Both Cigarette Lighter Sockets Out?

[Dusty Driftwood]

Hi Guys,

I haven't been on here in a while, but hope all is well with my fellow 4th Genners. I was out last weekend and needed to charge my phone and discovered that my front socket was not working. I remembered dropping a penny in there (on accident) and thought that may have something to do with it.

Then I tried to plug the phone into the outlet in the cargo area and got nothing. I tried the charger in my wife's car and it fired right up. So, I guess both my outlets have gone out. Anybody got any ideas on what could have caused this or how to fix the issue? I've never used anything that pulls high voltage (air compressor, inverter, etc) just cell chargers or GPS cables.

Any ideas on how to fix it, or do I need to buy 2 new ones and install them?
Any helps is appreciated.
Thanks,
Jeff

 

[Nathana92]

This may sound dumb but you checked the fuse right?

 

[Dusty Driftwood]

Fuse? What's that?
Just kidding, of course I checked the fuse

 

[Martinjmpr]

Maybe go to the relay next? I know that both front and rear power points are controlled by the same relay because that's the one you put the jumper in to turn both of them on all the time.

Does your 4runner have the cigarette lighter package? If so, just FYI the lighter is actually on a different circuit.

 

[Dusty Driftwood]

Thanks for the replies and suggestions guys.
I don't have the lighter package, just the socket.
I may need a little electrical help here. I'm great at following directions, but not exactly an electrician, pictures help too.
Thanks