cigrete lighter is not working

There is a 15 amp CIG fuse in the fuse panel by the drivers compartment here is a guide to help check it and the fuse located in the diagrams below.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

Check out the diagrams (Below). Please let us know if you need anything else to get the problem fixed.

I want to install a solar battery charger in my Corolla but wire it permanently, not through the cigarette lighter socket, which is controlled through the ignition.
Is there a connection point that will go directly to the battery but disconnect when the ignition key turns on?

Not aware of anything that turns off when the ignition switch is on but you can do what you want by adding a diode in series with the solar cell. That's a one-way valve for electricity that will allow current to flow from the solar cell to the battery any time. You do not have to disconnect the solar cell just because the engine is running but system voltage does go up a little from 12.6 volts to as high as 14.75 volts. If that 14.75 volts is higher than what the solar cell produces, the diode will prevent current from flowing backward through it.

If you really want the solar cell to be disconnected when the ignition switch is on, you can use a relay. When the ignition switch and relay are off, you use the "normally closed" (NC) contact to connect the solar cell to the battery. Turning the ignition switch and relay on makes that contact go "open circuit" which disconnects it. I can draw you a diagram if you want to do it that way. Relays like that are real common and you can find them in lots of cars in the salvage yard. I used a lot of Chrysler relays for my radio display at old car show swap meets. The relay must have 5 terminals. Those are more common than those with only the four terminals that are always needed.

Thanks for the quick reply. The manufacturer of the solar cell seems to want a mechanical disconnect so that's why I didn't go for the diode.
I was hoping there might be an existing relay on board, with some unused contacts but if not, I will have to get one.

One way of setting this up is with the installation of an "A" relay. When the relay is not powered, you have continuity and when relay is powered, it turns off the circuit.

That's the fifth terminal on the common five-terminal relays.

I'm very familiar with Chrysler's automatic shutdown (ASD) relay. They have five terminals but only four wires in the socket. When that relay is off, as in the engine is not rotating, the common contact is connected to the unused terminal, and it is connected directly to the battery positive cable. If you have something similar on your car, or a fuel pump relay with a fifth terminal, you might be able to add a terminal and wire to the socket and use that. Otherwise just say the word and I'll draw a picture of how to wire in a separate relay.

Well, since you offered: I haven't worked on the Corolla before so if you could point out the best fused location to tap into a direct positive connection (other than the battery) where I can connect the relay.

Sorry for the delay. Just got back from deer hunting for the first time.

This is the very common 1" cube relay used on many Chrysler and Ford vehicles. Terminal 87A is rarely used. In the diagram, the relay is shown in the at-rest, or turned-off position. Terminals 30 and 87 are making contact. 80 goes to the battery positive post, (or to anything in the fuse box that is always live). 87A goes to the positive wire of the solar cell. Current will flow from the solar cell into terminal 87A, to terminal 80, and to the battery positive terminal.

When the ignition switch is turned to the "run" position, the magnetic field from the coil pulls the movable contact from 87A to 87, (shown in red). 87 is what is used normally to turn something on, but in this case, since it's not connected to anything, it is turned off. No current will flow to or from the solar cell.

On many relays the ground and 12 volt feed wires to terminals 85 and 86 can be switched and it will work just fine, but these have a spike suppression diode added across the coil to short out those spikes that occur when the coil current is switched off, just like in an ignition coil. Diodes are one-way valves for electrical current and these are in the circuit backward so they conduct no current. Reversing the two wires will cause unlimited current to flow and the diode will instantly overheat, short, and smoke. The diode will either burn open, at which time the relay will work normally, or it will draw high current and blow the fuse for the circuit feeding the 12 volts to it in the "run" position. You may be able to pop the cover off and see the diode inside, and cut one or both ends of it, or just fetch another relay and wire it correctly. You'll find a half dozen in every car in the salvage yards.

You don't need a socket for this relay. Just use four crimp-on solderless terminals on the end of the wires, or you can just solder the wires to the terminals.

Electrical problem
2008 Toyota Corolla 4 cyl Automatic 21000 miles

I was using a portable air compressor that plugs into the cigarette lighter in my car it refill air into my tires the other day. When I removed the plug from my cigarette lighter, a part of it (which I was told was the fuse) remained stuck in my cigarette lighter socket. Does anyone know how to get this out safely?

