Q: Smoke is coming from the dashboard and right kick panel.

asked by on February 25, 2017

WHAT COULD BE PROBLEM WITH SMOKE COMING FROM DASH AND RIGHT KICK PANEL IT"S NOT THE HEATING SYSTEM... ALL THAT IS GOOD NOW THE SUV WILL NOT START

My car has 19000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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