# Stop fuse blown

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/stop-fuse-blown/35494>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** fuses, toyota, 4runner\
**Created:** [August 24, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stop-fuse-blown/35494 "2009-08-24T00:29:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ozz\_ibarra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ozz_ibarra/32/1405_2.png) [@ozz\_ibarra](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ozz_ibarra)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stop-fuse-blown/35494/1 "2009-08-24T00:29:18Z")

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My Toyota 4runner started to blow the stop fuse, causing the shifter not to get in gear when I press the brake pedal. I changed the teal bulbs on both tale lights (they did look kind of burned). But now I can press on the brake pedal a couple of times, but after the 3rd time… it keeps blowing the STOP fuse. As anyone as any ideas what could be happening and where?  
  
 Thanks!!

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**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wizard)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stop-fuse-blown/35494/2 "2009-08-24T00:57:36Z")

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From what you have mentioned, it appears there is a short to ground. If you pressed the pedal 3 times and then blew the fuse, I would start looking at the wires going to the switch at the brake pedal.

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**Author:** ![ozz\_ibarra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ozz_ibarra/32/1405_2.png) [@ozz\_ibarra](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ozz_ibarra)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2009, 2:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stop-fuse-blown/35494/3 "2009-08-24T02:01:02Z")

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Thanks. I’ll start looking for it in the morning! Will let you know what I find.  
Thanks again!

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**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/stop-fuse-blown/35494/4 "2009-08-24T15:08:30Z")

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The most likely spot for the trouble may be with the rear hatch wiring.