New to GMC, 110v outlet issue

piercede · July 14, 2014

Went to plug in my phone charger (2 prong) into the 3 prong outlet on the truck for the first time today, and any 2 prong plugs will not insert into the plug in. Is this normal? I grabbed my extension chord 3 prong plug and it plugged in fine.

My F150 would take both types with no issue, so just wondering if this is by design or if I need to have this replaced under warranty? Seems rather odd to me that they wouldn't allow a 2 pronged plug to plug in to this outlet.

THanks much in advance.

Ltz73 · July 14, 2014

Not normal. My wife charges her iphone using the two prong wall plug all the time in my truck.

fondupot · July 14, 2014

I've used a 2 prong in mine before no problem.

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MMC · July 14, 2014

May be that the plug is polarized and you need to rotate it 180 degrees.

Mike1220 · July 15, 2014

Should work just fine. My sister uses the 110V in my truck to charge her phone whenever she's in the truck.

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HooWybrow · July 16, 2014

I only use the 110v to plug my iPhone. It's a two prong wall cord. You've got an issue for sure.

courts94s · July 17, 2014

Mine works fine, but there is a very loud relay that can be heard closing behind the instrument cluster, once I plug something in.

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bss2692 · July 22, 2014

I am curious about the AMP Rating on the Fuse for the 110v.

I was being the curious sort, and plugged in my laptop 'transformer'.which is ~2.5A input.

so - approx 300 watts... blew the fuse immediately.

can't find a spec on the fuse Anywhere - and sorry, no i don't know where the fuse for it is either.)

any help?

as for the 2 vs 3 prong... i have not seen a problem with wife's plug in charger.

courts94s · July 22, 2014

I plugged in my 13inch MacBook Pro and 11in Vaio UltraBook (separately of course) both worked fine and charged.

Go Army! GO ORDNANCE!!!

mdmischief · July 22, 2014

According to the manual its max 150 watts.

Durtywimmin · July 24, 2014

The 1st time I attempted to plug in my phone charger it wouldn't go in. On the 2nd attempt I pushed a little harder and lo and behold it went in!! And the green charging light even came on! I thought to myself what a big dummy I was! LOL

piercede · July 24, 2014

The 1st time I attempted to plug in my phone charger it wouldn't go in. On the 2nd attempt I pushed a little harder and lo and behold it went in!! And the green charging light even came on! I thought to myself what a big dummy I was! LOL

Ha! That was my problem too, but was too embarrassed to admit it! My past experience has always said not to force it, so I didn't want to break it on the first day I had the truck!

Thanks all.

fondupot · July 24, 2014

The 1st time I attempted to plug in my phone charger it wouldn't go in. On the 2nd attempt I pushed a little harder and lo and behold it went in!!

Just like a woman.

bss2692 · August 20, 2014

try spitting on it.

Fastercat · October 29, 2014

Mine blows the fuse whenever I plug something in, my phone, ipod, laptop, what a worthless pc. of s$%t plug, the fuse is on the passenger side of the dash and the panel is real hard to get off, I wont try it when its -30 out here. You would think that the plug would have an inverter with about 1000 watts. Needless to say, I bought an inverter to run my laptop.