need electrical help!!!!
 

Hey everyone , new here, i just bought a 99' Alero 2 dr coupe. I thought i was getting a great car and i did but the cruise doesn't work. when you push the button the light lights up but then when you release the light goes out. the cruise doesn't work.
problem 2) my power sunroof doesn't open. i push the button and nothing no noise no motor no nothing. problem 3) my ets doesn't work either i push the button and nothing. any thought would be great.

1. you need a new cc box that mounts to the steering wheel.
2. check your sunroof fuse its probably blown.
3. wheel bearing/hub needs to be replaced.
4. welcome to the site

I have the same problem with my cruise control.

For 4 years Ive been driving with a small piece of material wedged in behind it. I used the backing off a pad of paper. It works and was free. New cruise control switches run $55+.

I would guess fuse for the sunroof as well.

The traction control could be tricky. I would check to make sure each wheel bearing is plugged in. Failing that it could be a hub or deeper?

it might not be his wheel bearing guys.

do you have your svs, trac off, and abs light on? if all of those are on, then i agree with the guys, wheel bearing or a broken abs wire going to wheel bearings.

if the lights aren't on. then maybe the trac off button isn't plugged in

damn thought of this after i posted....

how did you do that? hell, if that works, i'l do it too. mine is craping out

well when they put on new front brakes they told me the ABS light was on because a wire broke off when installing the rotors. Could this effect the traction control from coming on. When I push the button the light doesn't even come on. The cruise i can live without. I checked the fuse and although a little rusty in appears not to be blown.

I pushed the button in and wedged the card stock in with the button pushed in.

Just wedge it in there and it will stay on and function right.

ok so i was reading some posts here and I also have a ticking sound in the middle of the dash. More noticeable when i put the signal on. It actually sounds like the signal is still on without the flashing. Could this also be part of my problems?

i agree i have my abs, trac, and svs on and its the bearing, just havent got around to fix t started work and now no free time till 1am or reallllly early in the morning. WELCOME TO THE FAMILY.

change the hazard switch, it's bad...

Hey guys thanks for all the advice, now i'm really getting frustrated. here are my problems.
1) ABS light stays on. (told a wire was broke)
2)constant ticking in dash ( thanks i'll change hazard switch )
3)Cruise control doesn't work
4)ETS doesn't work
5)Power sunroof doesn't work
6) head lights come on even in the day time ,go off when you turn the keys off only. The switch I think needs replacing.
7) Filled up with gas and now looks like fuel gauge doesn't work. drove about 175 km and it still reads full.
8) water pump pully makes a whinning sound like metal on metal.
9) brakes make a scrapping sound not a constant scrap but a short repeated sound.

Please help I bought the car a week ago and don't have a ton of money to sink into it and any help from you guys will be great.

1. Fix the wire and ABS, and trac will come back.
3. Wedge a coin in the switch when the light is on, will hold it down to work
5. fuse or motor
6. DRL's, in Canada look like low beams, normal
7. Stuck Float
8. Bad water pump, replace
9. warped rotors, nothing to worry about

Water pump issue is it the water pump or just the pulley?

im guessing water pump mine did that and i replaced it, then as we all know you replace one thing and something else breaks, well lucky me my MANIFOLD GASKET shot the one that is on top of the engine, and i dont know how to replace that so there is 500bucks

3400? if so it's like a 10 minute job... and if the pulley is making noise then fo sho the pump is bad

Tis a easy job. If not sure get a Haynes manual. save yourself a few hundred dollars


Yeah fix the water pump asap would really suck driving down the road and have that seize up on ya sucks shit when that happens

Ok any one got a manual or link on how to change the pump?

you can't just fix an abs wire. you need a new one. they work from resistance.
and new ones are rather expensive

also... go to your local parts store, they should have the book. they aren't that bad, and do help alot.

constant ticking in dash might not be the hazard button. try this like first
http://www.wikihow.com/Fix-Grand-Am-Turn-Signals

it's easy to do. i did it in my friends malibu

I'm going to replace the water pump tonight. looks like just 5 bolts .

Anyways i think the light/turn signal switch is the culprit for the ticking. My driving lights come on now and no matter what position the light switch is in they stay on. so I'm going to take it apart and clean the contacts and see if that is the solution.

doesn't surprise me that the wire for the ABS is expensive.The Abs still work properly though? Just the traction wont work cause of the wire?
I now know why the car was so cheap . Lots of electrical problems and $$$ to fix.