all of my lights work except for my tail lights.. i will put a new fuse in there and my tail lights will work.. but the next time i check they are broken again.. the fuse only works for less than a day.. ... tail light fuse keeps blowing..? I checked continuity across the wires but for some reason, it seems to ground when there's no power. Fuse won't blow until the motor is turned over. Discussion Starter • #1 • Mar 24, 2011. I tried replacing it with a 10 amp, I didn't have another 7.5, and the same thing happened. I replaced the bulb and the fuse keeps blowing. The license plate lights are fused from same fuse as tail running lights, I have a 2008 so there may be differences but my hot leads are not grounded with truck off. Needless to say it … I don't have my lights on during the day cause the switch is set to auto so they go on and off by thereselves but it has blown during the day a few times , my fuse keeps blowing for my dash lights and tail lights , brake lights work , but when my fuse blows the service vehicle soon light pops on . As soon as the new fuse made contact it sparked and I checked and it was blown. Discussion Starter • #1 • Feb 21, 2007. I changed out the 'tail' and 'accessory" fuses, as they had blown. 2 people found this helpful. Most likely bad ground. Not sure what step to take next. I have a 1999 chevy suburban and my tail light won't work. My car has a … Which fuse is blowing? Also try removing the normal taillight bulbs and see. Post Reply. After determining that the bulb was OK, we looked in the fuse box, and saw that one of the two 7.5 amp fuses for the tail lights was blown. A replacement fuse immediately popped. Still happens. Even with all the bulbs out turning the marker lights on still blows the fuse. 279 Posts . he guys, I was installing LED license plate screws last night and when i tried to combine both screws wires and try and plug them into the license plate light connector, it keeps blowing out the fuse. Circuit. I thought it was the reverse lighting, so I removed them. Noticed if I put a larger amp fuse in the tail lights don't blow until a higher rpm. So I had a shop put in a set of switches in my dash for some lights on the roof, where the only place it touches factory wiring is a relay triggered from the accessory position on the key. I also looked through the inside but didn't see anything. Chat with like-minded Frontier owners. Welcome to our Nissan Frontier Forum! Sometimes, when a fuse blows, you can hear the spark where the short occurs. All discussions about the first-gen Subaru BRZ coupe, Cosmetic Modification (Interior/Exterior/Lighting), Mechanical Maintenance (Oil, Fluids, Break-In, Servicing), Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum - FT86CLUB, Car won't start (EFI ctrl fuse keeps blowing), Tail light, fog light, license plate light not working. when i try and only connect just one of the led screw's wire, it works perfectly fine. so blew the fuse awhile ago, on the way home today i blew it again. I keep blowing the 15 amp fuse for my tail lights. Unfortunately finding it can be a bit of a challenge. Since then, my tail fuse keeps blowing. The lights went out and I saw the fuse was blown. VerticalScope Inc., 111 Peter Street, Suite 901, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2H1, Canada. Electrical problems suck. I hooked it up the exact same way as my stock tail light (which works perfectly fine with no trouble). If the fuse blows as soon as lights are turned on more likely license plate light ckt than reverse lights ckt, they are fused separately. There is nothing after market wired in, all stock. I have a 1999 chevy suburban and my tail light won't work. Jan 16, 2020 at 4:08 PM #1 #1. Lots of codes related to O2 sensor heater circuit and secondary air driver with blown EFI fuse 2 caused by a short. This fuse powers ALL the tail/marker/park lights and instrument and switch back lighting. i discovered its because fuse #58 keeps blowing out. It calls for a 7.5 fuse. Sounds like you have a tail light wire that's shorted out, from your bumper/wiring efforts. Today, while driving with headlights on, the mirrors, tail and brake lights and side mirrors stopped working. ok so i know nothing about cars.. i have a 99 civic.. The fuse keeps blowing I replaced the blown bulb check the wires and replace the switch and the fuse is still blowing. 1-Check that you have the right value fue in the fuse holder. No issues, everything seemed to work perfectly. Took out all the marker bulbs and checked the circuits and they are all good at the bulbs. The tail light turns on and works fine when I switch on the headlight, but whenever I activate the brakes (brake light), the fuse gets fried within a second. You should focus on the tail/marker/park lights as the instrument and back lighting have their own sub-fuse. A simple trick to finding a short is to replace the blown fuse with a pair of spade terminals, then use small jumper wires to connect them to a 12 volt light bulb. I had the same issue. Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Dmeezy333, Jan 16, 2020. It would help if you can narrow it down to exactly which light is blowing the fuse as I doubt it's all of them. The fuse labeled as 'tail' had blown. The best way to do this is to start with inspecting the harness from the back of the truck forward. I took out the new bulb and tried it without anything in the bulb holder and the fuse blew again. The fuse is blowing due to you having a short to ground in the tail lamp circuit. might be a lot of things. The car is a 2 door coupe. Last night, the passenger-side tail-light on my step-daughter's 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer ES went out. The dash lights go off, and my tail lights go out. A premier community to share your mods and builds. I am assuming the fuse that is blowing is the PARK LPS fuse, #9, in the instrument panel fuse box. The stop (brake) lights are on a different circuit than the normal taillights and have their own fuse. Then, I tried removing all the bulbs in the tail lights, as well as removing the license plate bolts. I have made no mods to the car, it is all stock. I traced through the wiring from the bumper to the edge of the cab before I lost track of the wire bundle. Truck description would help - Gen1 or Gen2? I blew 2 fuses already. You will need to find it and fix it before the problem will stop. But like Cusser said, it sounds like a short in the tail light wiring or a severed/ badly damaged wire. Anywhere along the way. So I tried to install some led dome lights in my 2006 TRD off road Tacoma. Tail/Fog/Plate light fuse keeps blowing So my #4 fuse went out, i replaced with the spare, and the moment i turned it on, blew immediately without any of the concerned lights even lighting up for a fraction of a second. i have a 08 f-350 powerstroke 6.4. No damage anywhere. Tail lights are led aftermarket. it was at night so i pulled the horn fuse (also 15) and threw it in so i could wait till the morning to replace it. i replaced the fuse and the tail light work fine when it's in reverse, but as soon as i put that bad boy in drive the fuse blows and i'm left with no tail light once again, as well as the front left blinker. Factory radio and everything too, I've noticed loss of people with this issue have aftermarket stereos. There are a BUNCH of things that run off the tail fuse. I have replace teh fuse 5 time and put new tail light bulbs in. Tail light fuse keeps blowing. The turn and brake lights work but none of the marker lights work and when activated always blow the marker light fuse on my truck. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. well, i'm having some trouble with my tail light. My car has 235000 miles. If it's fuse 61 that's blowing, there are a LOT of places where the short could be. do you have an alarm or remote starter, did you change the tail light for an other model (led light), maybe a broken bulb that short circuited. D16Y7 motor, manual transmission. The fuse keeps blowing I replaced the blown bulb check the wires and replace the switch and the fuse is still blowing. It seems this truck grounds any inactive connection, when the headlights are off, all 3 wires are grounded. 191 Posts . wat? Everything else works. I replaced the fuse and the dome lights came back on. Whats out: interior lights, tail lights. 2006 Nismo CC 4x4, 2.0 Extended Radflo Coilovers, PRG UCAs, 600# Eibachs, 2" Deaver AALs, 5125 +2-4" Bilsteins, 265/75/16 BFG TA KOs. Here are some pictures of the connections with labels on the wires. You should be able to operate them even with the car turned off and blow no fuses. Answer: Your Tail-lights and your Brake lights get their power through your dash light switch, as do your running lights, ... Anthony - The first problem to look at is the fuse that keeps blowing. Hey there, so the other day i was driving on the rain. 4th brake light blew tail light fuse? JavaScript is disabled. I put the first led bulb in no problem. Try removing the stop light bulbs from the rear (or disconnect them) to see if the fuse still blows. All of it. If your side markers are disconnected, it can short. A brake light bulb works well. I thought that was odd so I pulled the working headlight connection to compare. Which fuse did you replace? I just changed my rear bumper out for a shockworks but wired new reverse lights to the tow harness reverse for power instead of tapping tail lamp reverse ckt. Bulb in tail lights shorting and blowing the fuse, or there is a wire that is either cut or sliced creating a short in the system. Tail light fuse keeps blowing 1 Answer. Just driving home as usual the other night and after about 4 or 5 mins the dash lights went out so I drove home and changed the fuse. I have checked around the junk yards in my town for a … So my #4 fuse went out, i replaced with the spare, and the moment i turned it on, blew immediately without any of the concerned lights even lighting up for a fraction of a second. The tail light wiring doesn't really go near the bumper, and I've already pulled the loom out from the bumper to the cab. Brake lights (fuse 14) are fused separately from the tails/parking/license/dash lights (fuse 61). Running light "Tail" fuse in foot well keeps blowing **Fixed**. Tail light fuse keeps blowing 1 Answer. The blue led light came on. I tried putting the second one in and the fuse … I'm assuming there's a short somewhere but it seems odd to me that the fuse keeps blowing when nothing should be … Tail lights fuse keeps blowing out - The fuse for my tail lights keeps blowing out on 2001 toyota corolla itll be ok and after a minute itll popp It's a nearly brand new second gen. I don't think it's from the dash, since it didn't happen until I put the bumper in. If the fuse keeps blowing there is probably a short to ground somewhere in that circuit. Keep blowing the 15 amp fuse for my tail light ( which works perfectly fine have a 1999 suburban. 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