Hi, Yesterday, we wanted to see if our cig. lighter recepticle worked to use for a cd adapter, so I plugged a lighter from another car into the socket, since ours was missing. It stuck and I pulled it out after a while,and it was smoking. I quickly found out it snaped a fuse, so I replaced it, and disconnected the bad cig. socket, and now the fuse stays on. My car has a switch on the center console that releases the back hatchback glass, I believe using a solenoid. It does not work now, could this short on the cig. socket have anthing to do with it, and if so, does it have a fuse?, or fuseable link, or circuit braker? I checked them all under the dash and replaced the only 20amp one that I could find that was out, and put one new 30amp circuit braker in also, just in case it was that(you cannot see in it because it is enclosed in metal. Anyway, it still is out, appreciate any thoughts, thanks, Dennis

 

Hatch solenoid release uses the same fuse as cigarette lighter. #11 position, 20amp located in the 3rd column from the left, 3rd row down from the top.

Lon

 

There are actually two fuses in this circuit, the one lonsal mentioned which is the ACC fuse and the LID fuse

 

There is only one fuse that powers the hatch release solenoid. The second "LID" fuse that Trickster mentions powers the only the hatch pull-down unit (the motor that pulls down the hatch after it has latched). That "LID" fuse is located in the third column from the left , first row and is a 15 amp. The LID fuse has nothing to do with the hatch release solenoid.

A couple of other things to look at to get your hatch release solenoid working. There is a black ground wire that is atached to the 10mm screw that attaches the solenoid release to teh hatch pull-down unit. This wire grounds to the body just below the hatch pull-down unit. This wire MUST be present for the solenoid to work. Otherwise it is isolated from ground by the nylon guides that are in the tracks. Also the relay for the hatch release is located under the center console next to the emergency brake. The relay grounds through the e-brake (as a safety feature). If the engine is on the gear selector (on an automatic equipped car) must be in Park or Neutral and the e-brake must be engaged at least one click for the hatch release solenoid to work. It would help to have a GM service manual (aka HELMS Manual) for your year and model of car. It has the circuit diagrams (as Trickster has posted) for you to check the wiring of the cigarette lighter.

Lon