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I WAS DRIVING MY CAR YESTERDAY AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL I STOPPED MY CAR TO GO INTO THE STORE. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND TIRED TO START BUT NOTHING . AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT MAY BE THE BATTERY. SO I TOOK IT OUT TO GET IT LOOKED AT, THEY SAY BATTERY WAS STILL GOOD. WHEN I PUT THE BATTERY AND TRIED TO START IT , THE ENGINE STARTED TO SMOKE FROM THE BACK AND A WEIRD SMELL , LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING . ANY IDEAS WHAT COULD BE HAPPENING
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Smoke? Like something was burning? Ya don't say! No but all smartassness(word?) aside, it sounds like an electrical problem. I would have it towed and checked by a mechanic! Unless you are a master electrician. Sorry 'bout your luck. 
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CAPS LOCK OFF PLEASE!!! Its impolite to shout  It sounds like the wiring harness maybe? That was a recall item a while back. You might get lucky and not have to pay for the fix.
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Originally posted by hetfield:
CAPS LOCK OFF PLEASE!!! Its impolite to shout
It sounds like the wiring harness maybe? That was a recall item a while back. You might get lucky and not have to pay for the fix.
Flip, it would help to know more about your car like year, engine, all that sort of stuff. As hetfield pointed out, there was a recall on some model years for the wiring harness. Only way to truly help you know if your car falls into this catagory is if we knew the year.
Have you had any work done to the car recently? It can sometimes help aid in the troubleshooting to know what was done to the car last. If it had to do with messing around with some of the wiring (installing some radio gear or alarm, yada, yada).
Get back with us and let's see what we can find out about this. 
Phillip Jackson
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