Q: Tail lights fuse keep blowing up

asked by on July 04, 2017

Tail lights fuse keep blowing up, put new ones and they blow up. They are LED. Would they need a relay ? Also lighter socket not working same with interior lights

My car has 247000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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