[Aysle]

So my wife was driving home tonight and smoke started coming out from the dash. She pulled over right away turned the car off and got out... The car smells like burnt plastic....

Now that Ive checked it the whole instrument cluster is dead. No lights and no movement of needles. The needles are in the random positions (prob. where they were when it went out). Everything else with the car is fine. Drives all other lights / accessories work.

A 1st check of the fuses and they all look good. Im going to get out my multi-meter and test each one.

In the mean time if its not a fuse then Im guessing the instrument cluster shorted out and Ill need a new one correct?

Anyone else have this happen or hear of it happening? Any suspect wires that like to rub on metal and short out that I should focus on?