Frying Electronics!!!

[gman1868]

Lately I've noticed a burning electronics smell when I get in the car and sit in the driver's seat when it has sat for a little while after driving it. I really don't want my Telluride to catch on fire. Has another else had this issue and what was the problem?

I sniffed down by the seat switches (a recent recall) but the smell isn't coming from there. Has anyone else experienced this and what was the problem?

 

[vinylhaircut]

No fun. I haven't had this on my Telluride, but on a previous car I had a mystery smell. I finally tracked it down to a piece of plastic that must have flown up from the road and made it into my engine bay. It would get hot enough to melt a little, and the odor would last a really long time. I was noticing the smell in the cabin and it took me too long to realize that the source was elsewhere.

Good luck!

 

[OldPilot]

The seat switch problem appears to be that physically damaged switches can stay turned on and cause the seat motor to burn out or (apparently in just one case) catch fire. So if you can figure out where the motor is, sniff there.