blowing tailight fuses

[caprisecca]

for some reason when i turn my lights on or especially when i use my cig lighter it blows my tailight fuse. it used to be only a once in a great while occurance but the last couple days, ever since i put in my escort center console it blows them as soon as i turn on my lights. ive looked and looked and the only thing i can find is a ground wire that is located right next the the latch to pop the hood has been cut somehow, i cant find the other end of it can someone tell me what that leads to... if thats not it idk what else it could be

[Aspire SVT]

That circuit is shorted to ground causing the fuse to blow. Probably a wire thats chaffed and rubbing on bare metal somewhere like the column or inside the dash. Since you mentioned it became a solid issue when you installed your console I would start there and look around for any exposed wires rubbing maybe behind the or unde the radio or under the drivers side of the dash

[Nerd Racing]

I've had a bad bulb do the same thing too. maybe look into the light for the cig. lighter, maybe that bulb is finally gone but didn't blow the filament completely.

[caprisecca]

i looked for a light behind the cigarette lighter i didnt see any, maybee the one behind the heater?

[Nerd Racing]

that I don't know. Check your tail light bulbs too, perhaps just unhook them for kicks and see if it makes a difference. I had to re-install one bulb at a time till I found the culprit.

[FestYboy]

that wire near the hatch latch has to be grounded, so you have to find that wire!! start with the driver side harness.

[caprisecca]

k ill check those things

[caprisecca]

ground is good under the latch i couldnt find any shorts or exposed wires by the tailights.... ugghh... i hate electrical might just take it to a shop, as bad as i hate to

[neanderpaul]

I had one blowing the brakelight/horn fuse. It was a bad 3rd brakelight socket. Replaced and was good.