Has someone experienced anything similar?
I was sitting at a stop sign in my 99 Explorer Limited, and pressed the Off button on the cruise control by mistakes (shouldn't have done anything anyhow). A few seconds later, I saw a little bit of smoke coming out of the hole where the 'hazards' button is. Got my 2 year old out of the Explorer in a hurry...
That was it. I parked it for several hours, and eventually drove it home (without passengers!). I tried the cruise control on the way home, and it worked as expected. So I don't know if it's just a fluke or if it triggered it. Everything seems to work, although I was limiting the number of instruments I was using.
I unplugged the battery and will let it sit overnight, to ensure that the batteries in the air bag assembles are drained prior to having a look in the steering column.
So I haven't opened it yet, but I was wondering if it has happened to someone before?
Thanks,
Al