by Mikenomy Mon Feb 19, 2018 5:47 pmToday while I was driving, I smelled and then noticed smoke coming from behind the gauge cluster. I quickly pulled over n shut the van down cause I thought I was gonna catch on fire lol. I thought it may just be a bulb or fuse burnt out at first so I drove another mile to the auto zone. After removing the gauge cluster cover and pulling the gauge cluster away in the parking lot, hoping to just find a bad fuse or bulb, I saw something way worse. Both the black and red wires connected to the volt gauge were melted and fried.
I don’t know why this would’ve happened all of a sudden. I’ve been driving the van almost daily for a couple weeks now n never noticed anything before.
Does anybody know what could be causing this?
Also do these wires go directly to the alternator? Where can I find new o es after fixing the issue?
And lastly, how bad is it driving the van while this is happening? I need to get it to my friends shop ASAP but I’m thinking I shouldn’t run it like this.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I don’t know why this would’ve happened all of a sudden. I’ve been driving the van almost daily for a couple weeks now n never noticed anything before.
Does anybody know what could be causing this?
Also do these wires go directly to the alternator? Where can I find new o es after fixing the issue?
And lastly, how bad is it driving the van while this is happening? I need to get it to my friends shop ASAP but I’m thinking I shouldn’t run it like this.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
