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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Trucks / November 2004Cruise Control
I have a 1994 Pickup,1500-5.7 I was on a trip and used the cruise going there with no problem.On the way Home I went to use the cruise and nothing.I kept trying many times.I looked incase it was a fuse ,I did not find one.On the drivers side of the firewall there is a black box with the cable from the throttle body and a plug with 6 or 7 wires going into it. I take it the Box is gone??? I see 4 screws with torque heads to take the cover off of the box.Is there a fuse or relay in there I can change??? Thanks for any advise guys. Doug. Same thing happened to me it was the switch. had a broken wire somewhere in the steering column. not a cheap fix but easy. I take it you had someone repair the problem??? How Much?? How easy?? Thanks Doug > Same thing happened to me it was the switch. had a broken wire somewhere > in the steering column. not a cheap fix but easy. Did it myself, I bought a new control unplugged the old one plugged in the new one and tried it problem solved, then when I removed the old lever from the steering coloumn it broke the wiper control switch that was about $100 and the new control was About $50 I think and then the tools to pull the steering wheel off and put it all back together a few cuss words and Routed the new wire outside of the steering column to saving time and finished no problems since. Maybe I am stupid??? You first plugged in the new control??I take it you mean the control on the firewall,since you can not unplug the switch on the steering column for the cruise??? If it were the control box,why did you remove the old lever?? Maybe I am missing something Thanks again for the help.. Doug > Did it myself, I bought a new control unplugged the old one plugged in the > new one and tried it problem solved, then when I removed the old lever [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Routed the new wire outside of the steering column to saving time and > finished no problems since. My truck is an 89 could be a little different. The wires that go through the steering column plug into another set of wires at the bottom of the steering column I unplugged the old ones plugged in the new ones and tried it out before I did anything else, whenit worked my cruise control lever is the same lever that runs the wipers and signal lights so I unplugged it from the steering column and plugged the new one in. Thanks Jeff I will give it a try since I can try it first. How much were the wires???Is it a whole Harness for the horn, directionals,high Beams and wipers?? Or can you buy just the Cruise Control wires??? Thanks Again Doug > My truck is an 89 could be a little different. The wires that go through > the steering column plug into another set of wires at the bottom of the > steering column I unplugged the old ones plugged in the new ones and tried > it out before I did anything else, whenit worked my cruise control lever > is the same lever that runs the wipers and signal lights so I unplugged it > from the steering column and plugged the new one in. My 97' Gmc Sierra did something similar...in the "steering column wire harness connector" it appeared that one of my wires had toasted and took two others with it, I can't remember what the burnt wire was (this was a while back) but it wasn't the cruise control...but it took one of my cruise control wires with it on the meltdown. I did my best to do a shadetree fix (soldering iron and all). I know I fixed the original problem but it added malfunctions to my cruise control...such as...I could set the cruise speed, but if I tapped the brakes to shut it off, the tab/lever on my blinker arm used to put my truck back to the set speed would have no affect. Fast forward to now...my airbag light is always on and my cruise control is toast. I do not look forward to pulling my steering wheel and doing the repair again...it wasn't all that easy of a repair job (in my opinion), and I'm pretty good at electrical. > I have a 1994 Pickup,1500-5.7 I was on a trip and used the cruise going > there with no problem.On the way Home I went to use the cruise and [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Doug. Wires don't "toast" for no reason. When wires burn like that, it is usually because the power became shorted to ground. The burst of amperage caused the meltdown. You have an electrical problem, and if not troubleshot and found correctly, you may find yourself traveling down the road with a lap full of fire, or a face full of airbag. > My 97' Gmc Sierra did something similar...in the "steering column wire > harness connector" it appeared that one of my wires had toasted and took two [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > > > Doug. |
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