fuse, not saying it isn't possible but I don't think so. When I bought my car the brake lights worked, the cig lighter didn't. I'd be surprised for something as safety critical as brake lights to be on the fuse with something that has the potential to blow like the lighter too.

I tried to play on google for a minute, just a chance here, but it might be fuse #33 and I think it's going to be under the glove box where we've been talking about.

I know things like this can be frustrating, I'll see about looking at my car in a few hours when I get home and see if I can tell you exactly which fuse it is and where, then you'll be able to know for sure which fuse to look at and if it's good then you'll know to look for something else.

 

[92BlackVette]

I hope I find it under the passenger glove box this time because last time I looked I swore it wasn't there. I pulled each fuse and shinned a light through the contacts for validity. I will honor your request for me to check it out again, maybe its hidden some where strange under there.

 

[Usfive]

Per the owner's manual Aux fuse under glove box in the #7 position

 

[92BlackVette]

Per the owner's manual Aux fuse under glove box in the #7 position

Case closed. The trick is to look past the block of 4 fuses and behind them are 4 more, those are hidden if you aren't looking close enough.

 

[rascal_rascal_99]

Glad you finally found it, was just about to message you asking if you'd figured it out yet or still needed help figuring it out!