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# 4 fuse blew out, replaced fuse and keeps blowing . dash lights do not work, license plate lights does not work, tail lights do not work, head lights work brake lights work . soon as taillights turn on the fuse blows 2003 dodge durango

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  • trevor_herma Dec 27, 2008

    oh thanks for responding, didnt think i would get a response. Any ways after working on it for hours i traced it back to the license plate wire, right where the spare tire is mounted. the tire smashed the wire against the frame exposing the wire and grounding out casuing the short.

  • Anonymous Mar 12, 2014

    no head,frog lights not working.
    Upper + lwr fuses and relays are ok.

  • Anonymous Mar 12, 2014

    Every time my husband presses his brake pedal the fuse for the brake lights blows!? What to do to fix this problem?

  • Anonymous Mar 12, 2014

    Need to change fuse.. but don't know witch one is tail light fuse.

  • Anonymous Mar 14, 2014

    fuses keep blowing power locks, heat , and cig light all not working

  • Anonymous Mar 18, 2014

    blew fuse #7. replaced it. now check engine light is on

  • Anonymous Mar 18, 2014

    THE FUSE BLOWS AS SOON AS YOU TRY TO REPLACE IT

  • Anonymous Mar 20, 2014

    Brake Switch. All other lights work fine

  • Anonymous Mar 21, 2014

    Have already changed brake light switch

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My 2005 matrix keeps blowing 15amp rear running light fuse every time light get turned on all other lights work fine.whats causing this?
fuses blow because of dead shorts or excess current draw
to blow a 15 amp fuse indicates a dead short
by disconnecting the rear lights , the problem is in something else you have replaced
could be a problem in the head light wiring
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Feb 05, 2016 • 2005 Toyota Matrix XR
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No tail lights
no (park -tail-running lights) is dash parking lamps glowing?
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this circuit is huge, park/tail, up to 20 lamps. are all dead>?
front park, side park, tail park and dash lamps all out.
this i the red-blk feed. all comments , USA, as lighting varies by country. (laws)
license plate light dead too????????? that too is park
there is NO RELAY.
the fuse 32 feeds the HL (head light) switch and in PARK posistion
it feeds 12vdc raw power to all 38 lamps. (side corning lamps,etc)
the license plate lamp is key, there are 2 lamps.
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so if they are good lamps and both tail lamps are good and fuse
then they must glow, if one lamp shorts as 1156 or the like love to do
then it blows the fuse. as does the trailer jack (option) .

so fuse 32 park/tail blown
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Tail lights, instrument panel lights, and license plate lights not working. Fuse blows immediately when changed.
that line on that fuse is shorted, the fuse saved the fire.
we use an ampclamp DC ammeter to find the wire that is shorted
and the actual point of short.

the park-tail circuit (tail fuse, right) is the most complex of all.
20 lamps inside car, and many out side, it is the hardest to find of all shorts. but not with the tool
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but the fuses can be marked tails, for fun .
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the best way to fix this is , visual inspections for collision damage or wire hacks in the cab.
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then we connent the ammeter to the wire (output of fues)
i push the switch and amps goes to infinity and the CB trips
if follow the cables, and find what line is shorted.

i missed one problem
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in not sure what lamps the 06 uses, but replace the brass based lamps. (in park tail ckt)


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My 1995 honda accord, dash light stop working, tail lights and brake lights all at the same time. what is the problem and how hard is it to replace the part.
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I'm guessing that I have a wire crossed (possibly inside the bulb itself) in the dash somewhere;  I checked the taillights and license-plate liights already.

Good luck!  I'll let you know how my fix goes.
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