2000 Mercury Marquis 2 Problems

2000 MERCURY MARQUIS
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PJK
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2000 Mercury Marquis

Hello,
I have two problems that I'd like help fixing. I have a 2000 Grand Marquis.

1) My lighter doesn't work. I try charging my GPS and it doesn't work. How do I troubleshoot this and work to fix this?
2) For some reason, my button unlocker doesn't work anymore. The one that you can enter a number combo in to unlock the car. It was working fine and now all in a sudden it doesn't work. How do I troubleshoot this and make it work?

On side of that, I have one other question out of curiousity:
3) On the passenger side, under the glove box, there is something similar to a lighter outlet, what is this? I thought it was another one at first, but now I'm thinking otherwise. Any ideas?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
Dec 24, 2008 at 7:48 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi:
Have you checked the fuse for these items? Also, I'm not sure what you are describing. Can you upload a picture of it for me to see.

Joe
Dec 30, 2008 at 1:22 AM
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Thanks for the reply. I checked the fuse for the lighter. Where would the fuse be for the lock? One thing that I noticed is that the "0" doesn't light up if I am trying to unlock the car at night.

Thanks, and happy new year!
Dec 31, 2008 at 6:03 PM
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Hi:
If you have an owner's manual, the fuse info should be in it.

As far as the pictures, that is a power outlet for items you need to power, GPS, games, spot light...

Let me know about the fuse.
Jan 1, 2009 at 12:13 PM
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Hello,
I will look at the manual for the fuse.

When I plug my GPS into the thing shown in the pictures, it doesn't work. Perhaps that is due to the same fuse that runs the cig. lighter?

Thanks.
Jan 1, 2009 at 6:57 PM
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Hi:
I believe they work on the same circuit. Let me know if it works.

joe
Jan 2, 2009 at 12:34 AM
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I replaced the fuses today. The cig lighter and the other power source now work. However, the lock still does not.

Before I changed the fuse (a different one from the lighter one), I unlocked all of the doors, get out of the car, and closed the door. Then pressed the "7|8" & "9|0" buttons, at the same time, and nothing happened.

Now I tried the same thing, and the doors locked, but the combo I used to use still does not unlock the doors. What is the next step I should take to get the lock working? Thanks!
Jan 5, 2009 at 4:58 PM