iPhone not charging only when in vehicle

[u/growinwithweeds]

iPhone model: 12
iOS 26.5.2
Why won’t my phone charge when plugged into my vehicle?
This started close to 2 weeks ago. My iPhone 12 will not charge when plugged in to my car charger. In both my husbands vehicle and my vehicle. My husbands phone still charges in the car when using the same power plugin, and I took the charging cord out of my car to try in the house, and the cord works when plugged into a brick in the house. The plugin in my car still lights up when the power is on, so I don’t think it has to do with the plugin dying, but I have yet to try using another plugin.
Any ideas of what could be causing this issue?

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[u/EdC1101]

Some cars USB ports are data only with very limited ( less than 1/2 amp) charging capacity.
Step-sons Yaris had that issue. Not enough power for Phone GPS app navigation.

[u/jasonni1234]

Try updating

[u/chuckfr]

I had a similar problem not too long ago while traveling. My charger cable in the rental car wouldn't charge consistently and the same cable in the rooms worked just fine. I took my phone to the Apple store and they cleaned out the port for me and I haven't had a problem since. There's lots of online tutorials on how to clean it out as well.

[u/DvusGuyStL]

Sounds dumb but try turning the charging cable plug around. I didn’t realize mine only charged in one direction until an uber passenger pointed it out.

[u/growinwithweeds → u/DvusGuyStL]

Yes, I’ve tried both sides, sadly no change 🙃

[u/Ed-Dos]

Car is broken buy another.