1995 Dodge Dakota Blowing brake light and blinker fuses

Tiny
BRANDON0221
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  • 1995 DODGE DAKOTA
  • V8
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 169,000 MILES
I keep blowing the brake light and blinker fuses. First time it happened I just changed the fuses now it pops both when I hit the brakes. I know its probably a bad wire somewhere just wonderin if anybody has ran into this before and would give me a good area to start looking. Thanks for any help.
Saturday, June 12th, 2010 AT 6:15 PM

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Tiny
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I would recommend starting at the light sockets. Make sure they are not shorting.

Let me know what you find.
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Monday, June 14th, 2010 AT 12:43 AM
Tiny
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Have checked the sockets and changed the suspect socket out with another and still blow the #7 brake light fuse then if I hit the blinker then the #11 blinker fuse pops I am going to ckeck the turn signal switch and have checked front to back for bad wires.
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Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 AT 1:08 AM
Tiny
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Try this. Remove one bulb at a time to see if the fuse still blows.

Let me know what you find.
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Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 AT 10:24 AM
Tiny
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Finnaly just brought it into a shop and they could not find the problem although the mechanic got the fuses to blow for him. We discussed a little and decided to put in fuses that reset themselves which I am not a fan of, would rather just find the problem. But hopefully what ever it is goes out for good and produces a dead short. I have put in new bulbs and still blown fuses. When this whole problem began one rear tail-light was burnt out.
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Friday, October 1st, 2010 AT 1:23 PM
Tiny
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The breaker fuse I don't like either. I have a feeling you have a bad socket.

Let me know when you find it.

Joe
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Friday, October 1st, 2010 AT 11:38 PM
Tiny
ROBERT KREBS
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Check your towing connector. Make sure the wires are not shorted or oil f they are capped make sure the caps are on correctly. That problem will blow the fuse when you hit the brakes. Simple fix if its that
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