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fire in instrument panel-hazard switch 900 1996

posted by  someone claiming to be c.miner on  Mon Feb 2 18:47 CST 2004 [RELATED]

I recently purchased a 96 960 with 45k miles. The turn signals, hazard lights and dash lights were not working so I took the vehicle in to an automotive electrical facility. I was told it needed a hazard switch. The part came in and he was finishing it up when I arrived. As I was walking over to the car I realized smoke was billowing out the drivers door. The man working on the car was choking from the smoke. I looked in the car. He had taken the new hazard switch out and it had a melted spot on the side. I looked through the hole in the dash where the switch was and the wiring was on fire. I immediatley ran to get my bottled water and splashed it in the hole to put out the fire. After inspection the following day the tech said that the fire/short had actually started further up in the wiring harness (behind the instrument cluster) where it was shorting out against the frame. Has anyone else experienced this problem? I have contacted Volvo but have not heard back.






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