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Test Description

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 Cadillac XLR. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The number below refers to the step number on the diagnostic table.

  1. 5:  This step tests the cruise control switch supply voltage circuit for an open, for a short to ground or for a high resistance.
Cruise Control Inoperative/Malfunctioning

Step Action Values Yes No
Schematic Reference : Cruise Control Schematics (Adaptive Cruise)  or Cruise Control Schematics (Conventional Cruise) 
Connector End View Reference: Cruise Control Connector End Views  or Engine Control Module Connector End Views
1 Did you perform the Diagnostic System Check - Vehicle? - Go to Step 2  Go to Diagnostic System Check - Vehicle
2
  1. Install a scan tool.
  2. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
  3. Turn the cruise control On/Off switch ON.
  4. With the scan tool, observe the Cruise Control Switch parameter in the body control module (BCM) data list.
Does the Cruise Control Switch parameter display On?
- Go to Step 3  Go to Step 5 
3
  1. Press and hold the cruise control set/decrease button.
  2. With the scan tool, observe the Cruise Control Switch parameter in the BCM data list.
Does the Cruise Control Switch parameter display Set?
- Go to Step 4  Go to Step 9 
4
  1. Press and hold the resume/increase switch.
  2. With the scan tool, observe the Cruise Control Switch parameter in the BCM data list.
Does the Cruise Control Switch parameter Display Resume?
- Go to Diagnostic Aids  Go to Step 9 
  1. Turn OFF the ignition.
  2. Disconnect the cruise control switch.
  3. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
  4. Connect a test lamp between the cruise control switch supply voltage circuit and a good ground.
Does the test lamp illuminate?
- Go to Step 6  Go to Step 11 
6
  1. Turn OFF the ignition.
  2. Connect the cruise control switch.
  3. Disconnect C7.
  4. Turn ON the ignition, with the engine OFF.
  5. Turn the cruise control switch ON.
  6. Measure the voltage at the cruise control switch signal circuit.
Does the voltage measure at or near the specified value?
B+ Go to Step 7  Go to Step 8 
7 Test the cruise control switch signal circuit for an open or for a short to ground between C7 and the BCM. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs .
Did you find and correct the condition?
- Go to Step 14  Go to Step 10 
8 Test the cruise control switch signal circuit for an open or for a short to ground between C7 and the cruise control switch. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs .
Did you find and correct the condition?
- Go to Step 14  Go to Step 9 
9 Inspect for poor connections at the harness connector of the cruise control switch. Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs .
Did you find and correct the condition?
- Go to Step 14  Go to Step 12 
10 Inspect for poor connections at the harness connector of the BCM. Refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections and Connector Repairs .
Did you find and correct the condition?
- Go to Step 14  Go to Step 13 
11 Repair the open, the high resistance or the short to ground in the cruise control switch supply voltage circuit. Refer to Circuit Testing and Wiring Repairs .
Did you complete the repair?
- Go to Step 14  -
12 Replace the cruise control switch. Refer to Turn Signal Multifunction Switch Replacement .
Did you complete the replacement?
- Go to Step 14  -
13 Replace the BCM. Refer to Control Module References for replacement, setup and programming.
Did you complete the replacement?
- Go to Step 14  -
14 Operate the vehicle within the conditions for cruise control operation.
Does the cruise control system operate properly?
- System OK Go to Step 2