Cutlass Supreme FWD V6-189 3.1L (1989)
Steering Wheel: All Technical Service Bulletins
Instruments - Steering Wheel Control Concerns
SUBJECT:
REDUNDANT STEERING WHEEL CONTROL CONCERNS (REPLACE SLIP RING BRUSHES, HORN PAD, A/C
AND INSTALL DELAY RELAY)
MODELS/YEARS:
1989 CUTLASS SUPREME MODELS
NUMBER:
89-T-40
CORP. REF. NO: 839007R
DATE:
February 1989
SECTION:
3F
Some customers may comment that the redundant steering wheel control system for the radio or A/C is not functioning properly. Vehicles produced
before VIN D338684 are affected.
Some of the symptoms that have been reported include:
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Lights in steering wheel pad buttons flicker or go out for short periods of time.
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Radio will intermittently shut off or change stations.
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Radio is heard only through left front speaker when ignition is turned on requiring owner to reset fade and balance controls whenever ignition is
cycled.
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Some of the buttons are hard to push.
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Redundant A/C control buttons on left side of steering wheel pad are intermittent or inoperative.
FIGURE 1
Unless otherwise noted, each of the following changes should be made to repair affected vehicles:
1.
SLIP RING BRUSH AND SPRING REPLACEMENT
Replace 4 slip ring brushes and springs in steering column using kit, P/N 10456442. (See Figure 1).
2.
STEERING WHEEL PAD REPLACEMENT
On vehicles with a steering wheel control pad date coded before 10-1-88 (100188) install a new pad. The date code is located on the back of the pad
and may be seen after the pad is removed.
