I own an '05 Toyota Tundra and have had it for about a year. The outlets have always worked fine but then today they all stopped working.
I usually have my Ipod and my GPS plugged in but yesterday, on an unusually long drive home, I plugged in my laptop into an inverter just to let it charge. After about an hour, it stopped charging but I thought nothing of it because my Ipod and my GPS continued to get power.
But today I'm getting no power from any of the outlets. What could be the problem? How can I fix it?
2007-10-09 09:47:27 · 7 answers · asked by Jonathan B 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The fuses were exactly the problem but I have one more question. They were 15 amp fuses, is it possible to put in a 20 or 30 amp fuse so that I can charge my laptop on the road?
2007-10-10 07:41:40 · update #1
You probably blew a fuse. I did this when I plugged a small air pump into the outlet. The system is not designed for high-amp devices. Just small things like phone chargers, GPS units, iPod chargers, and other similar devices. Inverters and tire pumps put too much load on the system. If you want to use one, you need to wire it to the battery with a higher-amp fuse.
2007-10-09 09:54:28 · answer #1 · answered by Me again 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The "accessory" ports are usualy rated @ 5 amps.
Your "cigarette lighter" is rated @ 20 amps and they are two separate circuits.
Next time, use your laptop plugged into your "cigarette ligher.
Look under the dash, left side of the steering wheel behind a plastic cover.
The fuses should be identified on the back of the cover.
One of them burned up inside the fuse it's self.
Use some small pliers or big tweezers to pull them out and look at them.
2007-10-09 09:58:37 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a fuse. The DC outlets, clock, cigarette lighter and maybe interior light are normally on the same fuse. Check your panel and see if the fuse is blown.
2007-10-09 09:51:59 · answer #3 · answered by glxtasy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you blew a fuse. now dont forget to check both fuses for the outlets sometime cars have 2 seprate fuses or make sure your plug is working some time you might blow a fuse in them.
2007-10-09 10:31:17 · answer #4 · answered by eric h 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check your fuses, just like home.
2007-10-09 09:55:11 · answer #5 · answered by Patsy A 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go through your fuses. One is probably blown
2007-10-09 09:51:16 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
check fuse
2007-10-09 10:11:02 · answer #7 · answered by rex b 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