My car keeps blowing fuse

[bellasmummy]

Hi,
I have a 99 VT Berlina and the other day it stopped working, In the end RACV replaced the bcm fuse and the started, We got home and the same thing happened again, replaced the fuse for a third time, this time the car started put my foot on the brake to put the car in reverse and then it stopped. Replaced the fuse yet again and now the car wont start at all. When the ignition is on everything lights up, radio and air con work.
Any idea on whats wrong with it or something else I can try?

 

[andyman]

start looking for a short....... more so to the point from the brake pedal switch to the bcm (i think it goes to the bcm first)

 

[woteva]

Just put a bigger fuse in :whistling

 

[andyman]

Just put a bigger fuse in :whistling

ah-hum, take no notice of that lol

 

[accentstencil]

ah-hum, take no notice of that lol

I have to agree, that could cause damage to the BCM.

 

[andyman]

I have to agree, that could cause damage to the BCM.

more to the point it can quite easily melt the wiring and set your car on fire

 

[woteva]

ah-hum, take no notice of that lol

I was only joking :embarrass

Had a friend years ago that his radio fuse kept blowing randomly. One day he had no fuse to replace the blown 1, so he wraped silver cigarette paper around the blown fuse. A few days later his wiring under the dash caught fire :whistling

Back on topic : maybe the wiring loom is damaged somewhere, might be best to take it to an auto-electrician.:thumbsup:

 

[Matt0]

I was only joking :embarrass

Had a friend years ago that his radio fuse kept blowing randomly. One day he had no fuse to replace the blown 1, so he wraped silver cigarette paper around the blown fuse. A few days later his wiring under the dash caught fire :whistling

Back on topic : maybe the wiring loom is damaged somewhere, might be best to take it to an auto-electrician.:thumbsup:

It's a bad idea posting something like that even if you are joking because out of 100 people seeing your post, 20 might think it would be good advise and think nothing else of it. And yes, what it would do IS catch fire or melt away the wiring loom completely at least.