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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 06:36 PM
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I was driving to krogers today and it was raining so i was turning on and off the wipers as i needed them when all the sudden smoke started to role out of the steering colum, where the turn signal/wipers enter. it reeked i know somewthing was gettin too hot. i shut off the wipers and pulled into chuck e cheese and all was fine, sounds crazy, i know. any thoughts?
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 08:17 PM
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wiring short, something grounded out, part apart the column cover and take a good look around. see if something melted? start there, good luck.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 08:56 PM
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Disconnect the negative side of the battery before you start messing with it. 12v can light you up too and it doesn't feel good.
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