It's comme to my attention that trying to use the cigerette lighter as a source of power in the car dosen't work (whiel driving). Why is that?

 

Umm.. not sure what you're asking.. if you mean to actually light a cigarette or just extract power from it, but I use the powersource all the time while on the road..

 

to extract power from, it only works when the ignition is on (not the car)?

 

i use my cigarette light for my radar detector and phone charger all the time, no problems. maybe you blew a fuse... or maybe your car's not on... while driving... in which case you have more serious issues...

 

Same here. I got my GPS plugged in during long road trips and it charges just fine while driving. Check the fuse.

 

mine works too... i agree with the fuse check

 

thx all! i'll check that and call the dealership about it (they had told me everything was fine & normal) thx for the heads up guys!

 

If the fuse continues to blow after you swap it, look into the outlet to check for a coin, or something similar. That was a main reason for them to continue to blow, someone would have a penny or a dime fall into the lighter and it would blow the fuse

 

if its going off when the car is on- then its a ground issue