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Park lights and electrical probs........HELP

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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 09:49 AM
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Just to add on to this as well. My right rear lamp is the problem. It is continually blowing the fuse (32). I pulled the park lamp relay, jumped it, replaced fuse and still blew. I am assuming from all that I read here that it is still tied to PDC corrosion. Occassionally intermittent wipers will not work until I put to low. I know I saw a diagram where that is tied into the FCM as well somewhere.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 12:57 PM
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PDC is back in and still having same problem. Turn the lamps on and immediately the fuse blows for only the right rear parking lamp. Ground I would have to assume is good since apparently everything runs through G104 (where is this ground)

Any thoughts...this is really driving me nuts now.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 04:00 PM
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Alrighty, problem is now resolved. Stared at electrical diagrams for a while and found that the right rear tail lamp also powers the clearance lights, which were also not working. Pulled off right A pillar trim and found that the ground wire was chafed and was grounding out to the dashboard frame.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 09:25 PM
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Hey JM, well sorry no one responded soon enough but glad to hear you got it resolved. electrical problems can be a nightmare to track down. I was gonna say if the fuse is constantly blowing then it's usually an exposed wire or two either shorting out or grounded out as you already found out.
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