ninth_muse

A little bit of background information first: I have had my 2001 Honda Civic for a year now. Since I?ve bought it I have had to bring it into numerous auto repair shops to get it fixed (thanks to it happening after my 30 day limited warranty). Randomly, the #10 fuse blows. Before, it would be when I first started the car, now since I?ve been getting replacements for parts that are connected to this fuse, it has only happened while driving the car. So far, I have replaced some SRS related parts (like the seat belt tensioner and a part inside the drivers seat), the safety shift harness, and the shift solenoid.































The last time this occurred, I had taken it to Honda to get regular maintenance done. When they went to get my vehicle, the #10 fuse blew again. But I had to wait over the weekend to get an appointment. Ironically, on Monday when they went to look at it, they put a new fuse in and it didn?t blow. Honda insists that they can?t do anything unless the fuse blows again ? and keeps blowing, which I have been waiting over 3 weeks for it to do.































I am beginning to think that there is a shorted wire that is located along the #10 fuse, which is causing it to blow randomly. I have a suspicion that it is located along the a wire that is possibly connected to the reverse lights, because I have found out through Carfax that it was in an accident on that panel years before I purchased the vehicle. Could the problem be as simple as a shorted wire? I have asked Honda this, but they don?t want to take off the panel if they can?t first prove that it is coming from there.































Any help or insight is greatly appreciated. Thank you.