So I finally get one thing fixed only to have another problem. I'm driving today and turn on the wipers, within about a minute, smoke starts coming out of the steering column accompanied by a nice electrical burning smell. I turned the wipers off and it stopped pretty quickly. About 15 minutes later the same thing happened again but this time the wipers were not on. I killed the ignition (car will run w/out key or ignition in the on position) and it went away. I'm going to tear into the column to see what I can find.
Obviously the ignition is not right since a key isn't necessary and you can turn it "off" while still driving the car. But could it be something in the wiper / turn signal switch also? Just trying to see if this is a common problem. Motor Trend's website shows a recall for ignition possibly causing smoke / fire. When I called the dealership, they ran my VIN and said there were no outstanding recalls on my car. Anyway, I may be looking to re-wire the whole damn thing but wanted to see if anyone had experience this before.
Obviously the ignition is not right since a key isn't necessary and you can turn it "off" while still driving the car. But could it be something in the wiper / turn signal switch also? Just trying to see if this is a common problem. Motor Trend's website shows a recall for ignition possibly causing smoke / fire. When I called the dealership, they ran my VIN and said there were no outstanding recalls on my car. Anyway, I may be looking to re-wire the whole damn thing but wanted to see if anyone had experience this before.