check the fuse. if fuse is ok, look inside the lighter and bend back the contacts .
Check fuseReplace either element or element and socket
Fuse # 17 is a 25 amp fuse for the cigarette lighter in a 2000 Mercury Mountaineer
( # 32 ) is a 20 amp fuse for the cigarette lighter on a 2000 Lincoln LS
plug something into it like a radar detector...iff it works your lighter is screwed...if no power check the fuse
According to the 2000 Ford Crown Victoria Owner Guide : ( # 16 is a 20 amp fuse for the cigarette lighter and auxiliary power point ) * under the drivers side of the dash
how come my cigarette lighter keeps blowing fuses in my 2000 ranger
there is no fuse there is a fuseable link inside the lighter plug
On a 2000 Ford Taurus : In the passenger compartment fuse panel : ( fuse # 13 is a 20 amp fuse for the cigarette lighter and auxilliary power point )
On a 2000 Ford Taurus : In the fuse panel below and to the left of the steering wheel , by the brake pedal ( it has a cover on it ) ( # 13 is a yellow color 20 amp fuse for the cigarette lighter and auxiliary power point )
# 46 / 15 amp / cigarette lighter ( in the passenger compartment fuse panel )
On a 2000 Lincoln LS : In the fuse panel in the front passenger footwell : ( # 32 is a 20 amp fuse for the cigarette lighter )
On a 2000 Ford Explorer : Fuse ( # 17 ) is a 25 amp fuse for the cigarette lighter