Car will not start keeps blowing number 8 fuse

STEFFY2006

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2006 CHRYSLER SEBRING
85,000 MILES

In the fuse relay panel under the hood I keep blowing fuse number 8, 20 amp yellow blade fuse. My car will not start I just keep popping the fuses. The batteries new. What is the problem? Why have I gone through five fuses in one week? Now it will not start at all. All my lights come on everything dings.

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HMAC300

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Fuse #8 is for the starter as you will see in chart below. It sounds like the relay has shorted. Here is a guide to help you run a test:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-an-electrical-relay-and-wiring-control-circuit

Check out the diagrams (below). Please let us know what you find.

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Friday, August 16th, 2013 AT 9:24 AM

ZOOM-ZOOM

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I had this problem it was the relay. I fixed it for $19.00. :)

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Thursday, August 9th, 2018 AT 5:21 PM

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I had the same problem. I replace fuse 8 and the starter relay and then jump-started it.
It runs. But now it stalls out at low speed and I have to restart it. How can I fix this so it does not stall now that I have replaced fuse 8 and the starter relay?

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Friday, December 11th, 2020 AT 8:09 PM

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I checked the battery voltage today and it read 11.5 volts when I started the engine it went down to 9 volts and then back up to 11.5 volts.

But later in the day, I found the starter fuse 8 blew again. I replaced it and then had to jump- start it again. I will take it to O'riellys tomorrow for testing.

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Sunday, December 13th, 2020 AT 7:52 PM

KEN L

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It sounds like the starter motor is bad. lets disconnect the wires to recheck by replacing the fuse. This guide can help walk you though the steps:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-a-starter-motor

Please run down this guide and report back.