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power locks are shot

Old Aug 4, 2003 | 12:36 PM
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power locks are shot

my best friend has a 91 RS and one day he said his power locks and his hatch release button just stopped working...Any ideas on what could be wrong? maybe a blown fuse?
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Old Aug 6, 2003 | 11:37 AM
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yup, it's a fuse . check all fuses at panel under dash(especially dome,acc,ltr)this should solve problem
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Old Aug 10, 2003 | 11:34 AM
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OKay he changed the acc fuse and it keeps blowing as soon as it goes in...any ideas?
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Old Aug 11, 2003 | 01:38 AM
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Originally posted by Formula4Speed
OKay he changed the acc fuse and it keeps blowing as soon as it goes in...any ideas?
i had a similar problem. I discovered a dime stuck in the cigarette lighter.
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Old Aug 22, 2003 | 12:14 AM
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Im having the same problem, but my headlights are also out, and my interior lights.......i need help too

:lala:
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Old Aug 24, 2003 | 03:01 PM
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formula4speed - you definitely have a short to ground in the accesory circuit. The door lock switches are on this accesory circuit which explains why they aren't working. Does the fuse only blow when you try to use the door locks?? If so, trace the wiring from the door lock switches and look for craked wires. Also check the door lock relay behind the driver's side kick panel. A popular spot for pinched wires is in the area of the rubber tube that the wires pass through from the door into the body.

good luck.

83 Camaro - Your interior lights should be on that accesory circuit as well (as long all years are similar) but because your headlights are going as well which are on a different circuit, I would start by looking at the headlight/interior light switch on the dash as this is a common point between the two circuits. Follow the headlight wires back from the firewall as well as I had short along that line once that knocked out the headlights.
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