'97 Cruise Control wierdness .... what's up?

[Kerrigan]

Today when I tried to set the cruise control while going 45mph, I pushed the "on" button, then the "set" button and the "Cruise" light blinked but that was it. I did this a couple of more times with the same non-result. It wouldn't turn on and set.

Then I pressed the "set" button a lot of times quickly and it finally set. Then it ran until I turned it off 5-6 minutes later.

I did have the recall done a couple of years ago and it's worked fine until now.

What should I check to see if I can figure out what's wrong?

The switch buttons do a nice clean "click" when pressed.

 

[wickedwhiteVIII]

Clock spring may be going bad?

 

[Kerrigan]

Not familar with the clock spring. Is it in the cruise control module or ?

Clock spring may be going bad?

 

[brentalan]

It is the part that connects the electrical components (horn, airbag, cruise) in the steering wheel with the steering column.

It sits b/w the wheel and column

 

[Kerrigan]

Ahhh! The slipring!

It is the part that connects the electrical components (horn, airbag, cruise) in the steering wheel with the steering column.

It sits b/w the wheel and column

 

[chris2523]

Ahhh! The slipring!

same function. but its a coil of wire wrapped up back there. all the moving in the wheel eventually breaks the wires.

 

[Kerrigan]

Now it worked the last couple of times, turned on and set.
Could the wire cause an intermittent problem?

same function. but its a coil of wire wrapped up back there. all the moving in the wheel eventually breaks the wires.

 

[98lincmk7lsc]

Probably. It's a very thin ribbon cable. It's probably going bad in one spot.

 

[chris2523]

Now it worked the last couple of times, turned on and set.
Could the wire cause an intermittent problem?

yeah. it was intermittent in my car. i could only use cruise while turning left before i replaced mine.

 

[Kerrigan]

How big a deal is it to replace?
Could I do the steering column up/down switch at the same time?
Any body have the part numbers for the clockspring and the steering column switch?
Is there a similar device for the horn?

yeah. it was intermittent in my car. i could only use cruise while turning left before i replaced mine.

 

[chris2523]

How big a deal is it to replace?
Could I do the steering column up/down switch at the same time?
Any body have the part numbers for the clockspring and the steering column switch?

dunno. don't do gen 2s.

Is there a similar device for the horn?

yeah. its in that same clockspring.

 

[Kerrigan]

Horn works fine. Maybe it was because it was so cold out overnight.

dunno. don't do gen 2s.



yeah. its in that same clockspring.