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#MY CARS DASHLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS ARE OUT DRIVER#

This type will blow a fuse.Ī 'regular short' is when the electrical component is either internally shorted or the area around it is shorted. Power does not reach the electrical device. Do that same test for all other components that has electrical connectors.Ī 'short to ground' is simply where the power does not reach the electrical load but instead is shorted directly to chassis ground. replaced the blue 15 amp fuse and all is well. the head lights and brake lights worked fine. it turned out to be the rear tail light fuse under the hood in the fuse block next to the battery. You can do additional tests by simply disconnecting the wiring harness connector to the rear combination lamp.

(Edited) i had the same problem when i installed my radio.

If you confirm the problem is at the rear electrical. Otherwise, you have a short in the body wiring harness. If it now doesn't blow the fuse then the problem is back there somewhere. Disconnect that main plug and do the test to see if the fuse blows. You can follow the rear combination lamp connector to it.

#MY CARS DASHLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS ARE OUT DRIVER#

The main electrical connector for the rear electrical system of the car is located in the trunk area on the driver side. The two lightings use different wiring as each bulb has got. Damaged or disrupted wiring can cause tail lights not to work, but brake lights are. So, if your tail lights are not working, you need to check if your bulb is okay. But since it fuse blows without any of those circuits engaged then the problem has to be within the lighting system. As a result, you will have your brake lights working, and your tail lights not working. The tail lamp fuse also is used for the cruise control and ABS.

Both are used to run diagnostics on the car's computer. Connector B is the Generic Scan Tool (GST) plug. Can anyone tell me the difference between a “short to ground” and a normal short.Īs correctly stated before, connector A is the CONSULT plug. I am still confused about the “extra” terminals hanging around. ***FUSE ONLY ACTIVATES when I turn the knob on the steering colum to accessory or lights on.***

(Where does this thing go? What does it do?)ī: Another Unknown female harness hanging, actually fixed right of the hood pull.Ĭ: Extension cord with terminals fashioned to resemble a blade fuse. Here is a layout of my current layout and inventions.Ī: Unknown female harness hanging around.