When I took over the car there was a faint odor that I couldn't pin down, sniffed all around the dash and under the hood. About an hour into the shift smoke was coming out of the hood. No warnings at all in the information center. Shut it down, popped the hood again and found the alternator smoking. It didn't stop, in fact got worse. Grabbed my Leatherman out of my bag and it took all my strength to break loose the 10mm negative battery bolt in the trunk.