TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND NOTICED AN EXTREMELY SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IN ADDITION, OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS A CLICKING NOISE WOULD EMIT FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AREA. THE CLICKING MALFUNCTION STOPPED WHENEVER ENGAGING THE HAZARD WARNING CONTROL DEVICE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.