Both auxiliary power outlets in my 2007 Saturn Aura XE are not working but fuse is good....HELP

 

Did you have something plugged in and then it stopped working? Something that pulls more then 20 amps?

Is fuse number 20 in the trunk the one that you checked?

 

yes that is the one I checked and it was good

 

And the answer to my other half of the question please......

 

Sorry, no...I just got the car and they didn't work

 

Verify with a multimeter that the metal cylinder part of each socket (the ground) is still tied to chassis ground. This was probably done using one of the leads from the socket. Can't really suggest a good ground inside an Aura .... Maybe a ground on the instrument panel junction block. Just make sure it's a ground.

Did someone install additional equipment in this vehicle? Aftermarket stereo? Subwoofer? Video screen?

 

No after market on it now but if there was in the past i don't know

 

I wanted you to check the ground part of one of the sockets because if it is not still at ground, then there is likely a continuity problem with the wiring between the socket and the fuse panel in the trunk.

There are many ways for this to occur.

• Someone removes the wiring connector and uses the feed for another purpose.
• Ground wire gets cut somewhere on the way to the back fuse panel
• Somebody continuously pulls high amps through one or both, leading to overheated wiring at the rear fuse panel and having the wiring at the high side of the fuse actually melt and become disconnected from that end of the fuse
• 12 volt supply wire gets cut on the way up to the sockets.

These are all guesses. With the battery disconnected, pulling the fuse panel is probably the easiest to start with since neither of them work.

And if you didn't pull the fuse to test it, do so now.