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Light stalk burnout

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  • 28-04-2008 2:01pm
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    susana
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    Well, I was just driving home yesterday when I noticed smoke on the inside of my car coming from the light stalk on the steering wheel. When I tried, I couldn't switch the lights off as if they've fused together or something like that.

    The battery is now disconnected so that the lights don't wear it out but I need to go to a Toyota garage, preferably in the Lucan/Palmerstown area - any recommendations and any idea what the hell happened and will it be hugely expensive??


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    L1011
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    McCoy's on the Lucan Bypass are the nearest Toyota dealers to Lucan.


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    peasant
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    You most likely had a short / bad earth somewhere in your wiring loom.

    Theoretically one of the fuses should catch that and prevent this from resulting in meltdown/fire.

    As this didn't happen in your case, it could very well be a fairly expensive fault finding / re-wiring affair in the end.

    Take some pics of the light stalk before you leave it in. An electrical current strong enough to cause a fire in close proximity of the driver is certainly unusual and a severe fault.

    Depending on the age of the car (and assuming that the electrics weren't fiddled with), you shouldn't really have to pay for this yourself. If it is a new car, Toyota can can themselves lucky if you don't sue :D


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    susana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭susana


    MYOB wrote: »
    McCoy's on the Lucan Bypass are the nearest Toyota dealers to Lucan.

    thanks, yes, that's where I've been recommended to go.
    peasant wrote: »
    You most likely had a short / bad earth somewhere in your wiring loom.

    Theoretically one of the fuses should catch that and prevent this from resulting in meltdown/fire.

    As this didn't happen in your case, it could very well be a fairly expensive fault finding / re-wiring affair in the end.

    Take some pics of the light stalk before you leave it in. An electrical current strong enough to cause a fire in close proximity of the driver is certainly unusual and a severe fault.

    Depending on the age of the car (and assuming that the electrics weren't fiddled with), you shouldn't really have to pay for this yourself. If it is a new car, Toyota can can themselves lucky if you don't sue :D

    Not a brand new car but I just bought it so the garage I bought from have agreed to cover costs, thank god. Will take some pictures, hadn't thought of that, thanks.


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