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Well, went out for a drive today and while at a stop light I smelled burning plastic. Looked around and thought "man someone's car is burning"! Glanced back through the windshield and saw smoke coming out of the hood. Pulled over in an empty parking lot and popped the hood to find the EBCM connector on fire and some of the pins glowing. Put it out with my extinguisher and got the battery disconnected. I'm also puzzled as to why no fuses popped and kept feeding it until the battery was unhooked.
Have any of you experienced this? I assume my options are to either get a replacement M code EBCM and pump for a 97-00 (mine is a 2000) or convert it to a 01-04 like the sticky at the top of the Tech section. Can a MY 2000 without active handling be converted to the 01-04 style? I feel pretty defeated right now, I figured the worst that would happen was I lost ABS and TC when this thing went out, not a fire.
Not sure if I should tackle this myself or involve insurance. I'll look into some shops in my area and start looking for parts, I know for sure I'll need the EBCM and harness pigtail with the connector. I feel like I could do it but the last thing I need is for me to get something wrong and cause more issues then start all over again.
Not sure if I should tackle this myself or involve insurance. I'll look into some shops in my area and start looking for parts, I know for sure I'll need the EBCM and harness pigtail with the connector. I feel like I could do it but the last thing I need is for me to get something wrong and cause more issues then start all over again.
Same thing happened to me, only in my garage AFTER a drive and withe car having been turned off. Second time for this vehicle. Had to install a new front wire harness.
Same thing happened to me, only in my garage AFTER a drive and withe car having been turned off. Second time for this vehicle. Had to install a new front wire harness.
Man that's rough, glad mine happened when I could catch it right away. Did it burn the wires into the main harness far away from the EBCM connector? Another concern is that there's now compromised wires or wiring insulation where I can't see it yet that will cause another fire.
It fried the EBCM and all of the wire connections to about 3-6 inches back. I went into the garage and it was smokey. Another odd thing was the alternator was HOT. Replaced that as well. No fuses or relays blew as well. It’s a strange phenomenon.
EBCM Fire
