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2003 brake light fuse keeps blowing

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Old 07-04-2013, 05:39 PM
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03 Chrysler sebring lx sedan fuse for brake lights keeps blowing put new brake switch in & sill blowing fuse. Changed light bulbs & still no lights. checked wiring going to lights & they look good. What could be making my fuse to blow. please help can't drive with no brake lights
 
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Old 07-04-2013, 09:41 PM
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You will need to check the wiring from the fuse to the bulb. There will be a short somewhere. If there is collision damage, start there. Look at places where the harness passes through sheet metal.
 
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Old 07-24-2013, 09:28 AM
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I have looked at wiring from fuse to bulb & it looks good. I've had 2 people that were car mechanic & they can't find short. Now my stereo is messing up A/C control will set 4 cooled then after working 4 awhile will start 2 blow hot my front lights & dash keep dimming every once in awhile. Another thing is it seems to use more fuel. Someone told me the car needs new brain. Y can't cars be like the older ones simple 2 have running & work on?
 
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Old 07-24-2013, 04:29 PM
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Y'know, if you prefer the older cars, there's nothing stopping you from going out and buying one. There are lots of them out there: no computers, no fuel injection, no airbags, no antilock brakes, completely mechanical and analog. My granddad's '54 Mercury was a perfect example. 6 volt electrical system and a radio that used vacuum tubes.
In the meantime, you might want to go somewhere that has a DRB III and have them search for error codes. Your body computer might be having issues.
 
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Old 07-26-2013, 04:25 AM
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I just might do that but the Car would have to have A/c I live in AZ & must be able to push amp & my subs. I'm going 2 go 2 shop & see what error code is in the morning let u know what it says.
 
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Old 07-26-2013, 11:01 AM
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a short to ground will not show any codes The issue when it blows the fuse needs to be present when they look for it our U let them have it and drive it around until the short is touching the ground to which they can find it then .
 
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Old 07-30-2013, 02:48 AM
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I found a few wires that I barely could tell that were cut which was the a/c control plugs now need to find other wires that are cut
 
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Good work! You could have paid a highly trained technician $90/hr to do the same thing. Something like that is just as hard for an expert to track down as anyone else. It just takes persistence.
 
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