Cruise Control

[2001alerogl]

i have a 2001 alero 2.4L tried to use my cruise control after not useing it for a long time .
it doesnt seem to ingage the light doesnt stay on unless you keep it pushed in.
i am guessing that it is the switch but other than that i dont know .
if anyone knows what it might be could you let me know

[jamcllw]

I voted for the switch

[doubleN0alero]

I said switch too, but mine seems to not work after using it for a long time. I drove to NC a couple weeks ago and somewhere in NC towards the end of the trip, it just didn't want to work for me...it worked the next day tho

[j-work]

Mine has seemed to work fine all of the time. I also have a 2001 2.4L.

[|Rev|]

prob the switch

[Vtolds]

I had a 2000 also with the 2.4 and the cruise control always seemed to work for me.

[smlzalero]

I have an 01 2.4, never had any problems with the cruise, it's probably the switch, try swapping it out.

[j_smith]

Mine did the same exact thing. Replaced the switch and it works fine now.

[neuroplasma]

Mine is doing the exact same thing. How do you change out the switch?

[black99alero]

Yea...........Mine hasnt worked for like 3 years, the only way it will work if you hold the cruise switch down the whole drive..........How would one go about replacing the switch?

[TwistedDreams]

mine has never worked matter of fact I tried getting it to work today but no luck light comes on but yet nothin but deceleration :cry:

[1WhiteOSV]

check the cable on the throttle body....

[geedog66]

yeah im having the problem where the light works all the switches work.. it even will turn the cruise light when i hit the brake but it will not engage any help???

[bigd6983]

im having a similar problem.......it use to work, now it just seems like the switch wont stay pushed in.......if i hold it in the led lights up, ive never tested to see if it works that way........but id assume its just the switch

[stealthlero]

i had this problem not too long after i got my car, but instead of spending money and buying a new switch, just take a coin, (penny or dimes even more thin) and hold the on/off button in, and wedge the coin in there, if you wedge it in there good enough, it should stay on and it'll never come out unless you pry it out yourself... hope this helps you guys! :thumb:

[geedog66]

i have no problem with the switch the light stays on no problem

[alerochick242]

Did you check the fuse? I'm pretty sure there is a fuse for the cruise control.

[stealthlero]

mine wasnt a problem with something in the computer engaging it, mine was the cruise button never stayed clicked on whenever i pushed it, so i just have it stuck on now..... easy $ .10 mod

[Hotel Kilo]

I just got this problem too. I have a '99 3.4L and i use the cruise control all the time since i got a speeding ticket this helps me stay at the right speed. It used to take a few clicks to get it to stay in place but now it wont stay at all and its getting annoying. Anyone know how to take the switch apart or at least a simple way to fix it?

[Lovestheh20]

jam a piece of paper in the on/off switch, it will keep it engauged.. its what I've done for the past 5 months. works great.

[2fst4u]

my switch stopped working too. what i did was to take the button apart and solder a jumper over the switch. the only thing was, i had to take the airbag off to get to it right, (there's a wiring that clips into the back) i hate playing russian roullette with an airbag.

[Rubered00]

Same thing happened to my switch i have to hold it down to get the cruise to work. The weird thing about mine was that it worked when i was on my way to go auto-x'ing and then when i got done racing.....it didn't work ne more. You guys still think it's probably just the switch and is a weird coincidence?????

[greenbastard]

mine broke 2 i got a new one but haven't put it in yet

[1-og-gq]

I have the same prob on my 01 w/ 2.4. Started going out on a trip to Cali, now doesn't work unless you hold it in & led stays on. It is an electronic switch & per the parts guy @ GM Dealership is prone to going bad. Looks like a PIA to change & for $60 I think I'll go w/ the guys with either the paper or coin to jam the switch on.

[marca]

Could some of you folks list the price you paid for the switch? Thanks.

[Satsuriku]

i went to the dealership about this a few weeks after getting my car.

it is in fact the switch that is screwed and the price for a new one here is like $120.00 CDN.....thats right...for a SIMPLE switch $120.00 i looked at the guy and gave him a look and walked out..

just go to a junk yard and pull one apart and use that, i just have no idea how to uninstall/install them

[Firefighter12]

my alero had the same problem, but what i did was i just got a piece of tape and taped it down when i was going to be using it, then when i was done i pulled it off.

[crazykid]

When I had my alero I had this happen, it was indeed the switch on the wheel. When mine broke though, I could still get the cruise to engage by holding the button down (or put tape over it for a long trip :P) But w/e locking mechanism was in the switch broke, so as soon as you let go, it disengages. I also had something rattling around in the steering wheel to when you turned it so far, probably related to the broken switch.

[steve-o]

well, hope mine doesnt break!, 120 bucks for a switch, thats nuts!

[exnine@gmail.com]

Mines been broken since I got it. =/

[falloutboy]

Hi folks,
due to the fact, that my switch broke a few month ago. I replaced it.
Its not difficult.

It happend when i was looking for a parking lot. I grad my Wheel a little bit wrong and pull the on/off switch in towards me. SO complete other thing than pushing.
A little plastic sprocket broke. Normally this sprocket secure the switch in the pushed postion.

Had no luck in fixing it. so i wanted to replace the complete part.

Ohh and paid 60€ for it :)

Good luck guys.

[race2win86]

Yeah I'm having the same problem as everyone else...........but my question is how do I take the steering wheel apart and replace the switch??? anyone have any ideas on where to start?

[scsralero]

its not to bad except the air bag,mine was a free fix i went to the local junk yard found a switch put it in my pocket and walked out. freebie!!!! so you want to know how to pull it all apart? first step get yourself a set of torque head bits there are only to bolts on the back side of the steering wheel. they are hard to get at but i'm sure you can figure it out(if you have your steering wheel wheel turned straight up and down they are the only 2 holes you can see) remove them 2 bolts and gently remove the air bag(slides right out) pull the wire harness on the bag, you will see what screws you will have to remove next. its not to difficult it took me about 15 min to do and saved me allot of money. i hope this helps and i will check back later to see if you figured it out or not. good luck!!

[scsralero]

oh yeah one more step i had to remove the pastic around my steering colum if i rember corrctley its just three screws, but be carefful putting it back on because i broke my tilt lever off, oh well you win some you loose some :thumb: :thumbsdown:

[blackalero3400]

Mine did this also a dime or penny works too lol, high quality gm switches