DavidH426

I need some advise, help etc... MY Camaro SS is blowing out fuse #7 everytime I close driver's side door. With engine running or not.
Thanks,
David

seawolf18

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Sounds like the door switch for your interior light is gounding out to the body of the car, causing the fuse to blow.

WhiteBird00

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...except that the door switches are grounding switches anyway, so grounding the wire would only cause the lights to go on - not blow any fuses.

seawolf18

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Oh thats right, forgot about that.

NoGamesLS1

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The switch is before the lightbulb so power going through it (when switch is closed) is going throught the bulb then to ground. If the switch, when its open, is grounding then there will be no resistance and you will ground to the chassis and blow fuses. I say remove the switch and examine it.

WhiteBird00

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You must be thinking of some other car - like a Ford. In our F-bodies the door switches aren't even on the same circuit as the bulbs. They are grounding switches connected to the BCM which turns on the courtesy lights when it sees ground from one of the switches. It doesn't care if the ground is from the door actually opening or possibly from a damaged wire that is grounding out. In either case, the ground just causes the BCM to turn on the lights and no fuse would blow.

seawolf18

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If you have power windows and locks, the wires go through the rubber boot between the chassis and the door, I would check to see if any are being pinched or chafed. The fuse block is also on that end of the dash facing the door. Maybe shutting the door causes enough movement in that area for a bare or chafed wire to touch and blow the fuse. I think I have the diagram for the circuit that is blowing. I will search through my Factory service manual DVD, and see if I can find it.

WhiteBird00

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The only circuit in the door that is related to the PWR ACCY fuse is the power mirror switch. I would look there first although seawolf18 has a very good point about the fuse panel being close enough to the door that closing it could cause a damaged wire near the fuse panel to short out.

The other circuits on that fuse are the hatch release, the alarm shock sensor, the radio memory, and the instrument cluster.

NoGamesLS1

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Good info. I didnt know that about these cars.

DavidH426

Thanks for the replys, advice etc.... I believe I have the problem narrowed down to the alarm. The fuse pannel was loose so I re-attached that solved the problem temporarly. When I use my remotes to lock doors & arm the alarm the fuse blows. As long as I use the door key to un-lock & lock the driver's door the fuse does not blow. I guess I should try passenger side door.
David