1999 Mercury Villager Fuse Burned

1999 MERCURY VILLAGER
166,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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JC6554
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The fuse for the Power windows, Power Lock, Sun roof, Power seats and Power mirrors burned. I changed it an it worked. I used the power lock to open all the doors and next time I wanted to use the poer lock to lock the car the fuse was burned again. I checked in the front doors if there was a wired bad or touching the frame somehow but i could not find any sign of a bad wire. I can hear a clicking behind the steering wheel when i hit the power lock switch. Check it out and i seems to come from the SEC box. I guess thats what it is.
Mar 23, 2009 at 8:07 PM
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JAMES W.
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Your going to have to use the "process of elimination here to find which system on this particular fuse is the culprit. With a new fuse in place, try each system on that circuit one at a time until the fuse blows. When you determine what is causing the fuse to blow, we can go from there.
Mar 29, 2009 at 7:45 PM
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It is definitely the power lock circuit. All the other ones work just fine.
Apr 5, 2009 at 8:03 PM
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JAMES W.
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Does it blow the fuse instantly when you replace it, or is it when you activate a window? If the fuse blows only when you activate, is it a particular window or "any window?


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Apr 5, 2009 at 9:12 PM
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When I replace the fuse and use the power windows the fuse does not blow. It is only when I unlock/lock the doors that the fuse blows out, then I am not able to use the windows, sunroof, etc.
Apr 8, 2009 at 10:35 AM
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JAMES W.
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One of your power lock solenoids may be shorted. Does the fuse blow even if the passenger door is actuated from the passenger side?


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Apr 8, 2009 at 3:43 PM
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Yes, I thought by avoiding using the locks, I would make sure that the fuse did not blow again until I figured the power locks thing out. It blew anyway, today. There was a funny smell in the car like burning. It may have been the fuse going out. Where are the solanoids located?
Apr 8, 2009 at 5:51 PM
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JAMES W.
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They are inside the doors below the latch.
Apr 8, 2009 at 9:34 PM