smoke coming from steering wheel column someone please help??

[GeLsTaNg215]

Hi, can anyone help me, i got an 87 GT stang and theres smoke coming from my steering wheel column and it smells like burnt plastic real bad. my headlights and fogs also dont work now only the parking lights come on.Does anyone know what this could be, im trying to avoid paying lots of money for an electrical repair shop to look at it if its something simple i can fix myself.Help be would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

 

[ratrapp]

your turn signal switch is probably melting.unplug it and look in the connector.you may have to replace the connector too.

 

[GeLsTaNg215]

Thanks alot i'll have to check that out. But would that cause the headlights and fogs to not work?

 

[NYC LSC]

My bet is the ignition switch. They are known to go bad and start fires.

 

[jwzg]

I second the ignition switch!

 

[quiksilver9531]

Were you driving a while with your headlights and your foglights on because that can cause your headlight switch to overheat and melt and cause your headlights not to work...I would check the switch.. if it isnt one of the other things mentioned.

 

[BlackGT89]

Go to the local Ford dealer and get them to run your VIN and see if your car has had the recall done. Possible fire hazzard exists. More info below.

http://www.mustangmonthly.com/howto/5657/

 

[fordman54935]

Yeah I'd also recomend the VIN check at the Ford dealership. Untill then, I wouldn't even hook the battery up to car, just in case. It would suck to have a perfectly good car burn because of a 40 dollar part.

 

[GeLsTaNg215]

Thanks alot for everyones help, I found the problem it is the turn signal switch. Once thats fixed it should be good to go again thanks again.

 

[squeeeg]

Once you fix the turn signal stalk you will have to do the fog light fix. Look over at the corral in the tech section. Do this before you run your fogs again or it just might melt again.

 

[bmorrisj]

here it is once again, fogs are overloading the wiring, you need a relay setup...

 

[squeeeg]

here it is once again, fogs are overloading the wiring, you need a relay setup...

mine looked like that. Man did that suck.