I have a new Tacoma 08 and have been running my motorolla phone charger in one power outlet and my
ipod connector in the cig. outlet. It's been working fine for two months as well and just started blowing fuses instantly. It's even blowing the fuses when the phone and
ipod are not plugged in and just the cords are. (Both cords I've used in rental cars while traveling with no problems)
I took it into Toyota and they wanted $100+ to look at it because they said it's not a warrenty issue. I agree with the above that upping the fuse to a 20amp is a bad idea, since the fuse is meant to stop damage from occuring to the wires.
I don't have another car to test the cords in, so is there another way to determine if this is a Tacoma issue or a charger issue?
I find it odd, that the computer system in the Tacoma wouldn't be able to determine the proper amperage coming through the outlets and adjust appropriately. Afterall, it's a 26k piece of equipment, which is a long way from my first Toyota pick-up that's still going with 200k+ miles....