Cigar lighter - No power

[BGW656]

Hi there,

New to Rams. I bought a used 2021 3500 Longhorn last year. Haven’t used it much as I primarily use it for trailering boats around and occasional dump runs.

After getting hit in my wife’s car last week I’ve decided to put dash camera in all our vehicles. I attached the camera to the windshield and plugged the camera into the cigar light which is in the tray on the dash…….and nothing. I didn’t know if the camera was defective or the the cigar lighter wasn’t working. I plugged an adapter into the cigar lighter and still nothing.

Then manual says it should work with ACC or ignition on. It says fuse slot 93F is for the lighter. I popped the hood, find the fuse slot and it’s empty. I pull another 20 amp fuse to see if it fixes the problem and it doesn’t. In fact the fuse just falls into the slot. There is obviously no wiring/clip to hold a fuse in place. It really is just an empty plastic slot.

Has anyone else experienced this? Why the heck would a cigar lighter not be factory installed and working? Particularly on the high end model. I know I can run wires to the auxiliary switches but why should I have to when the lighter is right there.

Thanks

 

[tron67j]

 

[BGW656]

Thanks Tron67J. I checked that one as well. No luck.

 

[RamDiver]

Thanks Tron67J. I checked that one as well. No luck.

No luck as in there's no fuse or no guts to hold a fuse?

I have 2 power outlets or cigar lighters on my truck.

One is in the bottom of the console cubby, to the right-side and below the phone holder. The second is on the backside of the console for backseat coverage.

Are there 2 in your truck? If not, this would explain why there isn't a fuse receptacle for F93.

Back to F90/F91. It's a dual position receptacle to allow the user to select constant or switched power.

Fuse Box Diagram Ram 2500 3500 (2019 - 2026) relay with assignment and locations

Fuse boxes and relays Dodge Ram 2500 3500 2019 - 2026 locations, diagrams, photographs, description of the destination. Cigarette lighter fuse

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[Rado]

On my 2015 it show the same F93 20a fuse for the cigar lighter on the dash as the 2021 !

OP did the socket ever work ?
Maybe try a 20a fuse in the F93 slot as maybe the previous owner need that fuse for something else to work ?

 

[ibike]

My Ram is a 1500 and the fuse you’re looking for on mine is under the steering column. Is yours not there? I pulled ignition on power for my cb from there.