Electrial Short

[ltclarry]

Hi all.1993 Suzuki-- tail light -doom light -dash lights are out. As soon as i put 15a fuse in it poops.Strange thing is when i open driver side door high beam light on dash goes on. When i close door it goes out!Traced wire from tail lights to dash no breaks.have not pulled dash out yet/

[Timetripper]

Don't forget to check your ground wires as well. I once owned a Toyota Camray that had a faulty ground on the rear window defogger grid and when I turned on the defogger it would back feed through the license plate light [in the rear hatch] ground causing the light to turn on dimly. Once I discovered the ground problem on the defogger and ran a new wire to the body to complete the circuit it ended all problems.
Not saying this is your problem just something to keep in mind

[greg0187]

Good point TT. That would help understand why the high beam light comes on when the door is opened. The door switch works by grounding a wire when the door is opened.

-Greg

[glenn]

sounds like a ground out, is the cigarette lighter on the same fuse? was anything else tied into that fuse line?
I had a car once that had a cigarette lighter ground out and only when I used my horn or hit a big bump would it blow the dome, dash and radio fuse( all hooked up to the same fuse!!!
glenn

[ltclarry]

No cigarette lighter, blows fuses when truck is not moving.I will start checking ground wires.Will advise!!! TKS LTC