How do you fix electrical power outlet in 1998 Chrysler town and country?

Answer 1

I'm not sure what symptom your outlet is exhibiting, so all I can tell you is what happened to mine and how I fixed it. Our power outlets seemed to work fine, but we didn't use them much. As time went on and we added more gear that needed to be charged, that changed. It all ended rather abruptly when we purchased a 160 watt power inverter that we needed to charge our new laptop with. The outlets worked briefly and then quit and thereafter they worked sometimes, but mostly not at all. After testing the relays and fuses, and finding nothing wrong, I began to suspect the "port" or outlet itself, as it seemed to be slightly loose in the dash. I plugged a cell phone charger in with the van running and as I wiggled/twisted the charger, it would power up ever so briefly and then quit. I then shut the car off, and removed the drink holder, the piece of trim directly above it and then the simulated wood grain panel which surrounds the audio unit and is held in by 4 screws. After I removed the panel, I was able to see the back side of the outlet and how it was secured to the panel. By depressing a few locks ( which are self - explanatory ) I was able to remove the port. It appeared to be in good shape, o I plugged it back in ( without re mounting it ) but it still worked only occasionally. Upon closer scrutiny, however, I found that the lugs which bridge the main body of the unit to the prongs which plug it into power, were "stretched" or too wide. I took a small screwdriver and inserted the end into the space behind the lugs and twisted it, which compressed the lugs so that they appeared to get better contact. Upon reinstalling the port, I found that it worked every time without fail. However, I also found that 160 watts might pose too big of a draw on the power, with the result that the outlet gets extremely hot and then shuts down to protect itself. I think I'll need to wire and inverter directly to the battery for my particular application, but for cell phones and such the supplied ports should be enough. Hope this helps. I'm not sure what symptom your outlet is exhibiting, so all I can tell you is what happened to mine and how I fixed it. Our power outlets seemed to work fine, but we didn't use them much. As time went on and we added more gear that needed to be charged, that changed. It all ended rather abruptly when we purchased a 160 watt power inverter that we needed to charge our new laptop with. The outlets worked briefly and then quit and thereafter they worked sometimes, but mostly not at all. After testing the relays and fuses, and finding nothing wrong, I began to suspect the "port" or outlet itself, as it seemed to be slightly loose in the dash. I plugged a cell phone charger in with the van running and as I wiggled/twisted the charger, it would power up ever so briefly and then quit. I then shut the car off, and removed the drink holder, the piece of trim directly above it and then the simulated wood grain panel which surrounds the audio unit and is held in by 4 screws. After I removed the panel, I was able to see the back side of the outlet and how it was secured to the panel. By depressing a few locks ( which are self - explanatory ) I was able to remove the port. It appeared to be in good shape, o I plugged it back in ( without re mounting it ) but it still worked only occasionally. Upon closer scrutiny, however, I found that the lugs which bridge the main body of the unit to the prongs which plug it into power, were "stretched" or too wide. I took a small screwdriver and inserted the end into the space behind the lugs and twisted it, which compressed the lugs so that they appeared to get better contact. Upon reinstalling the port, I found that it worked every time without fail. However, I also found that 160 watts might pose too big of a draw on the power, with the result that the outlet gets extremely hot and then shuts down to protect itself. I think I'll need to wire and inverter directly to the battery for my particular application, but for cell phones and such the supplied ports should be enough. Hope this helps. I'm not sure what symptom your outlet is exhibiting, so all I can tell you is what happened to mine and how I fixed it. Our power outlets seemed to work fine, but we didn't use them much. As time went on and we added more gear that needed to be charged, that changed. It all ended rather abruptly when we purchased a 160 watt power inverter that we needed to charge our new laptop with. The outlets worked briefly and then quit and thereafter they worked sometimes, but mostly not at all. After testing the relays and fuses, and finding nothing wrong, I began to suspect the "port" or outlet itself, as it seemed to be slightly loose in the dash. I plugged a cell phone charger in with the van running and as I wiggled/twisted the charger, it would power up ever so briefly and then quit. I then shut the car off, and removed the drink holder, the piece of trim directly above it and then the simulated wood grain panel which surrounds the audio unit and is held in by 4 screws. After I removed the panel, I was able to see the back side of the outlet and how it was secured to the panel. By depressing a few locks ( which are self - explanatory ) I was able to remove the port. It appeared to be in good shape, o I plugged it back in ( without re mounting it ) but it still worked only occasionally. Upon closer scrutiny, however, I found that the lugs which bridge the main body of the unit to the prongs which plug it into power, were "stretched" or too wide. I took a small screwdriver and inserted the end into the space behind the lugs and twisted it, which compressed the lugs so that they appeared to get better contact. Upon reinstalling the port, I found that it worked every time without fail. However, I also found that 160 watts might pose too big of a draw on the power, with the result that the outlet gets extremely hot and then shuts down to protect itself. I think I'll need to wire and inverter directly to the battery for my particular application, but for cell phones and such the supplied ports should be enough. Hope this helps. I'm not sure what symptom your outlet is exhibiting, so all I can tell you is what happened to mine and how I fixed it. Our power outlets seemed to work fine, but we didn't use them much. As time went on and we added more gear that needed to be charged, that changed. It all ended rather abruptly when we purchased a 160 watt power inverter that we needed to charge our new laptop with. The outlets worked briefly and then quit and thereafter they worked sometimes, but mostly not at all. After testing the relays and fuses, and finding nothing wrong, I began to suspect the "port" or outlet itself, as it seemed to be slightly loose in the dash. I plugged a cell phone charger in with the van running and as I wiggled/twisted the charger, it would power up ever so briefly and then quit. I then shut the car off, and removed the drink holder, the piece of trim directly above it and then the simulated wood grain panel which surrounds the audio unit and is held in by 4 screws. After I removed the panel, I was able to see the back side of the outlet and how it was secured to the panel. By depressing a few locks ( which are self - explanatory ) I was able to remove the port. It appeared to be in good shape, o I plugged it back in ( without re mounting it ) but it still worked only occasionally. Upon closer scrutiny, however, I found that the lugs which bridge the main body of the unit to the prongs which plug it into power, were "stretched" or too wide. I took a small screwdriver and inserted the end into the space behind the lugs and twisted it, which compressed the lugs so that they appeared to get better contact. Upon reinstalling the port, I found that it worked every time without fail. However, I also found that 160 watts might pose too big of a draw on the power, with the result that the outlet gets extremely hot and then shuts down to protect itself. I think I'll need to wire and inverter directly to the battery for my particular application, but for cell phones and such the supplied ports should be enough. Hope this helps.