Hey all, so earlier today my dad and I were using a 12v air compressor to put air in the tires of my Dakota when the truck died and wouldn't start. Turned out the ignition fuse blew and we had to go get another one from the auto parts store. After coming home with it and putting it in, we looked at all the other fuses in the engine bay as well as the fusebox in the cab to see if any other blew but everything looked fine. What we did notice was some of the fuses in the cab were the wrong amps compared to the diagram on the fusebox cover. (Some were 7.5 when they should be 10, etc.) So we got out our kit of mini fuses and started replacing them with the correct amp fuses.


We start up the truck to see if it runs and it starts up perfectly fine with no issues, but now, the aftermarket radio won't turn off even with the key out of the ignition. The wipers and blinkers all stay working as well. This has completely baffled us especially since the radio turned off perfectly fine before and we have never had any issues with it.

Any ideas? I'm at a loss currently.

 

The wiring has been tampered with somewhere is my guess. If you jiggle the key more rear-ward (but not to full rear position), does it all turn off?

 

Not that I've noticed. I've tried jiggling the key a bit and it doesn't seem to have helped. Also should point out that the radio stays on even with the radio fuse pulled out which surprised me. It's never done this before.