electrical issue/shorting

AtoB · **Joined:** Sat May 08, 2010 11:01 pm **Posts:** 2

i have a fuse that is continually blowing... the fuse runs the radio, interior lights and remote door locking.
i did pull the radio recently, and i'm guessing i exposed a wire somewhere that is causing a short. i've looked and can see nothing... i'm hoping they will not need to replace the wiring harness to fix.. is there any way to know/test for a short? i know zero about electrical.
i'm guessing ill need to take the jeep in to a dealer to have this issue fixed, but i thought id ask here as well.
any thoughts or help would be appreciated. thanks

CIMARRON13 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:27 pm

AtoB wrote:

i have a fuse that is continually blowing... the fuse runs the radio, interior lights and remote door locking.
i did pull the radio recently, and i'm guessing i exposed a wire somewhere that is causing a short. i've looked and can see nothing... i'm hoping they will not need to replace the wiring harness to fix.. is there any way to know/test for a short? i know zero about electrical.
i'm guessing ill need to take the jeep in to a dealer to have this issue fixed, but i thought id ask here as well.
any thoughts or help would be appreciated. thanks

I had the same issue after installing radio. I pinched a wire that was grounding out and blowing the fuse fuse. Easy fix when I pulled radio and found what I did. Taped up the exposed wire and made sure the harness was not pinched when I reinstalled.

AtoB · **Joined:** Sat May 08, 2010 11:01 pm **Posts:** 2

CIMARRON13 wrote:

AtoB wrote:

i have a fuse that is continually blowing... the fuse runs the radio, interior lights and remote door locking.
i did pull the radio recently, and i'm guessing i exposed a wire somewhere that is causing a short. i've looked and can see nothing... i'm hoping they will not need to replace the wiring harness to fix.. is there any way to know/test for a short? i know zero about electrical.
i'm guessing ill need to take the jeep in to a dealer to have this issue fixed, but i thought id ask here as well.
any thoughts or help would be appreciated. thanks

I had the same issue after installing radio. I pinched a wire that was grounding out and blowing the fuse fuse. Easy fix when I pulled radio and found what I did. Taped up the exposed wire and made sure the harness was not pinched when I reinstalled.

thanks! its definitely the radio... i took out the radio, and the fuse has been fine.... i guess i ll need to unwrap the wires and look for the exposed wire.

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