CRUISE CONTROL WON'T RELEASE WITH LIGHT TAP ON BRAKE PEDAL. Pontiac Grand Prix 1997

SUBJECT: CRUISE CONTROL WON'T RELEASE WITH LIGHT TAP ON BRAKE PEDAL (ADJUST BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH)

MODELS: 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WON'T RELEASE WITH A LIGHT TAP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. PRESSING THE PEDAL DOWN FURTHER WILL RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL.

CAUSE:

THE NEW STOP LAMP/CRUISE CONTROL RELEASE SWITCH REQUIRES MORE PEDAL TRAVEL, UP TO 3/4" (18 MM), THAN OLDER SYSTEMS BEFORE THE CRUISE CONTROL RELEASES. THE OLDER SYSTEMS COULD BE RELEASED WITH JUST A "TAP" OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, ABOUT 3/8" (9 MM). THUS, THE NEW DESIGN WOULD BE MORE SENSITIVE TO THE SWITCH NOT BEING SET CORRECTLY (TOO FAR IN), HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL AWAY FROM THE NORMAL RESTING POSITION.

CORRECTION:

TO ADJUST THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH, DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, PUSH THE TWO SWITCHES (THE SECOND SWITCH IS THE REDUNDANT CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH) ON THE BRACKET FULLY INTO THEIR CLIPS, THEN PULL BACK ON THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL NO CLICKS ARE FELT IN THE SWITCHES. THIS COULD TAKE UP TO 65 POUNDS (290 NEWTONS) OF PULL TO PROPERLY SEAT THE SWITCHES.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE: LABOR OPERATION NUMBER: R1240 USE PUBLISHED LABOR OPERATION TIME.

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