Keep blowing fuses! Any ideas?

[ten[A]cio[U]s]

I havent driven my car at night for a while. Although I did notice today my dash kept saying my boot is open all the item, although it isn't.


Just got back from a cruise and my interior lights don't work, either do my boot lights, courtesy lights etc etc.

I have tried 3 fuses and they all popped.

Any ideas where a common short is? Or how I could trace it down?

[b2tf]

If the boot is being weird I'd start there

[ten[A]cio[U]s]

Yeah I will have a look around.. I just really will be flying blind!

The interior light has been playing up for a while so im guessing a wire has been stuffed and has finally come loose.

[ten[A]cio[U]s]

AAAARRRGGHHH!!!

I cant find where the bloody short is..

I have unplugged and test electric seat, the main interior light, the front driver and passenger lights, the boot light and neon, the fuse box and glove box lights..

I am now going to test the two driver courtesy lights and the two rear passenger lights then look at the passenger foot well light..

Is there anything else I can check?

Is there any other main fuses?

[TURBOTAXI]

How are the main terminal connections to the battery? Any signs of corrosion?

[StealthAu]

Hey, I could be wrong as it was a few months ago, but from memory either the brake or tail lights were on the same circuit as the interior lights. I had an issue where the filements of the brake and tail lights were touching, caused some really weird problems but also blew the a couple of fuses....... I'm pretty sure from meory when the fuses blew one of them resulted in the interior lighst going.
Easy check, check the tails and brake lights, if either aren't working disconect them, replace fuse and see what happens.

[ten[A]cio[U]s]

i will check the battery now. just doing an oil change.

thanks for the ideas. I had a few problems. The connection on the break pedal was stuffed so i fixed that. Then a few weeks/days later this problem happened..

I am going to buy a Gregory manual and have a look at the wireing disgram. Might make the swap dashes sooner rather then later

[autickfordfairmont]

Sorry to drag up an old post, but did you ever get this issue resolved. I have the same problem with the boot indicator on the dash saying its open all the time, and the interior light fuse keeps blowing. I have disconnected the boot harness up on the parcel shelf and still the same issue, so its not in the boot wiring. Any ideas????

[Gaz]

If you have the parts available grab a spare globe and attach 2 wires to it (easier if you have a globe holder!) and put some spade terminals on the ends of the wires, take out the fuse and plug them into the fuse holder where each leg goes. (you could jam the wire in the socket if your feeling more dodgy) otherwise a test light if you have one. You just need the light to replace the fuse.

Then get in there and start operating switches, shaking stuff, poke, kick what ever you like and look for the light to come on (obviously if the interior/boot lights are working at this stage the light in the fuse holder will be on, however should be dimmer, when you disturb the short the light will get brighter.

[autickfordfairmont]

Thanks mate, I will give it a go tomorrow night and see if I can track it down. Thanks for the advice, I have a globe holder laying around so will use that.

[ten[A]cio[U]s]

The short I has was the rear light in the center console was shorting against the front passenger seat. The wire went up from the carpet under the seat and movement back and forward rubbed the coating off the wire.

Haven't had an issue since I fixed it. Hopefully yours is that simple!

[autickfordfairmont]

Unfortunately already checked that one, even unplugged it from under the seat and it still popped the fuse