What would cause a wire to short circuit??
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What would cause a wire to short circuit?? Okay quick rundown...
The power seats in my gf's car stopped working...soo I pulled the driver seat out, to check the connectors and to see if there was power coming in...well, no power.
Okay, soo I open the fuse holder and check the breaker...yep, ther is power there, soo I stick the breaker back in, and all of a sudden, SMOKE!!
I quickly pull the breaker back out, and I see where it has overheated and started to melt the plastic! WTF??!! I pulled the bottom part of the dash off, and I can see where the wire goes into the fuse box, and it is black right that the end...
Can someone help me out? Please!!
TireFryer
The power seats in my gf's car stopped working...soo I pulled the driver seat out, to check the connectors and to see if there was power coming in...well, no power.
Okay, soo I open the fuse holder and check the breaker...yep, ther is power there, soo I stick the breaker back in, and all of a sudden, SMOKE!!
I quickly pull the breaker back out, and I see where it has overheated and started to melt the plastic! WTF??!! I pulled the bottom part of the dash off, and I can see where the wire goes into the fuse box, and it is black right that the end...Can someone help me out? Please!!
TireFryer
Re: What would cause a wire to short circuit?? Check for a short to ground somwhere, I could see the power wire for the seat getting rubed through and shorting where it bolts down.
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On The Tree
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From: Tucson Az
Re: What would cause a wire to short circuit?? Thanks for the idea...
that is what I started to think after I realized the power and ground wire run under the carpet to the fuse panel...soo in the morning I am going to go ahead and remove the carpet and see what I can find!
Thanks again!
that is what I started to think after I realized the power and ground wire run under the carpet to the fuse panel...soo in the morning I am going to go ahead and remove the carpet and see what I can find!
Thanks again!
