Radio Circuit Grounded (Blowing Fuses)

[USN_Ordi_LDO]

Looking for some assistance! I recently had my battery go dead on my '06 Jetta and I jumped it with no issues. Since then, the 15A radio fuse (F8 under the hood) is blowing and a meter shows that there is a ground somewhere past the fuse. I've pulled the radio out and the ground still remains.

Has anyone experience this or have an idea of where I can look? I'm not sure if there is a relay that may have fried to ground.

I appreciate anything you guys might have to help (wiring diagram, etc.)!

Nik

 

[oilhammer]

Check the wire harness as it goes past a metal brace above the accelerator pedal area. You'll have to pull a shield down to see it.

 

[USN_Ordi_LDO]

Check the wire harness as it goes past a metal brace above the accelerator pedal area. You'll have to pull a shield down to see it.

Thanks! I'm on travel now and hope to jump back into the issue this weekend.

 

[USN_Ordi_LDO]

Found the ground after some searching. Power wire to the XM module in trunk was pinched between a bolt and the module itself. God knows how long it has been like that.

 

[banshee365]

Where in the car was the pinch?