J11 Cigarette Lighter not connecting properly

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colly222
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Qashqai Model: Mk.2 Qashqai - J11 (2013–2017)

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Hi all,

Hope someone can help as I cannot find an answer here or via google. I have a 2016 Qashqai and am struggling with both cigarette lighters. When we are trying to use a pump for paddleboarding (or any other device) the cig lighter connection will not stay on unless you hold and press it in.
Even that takes about 5mins of messing about to find the point where it connects properly.

So, I am either doing something really dumb (likely) or I need to replace the cig lighter socket which I have no idea how to do.

What I've tried
- always engine running
- tried both sockets
- tried 2 different pumps and a phone charger

It worked well at first but has had a lot of use since then so I do not know if the pump gets hot maybe and has damaged the connection?

Thanks in advance

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