Car Charger For Apple iPhone4, iPhone 3G, iPod, 2nd Generation, Ipod Nano 4th 2nd Generation, IPod Touch 2ND Generation

 

Car Charger For Apple iPhone4, iPhone 3G, iPod, 2nd Generation, Ipod Nano 4th 2nd Generation, IPod Touch 2ND Generation

 

Price : $3.75

Customer Reviews

I received this charger a couple weeks ago and used it about 4 or 5 times. I noticed it would only charge if the red light was on, and that the light would only go on if I twisted it a certain way in the charging port. This was kind of annoying, but no big deal. It was also hard to remove the charger from my phone (it would get stuck on 1 side), but again, not a big deal.
Here's the big problem: it caught on fire. No, you didn't misread that. I was driving last night and I noticed the light had gone off so I twisted it (gently) a little and felt something snap. I saw something bright yellow out of the corner of my eye. I looked closer as it started glowing brighter and realized that there was a flame within the charger! I yanked it out by the cord and melted pieces of plastic and hot metal came flying out everywhere. I smelled smoke and melting plastic and pulled over immediately. This all happened within 4 seconds. I can't imagine how bad it could have been had I not pulled it out as fast as I had, and thank goodness I wasn't on the freeway or anything. After that, I spent 15 minutes searching my car for all of the broken and burned pieces and found most of them (4 pieces total). I was afraid some pieces still remained in the port, but luckily they had all come out. I'm guessing that when it broke (again, I wasn't forcing it or anything when this happened) the coil that is within the plastic sheath had come in contact with the electrical contacts and this caused it to short circuit and ignite the plastic. Very scary, but I'm really lucky it wasn't worse.
Amazon has been very understanding and let me know that I should receive a refund within a few days. Amazon or the seller was not the problem, this product was.

You get what you pay for. This charger works great but the quality of the product is lower. I've had mine for a month now and it still works great.

Product Description

This Apple iPhone 4 car charger plugs into the cigarette lighter in your car. It supplies your Apple iPhone 4 with power and also charges the battery at the same time. Charge the Apple iPhone 4 simultaneously in an operating vehicle without ever overcharging. Enhanced internal circuitry to manage charging status and prevent overcharging and undercharging. Cable extends to a maximum length of 3 feet. Unit weight approximately 2 oz. Compatible With Apple: Apple:iPod 3rd Gen 40GB, 30GB, 15GB, 10GB, 20GB iPod Classic 160GB, 80GB, 120GB iPod 4th Gen 20GB (Color Display), 30GB (Color Display), 60GB (Color Display), 40GB(Photo), 60GB (Photo), U2 Special Edition, 20GB, 40GB iPod Shuffle 1st Gen 512Mb iPod Nano 1st Gen 1GB, 2GB, 4GB iPod Video 60GB, 30GB, 80GB, U2 Special Edition iPod Mini 6GB, 4GB iPod 2nd Gen 20GB iPod 1st Gen 10GB, 5GB iPhone 1st Generation 16GB, 4GB, 8GB iPhone 3G 16GB, 8GB iPhone 3GS 16GB, 32GB iPhone 4G iPod Nano 2nd Gen 2GB, 4GB, 8GB iPod Nano 3rd Gen 4GB, 8GB iPod Nano 4th Gen 16GB, 8GB iPod Nano 5th Gen 16GB, 8GB iPod Shuffle 2nd Gen 1GB, 2GB iPod Touch 16GB, 32GB, 8GB iPod Touch 2nd Gen 16GB, 32GB, 8GB MICROSOFT:Zune Gen1 30GB

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B003TYCXFE
• Item model number: BBNWHITE C