# 2008 Kia Rondo - clicking in the console

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-kia-rondo-clicking-in-the-console/162678>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** kia, rondo\
**Created:** [April 10, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-kia-rondo-clicking-in-the-console/162678 "2020-04-10T00:47:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ShaelynHellon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@ShaelynHellon](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ShaelynHellon)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-kia-rondo-clicking-in-the-console/162678/1 "2020-04-10T00:47:04Z")

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Recently there has been a clicking that comes from my steering console. It is more apparent after I use the blinker and clicks rapidly. Sometimes it just goes off on a rant even if I haven’t used my blinker and just one time for a minimum of 2 min started smoking. What could it be and how do I go about fixing it?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-kia-rondo-clicking-in-the-console/162678/2 "2020-04-10T12:15:30Z")

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Don’t drive it until repaired, you don’t need a car fire.  
Since “ started smoking” my guess is an electrical short. My guess is the multifunction switch that controls the turn signals. But you won’t know until it is disassembled.

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**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-kia-rondo-clicking-in-the-console/162678/3 "2020-04-11T18:51:05Z")

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Have it towed to a shop before you have a fire.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-kia-rondo-clicking-in-the-console/162678/4 "2020-04-11T20:35:43Z")

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> [@ShaelynHellon](#):
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> just one time for a minimum of 2 min started smoking

😮

If I owned a vehicle that started smoking for even one minute, I would not drive it again until the electrical problem had been repaired. If you continue to drive it, you are courting danger for yourself, your passengers, and–ultimately–your wallet.