Hi all,
While checking for a bad vibration when the engine is between 2000 and 3000rpm inside the car, I pinpointed a big part of it to the sunroof glass. If I push up on the glass, the vibration is almost gone. I thought that I'd push the glass back to check the dash area for more vibrations. When I pulled the sunroof handle down, grey smoke came out of the handle mechanism and it smelled bad, very toxic. I quickly turned off the engine and pulled the positive off the battery. I removed the roof console and found that two of the wires had completely burnt away from the plug that goes into the ir receiver module. The plug was burnt and the console had started to melt. This looked old but the wires must have been touching now and then causing a short.
I cut the cables and insulated them.
Could the car have gone up if left unnoticed? Will the insulation tape be enough? I've a Toad alarm so the module is no use.