Blowing Fuses for the Parking and Dash Lights

The Sandman · 09-26-2003, 12:33 PM

About two weeks ago my car started blowing the R Tail lamp fuse which is linked to the parking and dash lights. I have pulled all of the bulbs and looked at all of the obvious wiring, nothing looks to be shorted. Is there a common place where the classic SE-Rs begin to short the wiring harness and if so where is it located. I have tried to troubleshoot the harness and isolate the short but all I have successfully done is blow about 15 fuses. I hate to do it, but my next step looks like I am going to have to strip all the interior so I can follow the harness. If anyone has any idea what the problem may be, please respond.

Thanks

Projnx2000 · 09-26-2003, 01:24 PM

Look under the rear seat bottom drivers side. The harness sometimes gets pinched right before going into the trunk.

B13SentraXE · 09-26-2003, 11:56 PM

I had the same problem, turned out to be the illumination wire on my Pioneer head unit was making contact and shorting the fuse.

The Sandman · 09-27-2003, 04:19 PM

Thanks for the replies, I will check out those two locations.

NismoPC · 09-27-2003, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Sandman

About two weeks ago my car started blowing the R Tail lamp fuse which is linked to the parking and dash lights.

Trying to find the problem is a pain in the ass!!! But once you do it is so rewarding!

Here is the thread explaining why my fuse kept blowing and how I fixed it as well as another members issue and how he fixed it. Hope it helps:

http://www.g20.net/forum/showthread....threadid=13618

1F@$t9d7 · 09-28-2003, 06:38 AM

I guess you will just have to drive during the day.

But when do you drive the sentra anyway?

jbloggs_c · 09-28-2003, 01:40 PM

I was blowing my brake light fuse constantly a couple weeks ago so I pulled all the carpeting in the trunk to check out the wires and although I never actually saw anything shorted apparently I must have moved whatever was touching because the fuse hasn't blown for 3 weeks so far. The short must have been somewhere in the trunk area though, my guess is it was caused by a leaking taillight seal.