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iyrrj
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Jul 19, 2010, 9:57 PM

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Hi

I have a 2001 Honda Civic. It is manual transmission and has 113 K miles on it. Recently, it has been very hot here and on a couple of occasions when I have driven the vehicle for more than 20 min or I see white smoke coming out of the steering column. Also, it smells like plastic burning. I was worried about this so I oppened the plastic covering and found that plastic on some part ( I guess electrical part) was burning (http://picasaweb.google.com/...onda?feat=directlink) . I am kind of worried about the airbag as well. I am not sure if that is the only part which was responsible for the white smoke. Any ideas what I should be doing.

Also, I have seen the front headlights behave oddly. Occasionally I see that the only the right or only the left OR both lights work. I dont know if there is any pattern at all. Is this a safety concern ? An
y ideas ?

Thanks
Raja

Tom Greenleaf
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Jul 20, 2010, 7:22 AM

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Re: White smoke from Steering column in 2001 Honda Civic	Sign In

See if that will show direct.....May not?? Either way - that plug is heat stressed from inside itself shorted or with headlights acting up is for headlights thru the column switch. A short exists somewhere no doubt. I would consider this a safety issue. Air bag can make dust but not onging smoke and generally would have to have been deployed and I think you'd notice that! May take some wire chasing looking for shorts or wires rubbing bare to each other or ground, T

Double J
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Jul 20, 2010, 2:20 PM

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Re: White smoke from Steering column in 2001 Honda Civic	Sign In

Check with your Honda Dealer.

They have a recall on this
Call them with your VIN Number (vehicle identification number) to see if yours falls under the recall.

(This post was edited by Double J on Jul 20, 2010, 2:23 PM)

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