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So 2 nights ago I was driving home and went to hit the cruise cuz I was tired and half paying attention. Hit the button and got nothing. Tried it a few times and it never worked. Tried it again last night on the way home from school and same thing. It worked Saturday afternoon and then Sunday night it didn't. What can I do to fix it?
Check the fuses, one might have blown on you. Then check the linkage on the throttle body to make sure that it didnt come off. Then vacuum lines to the cruise control diaphram if there is one. Start easy then look deeper.
does the light come on on the dash?....or do u get absolutley nothing when u hit the button? i.e. no light or anything?
No light at all.
I get absolutely nothing. It's like I'm not pushing the button at all.
I'll check the fuses and linkage when I get home from work.
do you have LED tail lights or an LED third brake light??
my silverado would do a wierd thing. cruise always worked then it wouldnt. i found out that if i hit the brake pedal then apply the cruise button my cruise would work normally. I dont remember if it did this back when it was an auto but since its been a t56 thats how mine is.
is the switch on? lol
There is no fuse for cruise only in most cases nor is there any vacuum lines involved at all. It's been a long time since the trucks have had a vacuum servo. Need a scan to give you inhibit reason and to check brake switch parameter. Worst case is the worm gear in the cruise module is stripped....$1 part that is not serviced to kill a $450 cruise module. Once again, still need to verify cruise switch and brake switch operation.
Sounds like a good time to visit the local picknpull or ebay for a replacement part.
actually the abs fuse controls something in the cruise feature.
Depends. But then again, I said there is likely no fuse that controls cruise only IE if it were a fuse there would likely be another sign.
do you have LED tails or an LED third brake light. The LED bulbs have been known to mess with the cruise control's mind.
I have LEDs NO problems here.
it's a somewhat rare phenomenon but its happened to meQuote:
Originally Posted by WARLOCK
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its always entertaining. youre a tech im average joe and i seem to be one step ahead :)Quote:
Originally Posted by GasGuzzler
Yeah I just bought a set of LED bulbs for the brake lights and turn signals...lol my blinkers blink about 200x a minute now it's annoying , I need to get a different flasher.Quote:
Originally Posted by jetersaurous
I tried that. Worked in my moms 'burban so I figured it may work in my truck.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quik
NO! :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by static04
i can stop by and have my cousin scan it this evening...what am I going to be looking for?Quote:
Originally Posted by GasGuzzler
Well.....I get an ABS/parking brake light about 80% of the time. I was told that the ABS light is coming in cuz a wheel sensor is out so it reads different speeds. And the parkin brake light is on because it thinks that that's why the speeds are different from side to side?Quote:
Originally Posted by Quik
Told a simple fix was to just unplug the ABS under the truck. Think it may help?
in my blazer i have bad wheel sensor so i get the under 5mph non stop abs crap. as long s fuse is pulled i have normal brakes but no cruise. insert fuse and have cruise againQuote:
Originally Posted by bangbangskeetskeet
as for your unplugging try it and see
take your led's out. cruise should work then
Step ahead because you think a fuse would cause no cruise? You lost me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quik
I've had them for about 2 weeks now and the cruise worked fine till Saturday.Quote:
Originally Posted by vista4.8
mine was fine for 2 days till it went out, just a thought
Might as well fix your wheel speed sensor too Trav, it's 20 minutes (And thats including a piece of the sensor breaking off in the hub and fishing it out). But price a hub too when you do it. sometimes the hub with the sensor is cheaper.
Travis--try leading the entire blinker circuit with LEDs. Put one in back and two up front. As long as you are running all LED lights on the blinker circuit, it should be fine. If not, you need some inline resistors.
As for the CC--the CC module and cable could be fine--and it is the blinker/wiper/CC stalk that could be bad. So many things to consider here. Start with the simple stuff, then work to the more complicated.
Good idea Tyler. :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by txarkitekt
What's the bulb size up front?
Any guess what the most simple aspect of the CC is? I can swap my incandecent bulbs back in and see how it works? Or some resistors? Speaking of resistors...what size resistor?
you know, i had the same problem with my 02 rcsb.
when i first got it, it had a new headlight/blinker/cruise stick installed, the blinkers and whatnot worked fine but the cruise didn't work at all. never. i got so pissed off i started checking fuses, pulled the cover off the make sure everything was plugged in. nothing. and then it dawned on me. . . . manual windows and doors, no side moulding, steel wheels. hell this is a base model truck, i bet it doesn't even come with cruise. sure enough, i popped the hood and there were empty studs on the firewall where my cruise control module should be and only one cable on the TB.
so i tell people i saved weight by not getting cruise.