cherrybomb
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- April 1, 2005
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- City, State
- Southern California
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '99 EB 5.0L (R.I.P)
I had a VERY interesting experience with the X yesterday.
I was getting off the freeway and on the offramp changed into the left turn lane, and activated my left blinker. Obviously, I was also using the brake to stop the vehicle. Shortly before I came to a complete stop, the blinker stopped blinking, and the left blinker indicator stayed (dimly) lit while I was on the brake.
I shifted into neutral, and let off the brake, and the blinker began functioning again. Back on the brake, and the blinker stopped, and the indicator stayed (dimly) lit.
I just figured I had lost a bulb or something, and would check it out later. Then, as I sat there waiting for the light to change, I noticed the unmistakable "a wire is melting or burning it's insulation" smoke rising up from my steering column, most notably from the hazard light switch, probably because that was the top most hole.
I shut my blinker off, and tried to shut off any other lights. The smoke seemed to subside when I let off the brake.
The light changed, and I didn't see any flames, so I drove to the next intersection, and it began again while I was on the brake. By the next intersection, my blinker and brake were working as normal, and no smoke was rising. It's been perfectly normal since.
I haven't had the chance to check under the dash, or in the column for the cause, but I'm not sure what I should be looking for!
I have installed a pair of gauges on my A-Pillar, and tapped into the dimmed dash lights for illumination, though they still work. I also have a pre-assembled cable that goes from the connector near the rear tail light to connect a trailer's lights. I'll check that also, but I'm not sure what else might cause this.
Any thoughts? Any one else have this experience?
P.S. I did have the interim Speed Control recall fix performed about 3 weeks ago. I.E. Disconnect the sensor. Though, I'd be seriously disappointed if that somehow caused this.
I was getting off the freeway and on the offramp changed into the left turn lane, and activated my left blinker. Obviously, I was also using the brake to stop the vehicle. Shortly before I came to a complete stop, the blinker stopped blinking, and the left blinker indicator stayed (dimly) lit while I was on the brake.
I shifted into neutral, and let off the brake, and the blinker began functioning again. Back on the brake, and the blinker stopped, and the indicator stayed (dimly) lit.
I just figured I had lost a bulb or something, and would check it out later. Then, as I sat there waiting for the light to change, I noticed the unmistakable "a wire is melting or burning it's insulation" smoke rising up from my steering column, most notably from the hazard light switch, probably because that was the top most hole.
I shut my blinker off, and tried to shut off any other lights. The smoke seemed to subside when I let off the brake.
The light changed, and I didn't see any flames, so I drove to the next intersection, and it began again while I was on the brake. By the next intersection, my blinker and brake were working as normal, and no smoke was rising. It's been perfectly normal since.
I haven't had the chance to check under the dash, or in the column for the cause, but I'm not sure what I should be looking for!
I have installed a pair of gauges on my A-Pillar, and tapped into the dimmed dash lights for illumination, though they still work. I also have a pre-assembled cable that goes from the connector near the rear tail light to connect a trailer's lights. I'll check that also, but I'm not sure what else might cause this.
Any thoughts? Any one else have this experience?
P.S. I did have the interim Speed Control recall fix performed about 3 weeks ago. I.E. Disconnect the sensor. Though, I'd be seriously disappointed if that somehow caused this.
