Cruise Control

My cruise control decided to stop working today... anything I check like a fuse or do I have to buy an entire new unit? (mainly... what fuse do I check?)

See if your third brake light is burnt out, it rides on the same circut as the cruise does.

Originally posted by ishz28
See if your third brake light is burnt out, it rides on the same circut as the cruise does.
thanks I will try that first thing tomorrow

third brake light still works...

thats probably bad news:(

Ok, does your a/c still work? I have a bad compressor, everytime I moved the HVAC fan control past any off the a/c settings to regular fan settings, it would blow the fuse in the engine bay fuse box. I just unplugged the a/c at the unit. Anyway, still check the fuses in the engine bay.

ill try the ac thing and all the fuses while im at it.

have not gotten a chance to check that yet... im really busy with schoolwork today:mad:

It could just be that the switch is screwed. F-bodies use the exact same switch that older GM trucks used, and a lot of them (switches) die. I know we had that with my dad's old truck, and his friend at work had the exact same problem too......the cruise still worked, but with a new switch;).

Originally posted by Capn Pete
It could just be that the switch is screwed. F-bodies use the exact same switch that older GM trucks used, and a lot of them (switches) die. I know we had that with my dad's old truck, and his friend at work had the exact same problem too......the cruise still worked, but with a new switch;).
Is that so? My truck and car have the exact same blinker handles. Niether work now. But it would be nice to pay $5 per vehicle to fix them as opposed to $200 a piece.

AC is working fine, but I havent checked the fuses yet:o

Originally posted by JoeliusZ28
third brake light still works...

thats probably bad news:(

Did you take it off to check it? There are 2 bulbs there IIRC, which means you might still get light out of it, and still have one burned out, rendering your cruise control unfunctional.

I was in autozone the other day they had a few of the turn signal switch assemblies for sale on a shelf. they are priced much cheaper than the ones from the GM dealer.

well guys...

today the cruise control decided to magically heal itself... hope thats not a warning sign. Thanks for the suggestions though, because the switch might be all my truck needs:)

I have an interesting issue with mine. Takes some cajoling to get it to work.

I have do this:
-Pressing the throttle in some
-Hold the button in (to the right) until it engages and then still hold it in a little more, while I'm still accelerating. If I let off too early, the cruise will come off. Sometimes I will have to keep pushing it in (it not engaging wasn't b/c I didn't hold it in long enough - it just wasn't going to work that time.)
-Have to be going 5-8mph under the speed I intend on setting the cc at, because of how I have to hold it in before it will "stick."
-Playing with the other buttons on the stick helps too...

Basically I avoid hitting the brakes.

^ ^ again, sounds like your switch is dying, since it's getting harder and harder to set (and it's not that it won't work, it's just hard;)). I think the connections inside the switch must be cheap and wear out to the point they don't make good contact anymore?:confused:

mine stopped working, but then it was just a wiring problem, it was fixed, i never use it though