I shorted my lighter socket yesterday when my phone charger came apart inside it. my radio will not work and that socket is not giving power. checked all fuses even in back of the radio. what can I check next?


thanks
Mike

 

melted contacts on the cigarette lighter, wiring going to it. It must've hit a radio wire, too. Check fuses under the hood, just in case.

 

what fuses under the hood...I didnt see anything for radio or accessory.


Anyone else have any ideas before I start ripping the car apart

 

No other ideas on what it could be?

 

I added a couple schematics below for you. You'll want to check Fuse 9, Fuse 3, and the "Accessory Power Socket Relay".

Since you said you checked the fuse, I'd look at the accessory power socket relay. Hope this helps.

 

yeah you gotta check the fuse that according to honda has nothing to do with the radio, but when you replace it somehow the radio works again. No bs, happened to me too

 

Same happened to me not long ago. Found the fuse which was for accessory/radio had blown, no big deal. For both not to still be working, it must be a fuse, should be on the fuse panel by your leg.

But I bought some replacement fuses which have an LED built in to indicate when it's blown. Heaps easier in the dark

 

Sorta along the lines but, could it be a grounding problem if when I plug in my phone charger at times, it shorts out my radio and socket plug but my radio still shows the illumination going to the buttons if the light is on? Car's driving me crazy when the radio goes out randomly at times.