2004 xc70 always blowing 12V accessory fuses

black xc70 · Post by **black xc70** » 24 Jun 2007, 18:59

Does this sound familiar? After replacing 3 fuses I think there is something not right here. The fuse blows without anything plugged in...does anyone have any advice?

Post by **billofdurham** » 25 Jun 2007, 15:26

Check the insulation on the positive lead to the accessory socket. A small break could lead to earthing (grounding) and the fuse would blow.

Bill.

black xc70 · Post by **black xc70** » 26 Jun 2007, 10:08

thanks for the input. I'll let you know how the task of pulling the sockets go. I'm hoping its relatively simple. I just picked up the car a month ago so I've been trying to hold off ripping it apart - here we go.