Cruise Control not working

[leonpiper69]

So I found something wrong with my new 07 **......

The cruise control does not work at all. IT lights up when you press the on/0ff button but that is it.

I tried searching but my google-fu is weak.

Are there common issues that come up concerning cruise control? Common things to check before really tearing into it?

 

[NC_John]

Months late but am just browsing around and saw this. Check/change your brake pedal switch. Its probably stuck, wore out, broken.... Cheap fix and you should be good again.

 

[dbbd1]

Whole different animal but that was the problem (brake switch at the pedal) on my '99 Dodge Ram too.

 

[David Smith]

I am having a similar issue, but the light on my steering wheel does not even come on...any ideas?

 

[adventurenali92]

If you have a brake light bulb burnt out in either of your tail lights, cruise control will not work. Safety feature that gm built into these. At least that’s how it is on my 2006. Check your tail lights first. Cheap easy solution if that fixes it haha.

 

[Doubeleive]

I am having a similar issue, but the light on my steering wheel does not even come on...any ideas?

if the light does not come on check your fuse box for a blown fuse

 

[Tahoe14]

Your owners manual should show you which fuse. If you don't have a hard copy look online for the PDF version. Good luck.

 

[swathdiver]

I am having a similar issue, but the light on my steering wheel does not even come on...any ideas?

Could be the module on the steering wheel, clockspring, etc. If you try to operate it and it does not work the BCM should set an internal code that you can pull with your Tech2. Didn't you also have something going on with the steering wheel position sensor?

 

[David Smith]

Could be the module on the steering wheel, clockspring, etc. If you try to operate it and it does not work the BCM should set an internal code that you can pull with your Tech2. Didn't you also have something going on with the steering wheel position sensor?

I never saw any codes come up when I had the scanner hooked up. The airbag was deployed, so maybe clockspring? I will be checking fuses and stuff like that first.

 

[swathdiver]

I never saw any codes come up when I had the scanner hooked up. The airbag was deployed, so maybe clockspring? I will be checking fuses and stuff like that first.

Well, it could be the switch itself on the steering wheel. I'm sure you have access to them in the scrap yard to test/swap out.

 

[David Smith]

Well, it could be the switch itself on the steering wheel. I'm sure you have access to them in the scrap yard to test/swap out.

Yeah, I will do that too. Do they just snap in and out of place?

 

[Doubeleive]

Yeah, I will do that too. Do they just snap in and out of place?

they unscrew from the bottom of the steering wheel, but my first guess is it's a fuse, the switch doesn't get used much so it's unlikely to be the problem but could be

 

[swathdiver]

I think there were one or some screws under the airbag, don't remember. With your Tech2, you can do a lamp test. If the light comes on, replace the ECM, if not, replace the switch.

Do the simple things first.

 

[David Smith]

I will go check the fuse on my lunch break. Need to find a diagram to find the fuse. Hopefully that is all it is.

Could that also cause my traction control off and service stabilitrak?

 

[Doubeleive]

I will go check the fuse on my lunch break. Need to find a diagram to find the fuse. Hopefully that is all it is.

Could that also cause my traction control off and service stabilitrak?

aah that's your problem, cruise control wont work if the stabiltrak isn't working, it's a safety thing, you need to scan for a code

 

[David Smith]

aah that's your problem, cruise control wont work if the stabiltrak isn't working, it's a safety thing, you need to scan for a code

So let me set the timeline here...

When I was rebuilding the truck, I scanned for codes and there were none. Drove the truck to the paint shop. On the way, I tried to turn the cruise on. It would not work. Shortly after, the traction control/stabilitrak error came on. I tried to use cruise BEFORE the stabilitrak issue came in to play.

Does that matter? If i go start the truck right now, the traction control/stabilitrak errors will not be there until I drive it for a couple of miles. BUT, the cruise will not work at all. Not before or after the traction control/stabilitrak lights come on.

Will there be a code stored even if there never was a CEL?

 

[Doubeleive]

So let me set the timeline here...

When I was rebuilding the truck, I scanned for codes and there were none. Drove the truck to the paint shop. On the way, I tried to turn the cruise on. It would not work. Shortly after, the traction control/stabilitrak error came on. I tried to use cruise BEFORE the stabilitrak issue came in to play.

Does that matter? If i go start the truck right now, the traction control/stabilitrak errors will not be there until I drive it for a couple of miles. BUT, the cruise will not work at all. Not before or after the traction control/stabilitrak lights come on.

Will there be a code stored even if there never was a CEL?

well the traction control and stabiltrac system depend on data from the wheel hubs (abs sensors) and the steering wheel position sensor, if there is erratic data or a pending code then that would probably disable the cruise control from coming on even if the light was not lit yet., and those codes would probably be stored in the abs system, does your scanner read the ABS system?, if there is no stored data then you need to scan it while the traction control/service stabiltrac is lit up before you shut off the truck.

 

[Doubeleive]

and I thought yours was a nnbs, does your truck have the assisted cruise control? if so it could be even more things like a bad camera or other sensor

 

[David Smith]

well the traction control and stabiltrac system depend on data from the wheel hubs (abs sensors) and the steering wheel position sensor, if there is erratic data or a pending code then that would probably disable the cruise control from coming on even if the light was not lit yet., and those codes would probably be stored in the abs system, does your scanner read the ABS system?, if there is no stored data then you need to scan it while the traction control/service stabiltrac is lit up before you shut off the truck.

There were never any engine codes or ABS codes. Only airbag codes. I checked for pending codes and saved codes. never showed anything. BUT, I have not scanned since I noticed the cruise.traction control stuff going on. Maybe there is a stored code now?

The cruise control light would not come on even after I freshy cleared any and all codes. Even though there were none shown, I hit the clear button on all codes. Maybe the computer knew something before it showed the traction control error? I am just trying to figure out how the cruise control was not working after all codes were cleared and before any errors were shown.

I need to get my hands on that scanner again lol

 

[David Smith]

So I went and checked out the Avalanche on my lunch break. The light on the steering wheel is working now. Not sure if maybe I was imagining it not working or what, but either way, it is on now when I turn on the cruise. I did not take it anywhere, so I don't know if the cruise is working, but at least now I can lean more towards something like a brake pedal switch.