Verizon phone charger blows out fuses

grc0456 · 10-24-2006, 04:10 PM

Here's a weird one. I have an LG cell phone through Verizon. I used the car charger with no problems for the first few months of ownership of my '06 Civic EX when it started blowing fuses. The dealer told me try switching to a generic charger. Anyone heard of this?

***dmx*** · 10-24-2006, 04:28 PM

You have an aftermarket one now? or the OEM one?

grc0456 · 10-24-2006, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by dmx

You have an aftermarket one now? or the OEM one?

I have the OEM one that came with the phone. I'm reluctant to buy an aftermarket one as I will be upgrading the phone in coming months. It just sucks not being able to charge my phone in the car. As soon as I plug it in it blows the fuse. It doesn't do this in my son's Prelude or daughter's Civic either.

***dmx*** · 10-24-2006, 04:40 PM

That's weird... Ive never heard that before.. not for the OEM one atleast, if it works in ur son's car it should work in urs but im still inclined to say its defective...

.. When i plugged in my aftermarket nokia charger in my car i heard feedback through the speakers.. it was weird, but the OEM one has no problem

grc0456 · 10-24-2006, 04:42 PM

Oh, well. I guess it will just be one of the unexplained mysteries of the universe. Thanks for the feedback.

**firmhonda** · 10-24-2006, 04:43 PM

That really is odd. I've been through about 6 phones (at least) w/verizon through the last 2 years and have never had this happen with a single charger. Most of my phones have been lg's too.
If you want, you could go look at radio shack at the universal car chargers so you can buy one for your phone now and when you get your new phone just change the adapter for it. They also look pretty cool lit up at night =D

grc0456 · 10-24-2006, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by firmhonda

That really is odd. I've been through about 6 phones (at least) w/verizon through the last 2 years and have never had this happen with a single charger. Most of my phones have been lg's too.
If you want, you could go look at radio shack at the universal car chargers so you can buy one for your phone now and when you get your new phone just change the adapter for it. They also look pretty cool lit up at night =D

Oh, I've never heard of those. Sounds like a good idea. Thanks!

CivicWithNav · 10-24-2006, 05:03 PM

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grc0456 · 10-24-2006, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by CivicWithNav

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I'm new to this. Am I doing something wrong?

sheeeeyit · 10-26-2006, 05:50 PM

i had this same problem with my verizon phone...it works again now after blowing 3 fuses. same charger on all fuses. the cover for the a/c input says has a different voltage than the actual fuse which doesnt make any sense to me. just thought i would add that this has happened to others with phone chargers.

TJ06CivicLX · 10-28-2006, 01:08 AM

i got a new LG phone, and the charger doesn't work in my car either. Maybe it blew the fuse, I never use the outlet so I don't know, and I have been too lazy to check lol.

tim

JeShUa · 10-28-2006, 04:50 AM

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VTecVoodoo · 10-28-2006, 06:21 AM

replace it.

A Honda tech told me that some of these units are flawed, and can blow fuses. It's more common than you think. I spent weeks troubleshooting the my Garmin GPS. It ended up being the mini USB cord, same as a cell phone cord. I replaced it with one from Radio Shack and my problems disappeared.

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10-24-2006, 04:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
*dmx* X Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NY kidd.. Age: 20 Posts: 862 T iTrader: 0 / 0%	You have an aftermarket one now? or the OEM one?

10-24-2006, 04:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
*dmx* X Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NY kidd.. Age: 20 Posts: 862 T iTrader: 0 / 0%	That's weird... Ive never heard that before.. not for the OEM one atleast, if it works in ur son's car it should work in urs but im still inclined to say its defective... .. When i plugged in my aftermarket nokia charger in my car i heard feedback through the speakers.. it was weird, but the OEM one has no problem

10-24-2006, 04:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
grc0456 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 99 Gary iTrader: 0 / 0%	Oh, well. I guess it will just be one of the unexplained mysteries of the universe. Thanks for the feedback.

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CivicWithNav Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Woodstock MD Posts: 2,566 iTrader: 13 / 100%	edit .

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sheeeeyit Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i had this same problem with my verizon phone...it works again now after blowing 3 fuses. same charger on all fuses. the cover for the a/c input says has a different voltage than the actual fuse which doesnt make any sense to me. just thought i would add that this has happened to others with phone chargers.

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TJ06CivicLX Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rhode Island Age: 26 Posts: 184 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i got a new LG phone, and the charger doesn't work in my car either. Maybe it blew the fuse, I never use the outlet so I don't know, and I have been too lazy to check lol. tim

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JeShUa Senior Member Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 13,529 swagger so tight iTrader: 13 / 100%	edit .

10-28-2006, 06:21 AM	#13 (permalink)
VTecVoodoo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 149 iTrader: 0 / 0%	replace it. A Honda tech told me that some of these units are flawed, and can blow fuses. It's more common than you think. I spent weeks troubleshooting the my Garmin GPS. It ended up being the mini USB cord, same as a cell phone cord. I replaced it with one from Radio Shack and my problems disappeared.