Here's the story:
Since I've owned the truck, the steering wheel has always made noise when turning back and forth. Two days ago, while driving down the road, my horn would randomly go off.
Last night, I was at the gas station. When I got back in the truck, my steering column was smoking and fire was coming out of the wiper arm.
Luckily, I had a fire extinguisher in the truck, or things could have been worse.
After looking at the damage today, I figured that some part/spring/screw or whatever caused a short w/ the power going to the horn connector. This short at the bottom of the steering column caused the fire to travel to the top of the steering column by the wiper switch area.
Please see my wanted ad:
Wanted Ad for steering column stuff
[ 10-16-2001: Message edited by: marco ]
[ 10-16-2001: Message edited by: marco ]
Since I've owned the truck, the steering wheel has always made noise when turning back and forth. Two days ago, while driving down the road, my horn would randomly go off.
Last night, I was at the gas station. When I got back in the truck, my steering column was smoking and fire was coming out of the wiper arm.
Luckily, I had a fire extinguisher in the truck, or things could have been worse.
After looking at the damage today, I figured that some part/spring/screw or whatever caused a short w/ the power going to the horn connector. This short at the bottom of the steering column caused the fire to travel to the top of the steering column by the wiper switch area.
Please see my wanted ad:
Wanted Ad for steering column stuff
[ 10-16-2001: Message edited by: marco ]
[ 10-16-2001: Message edited by: marco ]