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Cruise control dead

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Forum Name: Cruise Controls
Forum Discription: Cruise Control Settings, Tach Signal, VSS PPM(Vehicle Speed Signal Pulses Per Mile), Vacuum, Brake, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=34072
Printed Date: May 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM


Topic: Cruise control dead

Posted By: alibroth
Subject: Cruise control dead
Date Posted: June 17, 2004 at 1:09 PM

Lots of good info on this forum. Need some help getting started. My 1995 Chevy Tahoe's cruise went out. It will not hold the desired speed at all. Is my system electrical, vacum or mechanical? Based upon a cruise not holding speed for my GM year what might me wrong? Need some help getting started on debugging.

Thanks,

Andre'




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Posted By: sparkie
Date Posted: June 22, 2004 at 6:07 PM
Your cruise control should use an electronic style cruise control if it is a factory unit. It will be mounted on the driver's side firewall with a mechanical cable leading to the throttle. You need to get your hands on a schemetic of the cruise control. With this you can do an electrical check of the system. The most likely cause is either the cruise lever or a defective brake switch. I've seen many brake switches on those trucks fail, but it only affects the cruise and not the brake lights. The brake switch applies a ground to the cruise until the pedal is pressed. There should be atleast two wires that have 12 volts + on them with the ignition on and two wires that have ground (one is the brake wire) There are also two wires that switch to 12 volts with the set and resume buttons pressed.

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sparky





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