nebojsa_o Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 Hello people. My guess is that this was covered sometime before, but I don't have time to search through a bunch of threads at the moment. I have to be at work in 6 hours, and have some things to do yet... Here's the deal. Today me and my brother were going to the shooting range, and he was driving my car. He couldn't get cruise to hold the speed, wouldn't activate at all... The turn signals and wipers still worked, I asked him to try it out. Then on the way back, I was driving, and I figured I'll give it a try. I tried, and about a minute later, I finaly got it to activate. I was driving for a while, cruise holding at 110km/h for about 3-5 minutes. And then the car downshifted, and the speed started going up. It got up to 140km/h before I turned the cruise off... I've read a few things about cruise not working before, but I've never seen it increase the speed by itself. Does anyone have any ideas? If it was a fuse, it wouldn't work at all, so I'm guessing it's not a fuse. What's your best guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam'ron Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 is the cruise module still vac controlled on the 96? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutlassdude96 Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 I had a problem with my brake light switch sticking on my Regal, and other than causing the brake lights to remain on, it also would not allow the cruise to activate. What I did was reach up under the dash and push the switch down towards the pedal and made sure there was enough slack for the plunger to drop and activate the lights when I stepped on the pedal. I've never had the problem since... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1234 Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 if it is the brake switch, your torque converter will not lock as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebojsa_o Posted September 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 What else could it be?? What would tell it to increase speed?? It went up over 30km/h from what I set it to. Also if it was the brake switch my brake lights would be on all the time?? They aren't so far. And if it was thinking the brake is pressed I would be able to shift from Park to another gear without holding the brake, but I can't. Any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey b Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 sometimes I have to turn mine off and then back on. Don't know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Pull off your multifunction stalk (grab it like your girl grabs your weiner and give it a good yank.) Unplug the tiny harness from the base of it before removing it, though. When you have it out, inspect the 4 wires that run out the back of it. If I had to guess, the reason it "increases speed on its own" is because the 2 wires that comprise the "resume" button are shorted together... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebojsa_o Posted September 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Alright so that's something I can try tomorrow since I have a day off, and a garage all to myself! So, tools needed: 1. Ex-girlfriend to grab it. There is nothing else to it, just pull it straight out?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Alright so that's something I can try tomorrow since I have a day off, and a garage all to myself! So, tools needed: 1. Ex-girlfriend to grab it. There is nothing else to it, just pull it straight out?? Correct. Hopefully she gets a good grip on 'er . Tell her not to put her face right in front of it, though or she'll end up with a black eye ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebojsa_o Posted September 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Thanks for the input, I'll bring this topic back up, if I don't solve this problem. Thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990lumina Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 good luck Neb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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