Javelin395

Not trying to resurrect an old post but only posting a solution that just came to light so to speak. :) After many months my intermittent short finally became a dead short and as a result, became easier to find. Took the car into the dealer to have them troubleshoot and repair the problem as I was tired of this after almost 6 months. Turns out it was the interior light circuit in the headliner. One wire that was poorly routed rubbed against a small bracket and caused all of this grief. The wire is now reinsulated and rerouted. So if anyone else is suffering from gremlins like this, my car has a power sunroof so this may or may not have a bearing on this problem.

Can't be a dead short as the fuse does not blow right away. And I'm thinking it can't be a window motor as the windows are not being used as the fuse blows. I did a test on the way home the other night. I replaced the fuse at lunch hour and tried the windows, moon roof and locking and unlocking the doors to get the interior lights to go off and on and the fuse did not blow. On my way home I turned on one of the interior lights and kept an eye on it as I was driving. After about 45 minutes of driving the light went out. So it looks like I'll have to start pulling things and looking for possible rub points on the wiring.......and I may check out some of the relays.

Hello All, I'm new to the forum, but I have enjoyed reading them for quite some time. I have a 2006 ford fusion and all of a sudden the power windows/interior lights fuse blew. I replace the fuse and it does not blow right away. It could last for a week or one day. I changed it one evening at work, drove home and parked the car. I locked the car with the remote and noted the puddle lamps go off. Next morning I unlocked the car with the remote and did not see any puddle lamps and sure enough, the fuse was blown. Had this into the dealership a few times and they tell me I’ll have to wait until the fuse is blowing during replacement, that way they’ll be able to trace the fault. Well, it’s been a month and this is not getting resolved. Any help would be appreciated. I swear I was in the interior forum when I hit the new topic button..........