Burning smell

Asked by GuruX9GSV Sep 30, 2018 at 09:14 PM about the 2006 Hyundai Tiburon

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Burning smell and smoke coming
from under the hood while the car
was parked,raise the hood and
noticed one of the battery terminals
was melted off

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KenF answered 6 years ago

Sounds like you have a dead short in the battery harness somewhere, could even be at the terminal ends if there is any fraying wire protruding from it. Before dropping a new battery in there check the battery cables, look for any stripped insulation or burn marks, fraying, and try to check it with a meter for continuity or shorts. Also check your fusible links to see if they popped. The big cable going to the starter is a good place to start looking.

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