| arnel_lim |
My NAV, Radio, RES, and 12 V power adapters went out last night on my 2003 MDX. I believe I checked the radio and ACC fuse, but they looked fine. Anyone know what fuse(s) or relay(s) might cause these to go out. My wife said the last thing she heard was a "pop" sound, then everything went out.
All other power seems to be fine. Headlights, windows, locks, heater, dash lights. Everything seems okay and the car is drivable. They only thing that appears to be affected is....
GPS screen is off
Radio does not power on
RES is off
12 V power on dash and in center console glove is not working.
The little red security LED on the radio still blinks though. Seems like this is more than a fuse, but what electrical links all of these? Some relay blew out or something? |
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| Pierre |
The cover of the fuse boxes (which are located under the hood and the footwells) illustrate very nicely which fuses are for what. Your manual is also your friend. Get it dog-earred!
I had a blown fuse earlier this year -- turns out I had a piece of foil stuck at the bottom of my 12-volt connector in the console, which was causing a short when I plugged my iPod adaptor in. If your fuse blows again after replacing it (if that is indeed the cause of your problem), make sure you check for these kinds of things. |
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| arnel_lim |
| Okay, found the correct fuse. 15A ACC fuse on the passenger side kick panel. I guess this fuse covers 12 V outlets AND power to the front console display. |
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| Pierre |
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Originally posted by arnel_lim
Okay, found the correct fuse. 15A ACC fuse on the passenger side kick panel. I guess this fuse covers 12 V outlets AND power to the front console display.
Yep! |
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| andreseng |
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Originally posted by arnel_lim
Okay, found the correct fuse. 15A ACC fuse on the passenger side kick panel. I guess this fuse covers 12 V outlets AND power to the front console display.
That's great. Did you determine the cause of the fuse blowing? |
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| arnel_lim |
Couldn't pinpoint the cause. I'm "suspecting" it was the dangling Motorola 12V Cell phone charger I had plugged into the center console. I normally have it plugged in, but only connect it to my Motorola RAZR when needed.
That's really the only variable I can think of that might have shorted the system, but I'm not 100% certain. |
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