2001 Mitsubishi Montero Too many amps

BCH66

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2001 MITSUBISHI MONTERO
6 CYL
4WD
AUTOMATIC
95,000 MILES

Recently I noticed my left rear break & tail lights were not working; easy fix right, wrong. It was not a burnt out bulb, but I believe I am pushing too many amps though that particular circuit.

Initiallly I replaced the 10 amp fuse and it blew. Bad fuse I tought, 3 fuses later I change my mind. I was curious and even put a 15 amp fuse in the fuse slot and it blew as well.

I checked for loos connections, but could not see any. At this point I am stumped, do you have any suggestions as to what the problem might be?

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MERLIN2021

MECHANIC
17,250 POSTS

Somewhere between the switch at the brake pedal, and the bulb in the back, the power wire has come into contact with a ground, this is known as a short circuit. You will have to trace the wire.

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Friday, February 22nd, 2008 AT 8:26 AM