I recently had the limp mode fiasco 100 miles from home. I now have a fuse problem. I have two fuses that keep popping, the panel illumination fuse under dash, entire guage panel in the dark, and the memory IOD fuse under the hood. Both are #10 fuses.

I checked all wiring and no battery corrosion, frayed wires or broken ground straps....

I unhooked battery overnight, checked everything out that I could think of and ordered a Equus 3130 obdII scanner awaiting it for my tool box.

Have owned the van for about 6 years, maintance has been kept up on it and I have 250,000 miles on it and would like to finish it to 300,000. Transmission was replaced at 150,000 by previous owner, changed both speed sensors two days ago. I drove it about 5 miles after replacing the sensors and it went back into limp mode on the 5th mile. I have ordered a solenoid pack and will be changing that soon, fluid and filter changed and looked good.

Could the solenoid pack be causing the fuses to pop?


Thanks for any help.

 

I wouldn't think so.
The fuse problem is almost surely an intermittent short to ground that's going to be hard to find.

This link is to a short circuit detector.I've never used one but I've heard that they do work so maybe this'll help.
http://www.jcwhitney.com/Battery-Ele.../600016355.jcw

 

any chance you have the fuse #s ie. blown FUSE #11 in PDC- 10Amps?
my diagram uses numbers not items to label pdc.

Also remote starter or other aftermarket electrics?
Always got to ask....CEL on any codes?

 

Update...


I got a hold of a scanner and I have two codes:

500 -- Speed sensor (brand new sensor)
1698 -- no messages received from trans. control module

no aftermarkets installed all factory.