2000 Honda Civic Car started smoking upon start

2000 HONDA CIVIC
109,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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JCUNH19
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I started my car the other day and heard a loud squealing. I then turn on my defrost and smoke started pouring into my car from the heater vents. When I popped open the hood I also noticed smoke coming from a plastic box located near the radiator and windshield washer fluid.

Please let me know if you have any idea what is going on.

Thanks
Dec 21, 2008 at 5:50 AM
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BRUCE HUNT
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Are you sure that a belt is not the source of the squealing noise? It can be but the cause will likely be a bad component that it drives such as the alternator, a/c compressor, power steering, etc. Can you provide more information?
Dec 21, 2008 at 8:59 AM
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