Electrics: - S80 lighter

mariosm1cy · Jul 4th, 2014, 13:11

Hi to all, I am new to this forum. I own a volvo s80 2000 model.
I bought this car used and I tried charging my phone from the front lighter socket, I face two problems, the socket pops my charger out for some reason and the second one it does not charge (the charger's light bulb does not even turn on). If I press the lighter it does get warm though so there is power there.
On the rear lighter socket the charger stays fine and the charger lights up and charges my phone.

Does anybody know or experienced something like this? Is this a problem with the lighter port and needs to be replaced?
I found a third party lighter socket of ebay really cheap. (eBay item number:181441221619)

Anyone to advice?

Georgeandkira · Jul 4th, 2014, 14:00

I have the same socket in my 2002 V70. It's shallow. I will try the rear one now that you mention it.
I occasionally use a GPS and it's a bother when the plug pops out because it initiates a long, involved reset in the GPS.
Replacing such a socket should be straightforward. See if the sockets' wiring matches, i.e. Does the socket have 2 wires and plugs in or is it a cheap replacement with only one wire, leaving the socket to ground-to-chassis.

Also, when you do this. Stop the car, let it sit 10 minutes to gather its thoughts, disconnect the battery. I add this because you hear stories about warning lights going off when dash elements (A/C) are unplugged hot. Kira

mariosm1cy · Jul 7th, 2014, 15:31

I bought the lighter socket, I will post here with results.

Jul 4th, 2014, 13:11	#1
mariosm1cy New Member Last Online: Jul 23rd, 2015 09:35 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Nicosia	S80 lighter Hi to all, I am new to this forum. I own a volvo s80 2000 model. I bought this car used and I tried charging my phone from the front lighter socket, I face two problems, the socket pops my charger out for some reason and the second one it does not charge (the charger's light bulb does not even turn on). If I press the lighter it does get warm though so there is power there. On the rear lighter socket the charger stays fine and the charger lights up and charges my phone. Does anybody know or experienced something like this? Is this a problem with the lighter port and needs to be replaced? I found a third party lighter socket of ebay really cheap. (eBay item number:181441221619) Anyone to advice? Last edited by mariosm1cy; Jul 4th, 2014 at 13:14. Reason: added ebay item number

Jul 4th, 2014, 14:00	#2
Georgeandkira Premier Member Last Online: Apr 25th, 2024 14:34 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hackensack	I have the same socket in my 2002 V70. It's shallow. I will try the rear one now that you mention it. I occasionally use a GPS and it's a bother when the plug pops out because it initiates a long, involved reset in the GPS. Replacing such a socket should be straightforward. See if the sockets' wiring matches, i.e. Does the socket have 2 wires and plugs in or is it a cheap replacement with only one wire, leaving the socket to ground-to-chassis. Also, when you do this. Stop the car, let it sit 10 minutes to gather its thoughts, disconnect the battery. I add this because you hear stories about warning lights going off when dash elements (A/C) are unplugged hot. Kira

Jul 7th, 2014, 15:31	#3
mariosm1cy New Member Last Online: Jul 23rd, 2015 09:35 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Nicosia	I bought the lighter socket, I will post here with results.

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