It hooks into the ignition switch at the bottom and the ignition lock switch at the top.
its happened to me.....my mechanic says it was the ignition switch of my car....had it replaced for $300
its in the steering column its in the steering column
you have to go under the dash and take out the steering column. and the ignition switch should have a wire going down to the bottom of the column coming from the ignition lock.
short in your turn signal switch...replace it.....check your brake lights
smoke means fire. u obviously have an electrical short in steering column. best take it to an auto electrician
Replace the complete switch in the steering column, you have to pull the steering wheel off and then you can take the top cover off the steering column and get to the switch.
The rocker switch on top of the steering column.
The neutral safety switch is located on the steering column where it passes through the firewall on the inside. There are four wires coming out of it. To access it you must remove the small lower dash panels under the steering column, remove nuts holding steering column up to dash, remove four bolts that hold the bracket to column, remove ignition switch mounted on top of column, unplug large plug to lower right of ignition switch on steering column, pull switch out of way while paying attention to ignition switch rod coming from actual key switch and how it goes together. Not sure how to actually remove switch, but I don't think it is too hard. It is a relatively inexpensive part, hardest part is reaching it without tearing more apart. Shouldn't be to big of a problem all in all.
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The button for the hazard lights is on top of the steering wheel column , the switch is part of the multi-function switch inside the steering column cover
Key is on steering column--control rod is connected to switch on lower end of steering column by brake pedal
The steering column in a Buick Century covers the steering shaft and houses the turn signal switch. Some Century cars have a tilt column as well.