I will post pics later. This one is a bummer.

I'm driving home tonight and I smell a burning plastic smell. I figure its either the bose or something else under the dash.

I pull out the radio AC unit. Nothing. I smell the crap though.

I pull out the panel under the drivers side dash... AND I SEE SMOKE!!!

Mothafukah!!!!!!!

Its my ignition switch harness. The main 12 volt wire shorted out and burnt the damn thing. Now I need a new ignition switch.

A thread yesterday gave a place where you can buy these things for like 20 bucks. What was that site? Please let me know.

Pictures are worth a thousand words. Dont let this happen to you!

 

courtesyparts has it for $25

 

as s0ber already mentioned courtesyparts.com is one option, I have always had excellent service from both midwaypartsteam.com and jrnissanparts.com. Pinnacle has always been really really slow for me. JR and Midway will get it shipped the same afternoon.

 

I got mine for everythingnissan for $23.81. 48750-1E411.

Welcome to the club.

 

Yea they are comman and an easy fix too. if you want it fast and dont want to wait for shipping, any local auto parts store will have them for about $30-$40

I got one yesterday for my buddies maxima for $32

-matt

 

Thanks you all for all your help. Don't let this happen to you!

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I didnt know how else to post the pic. Its my first time posting a picture.

What sucks is that this switch is about 3 months old. I guess it was rubbing against the metal cover- and the 12 volt constant to the switch is not fused!

I was about 3 inches away from melting the harness. That sometimes equals fire.

A few days ago someone posted that they bought a switch for like 17 bucks. I bought one from autozone and I'm pretty sure its going to get returned because I dont like it

 

Yeah that thing has had it!! I think I was the one that said I got it for $19. I dug up my invoice, and it was really $23.

 

how does this happen? common problem?

 

Well the fire isnt a comman problem, but them wearing out due to age is a comman problem. The solder connections get old and wear out, and ground out on themselfs...

-matt

 

That circuit isn't on a fuse? I'd think a fuse would blow before you'd have a fire.

You're lucky the fire didnt' develop into something serious and you caught it when you did.