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1999 Holden Calais Repair Question


Topics covered: Alternator, Battery, Cruise control.
Mileage: No information provided.

Asked on April 19, 2010

1999 Holden Calais cruise control

1999 Holden Calais V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic 230000 miles

cruise control turns on sometimes when it wants too but after a few kilometres it turns itself off and won't switch back on have checked fuses and wiring looks all okay
Avatar Asked by shane75

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Replied on April 19, 2010

Hi there,

Get a scan done as this may well be a faulty speed sensor, a scan will pick this up.

Mark (mhpautos)

Tiny Answered by mhpautos (expert)
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Replied on April 28, 2010

just put a new alternator in my batterery keeps boiling over could that be the problem to my cruise control as if i move the wires it works could it be a short somewhere caused by the acid eating in somewhere in my wiring but why is my battery boiling over the alternator is brand new

Tiny Response from shane75
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Replied on April 30, 2010

Either the new alternator is faulty, or you may have a dead short in one cell in the battery, look here next.

mark (Maputo's)

Tiny Answered by mhpautos (expert)
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