Remove fuse to lighter and see if you can get out with needle nose pliers.

If not, you will have to remove the lighter assy and replace it.

The radio and cigarette lighter keep malfunctioning when I put the phone charger in.

By malfunctioning I assume you mean the fuse blows? If so the phone charger is no good. Here is the wiring diagrams for the lighter and radio so you can see how the system works:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken

I am looking for the Colour cores and polarities of the wires connected to the cigeratte lighter in a 2003 toyota corolla vvti. I am trying to hardwire my bluetooth kit replacing the lighter. There are however 3 wires and I don't know which wires I am to use.

White/Black
White/Blue
Green

Use a test light to determine which is hot all the time. Then check for which goes to ground. If I recall,the green is the ground, but double check making sure no power is going through it.

Smells problem
1999 Toyota Corolla 4 cyl Automatic 80,949 miles
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I recently bought this car toyota '99, and has a smell of cigarettes from the previous owner, how do I get rid of the smell???

Shampoo the seats,carpet and anything else you can get to.
Use Armor-All on all the hard plastic surfaces. This is very difficult to completely get rid of.
Also change the cabin filter (if equipped).

The cigarette lighter was working fine until I plugged in a in-car phone charger. I turned the charger a bit and then my radio go off. I suspect that the fuse could have blew when I tried to turn it. Could you please tell me how to fix the cigarette lighter and replace the fuse?

Hello,

Here is a guide to help check the fuse #31 with the fuse locations and diagrams below.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

Check out the diagrams (Below). Please let us know if you need anything else to get the problem fixed.

toyota corolla gs. cigarette light not working how can i fix it?

A gs isn't listed in my database,but, did you check the cig fuse, use a voltage tester see if any voltage on the circuit as well as check the fuse.

Fuse checked looks like the lighter is at fault. thanks for your help.

Hope you got it fixed.

Electrical problem
1996 Toyota Corolla 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic

You are provding wonderful advice

Cigarette Lighter has stopped working in my 1996, Toyota Corolla. Radio and other devices are woking fine. Could you please let me know what may the problem. Checked fuses under the hood and they look fine. Are there anyother fuses. Thanks

The lighter only works when ign. is on. If all the fuses are OK, then remove the unit and check for 12V at the wires, if you have 12V, then lighter housing must be replaced, if not then the fuse is blown.

Hi, On my 96 corolla dx my cigarette lighter, factory clock, and radio stopped working all at once. I checked the fuses and they are good. Any clues?? Ty

did you check fuses for power?

we checked wit a tool we hav you hook one end to to somthing metal on the car then you put it on the fuse and it lights up if its good, like if it has power.

you checked fuse marked cig/rad

check dome fuse too. look for any blown fuses.

Did you check both ends of the fuse?

the cigarette lighter and speedometer light not work, we checked the fuses, and they are all okay.

Cigarette lighter should only work when ign. is on, remove and check for 12V at connector. If no voltage at connector then there is a fuse blown.

Speedometer may be a bad sender, or cable if it uses cables.

we did all that. what next?

Check the integration relay.

what needs to be removed to replace lighter lighter does not work according to manual has a 25 amp fuse for both lighter and radio together radio works

You will need to gain access to the rear of the light socket. Our reference material doesn't show anything for this. There may be a side panel on the center console/dash that needs to be removed. The lighter socket itself unscrews from the rear section after the power and ground wires are removed. Check both wires to make sure they're making good contact before removing the new lighter assembly from the packaging. The connectors may have just vibrated loose.

The cigarette lighter in my 92 corolla stopped working. Fuses appear to be fine. What else can I check and is there a fuse box for this under the hood of the car?

Get a test light and probe the center contact of the cig socket if you have power the cig lighter coil is open-No power-check fuse no.12 15amp- if okay check the hot/ground wire behind the cig socket-see below

Thanks. I will check it out.

The car lighter is not functioning. The car Navigator charger is also not functioning. May be the current is not being supplied to the lighter port. How can I fix this problem?