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Makes 🢒 Chevrolet 🢒 2007 🢒 Malibu 🢒 Engine 🢒 Cruise Control 🢒 DTC B3794

Diagnostic Instructions
    • Perform the Diagnostic System Check - Vehicle prior to using this diagnostic procedure.
    • Review Strategy Based Diagnosis for an overview of the diagnostic approach.
    •  Diagnostic Procedure Instructions provides an overview of each diagnostic category.

DTC Descriptor

DTC B3794 08: Cruise Control Function Request Circuit Signal Invalid

Diagnostic Fault Information

Circuit

Short to Ground

Open/High Resistance

Short to Voltage

Signal Performance

Cruise Control Switch Supply Voltage

1

B3794 08

1

B3794 08

Cruise Control Switch Signal

B3794 08

B3794 08

1

B3794 08

1. Cruise Control Inoperative/Malfunctioning

Circuit/System Description

The cruise control switch is an input to the body control module (BCM). The BCM monitors the cruise control set/coast and resume/accelerate switch signal circuit in order to detect when the driver has requested to perform a cruise control function. The BCM detects a specific voltage signal on the cruise control set/coast and resume/accelerate switch signal circuit when a switch is applied.

Conditions for Running the DTC
    • The cruise switch is ON.
    • The ignition is ON.

Conditions for Setting the DTC
    • The BCM detects an invalid voltage signal on the cruise control set/coast and resume/accelerate switch signal circuit.
    • The above condition is present for greater than 1 second.

Action Taken When the DTC Sets
    • The BCM stores the DTC information into memory when the diagnostic runs and fails.
    • The malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) will not illuminate.
    • The Cruise Control System is disabled.

Conditions for Clearing the DTC
    • The DTC becomes history when the fault is no longer present.
    • A History DTC clears after 100 malfunction-free ignition cycles.
    • The BCM receives a clear code command from the scan tool.

Diagnostic Aids
    • Rotate the steering wheel to both steering stops and activate each cruise control switch separately. With a scan tool, observe the Cruise Control Switch parameter in the BCM Cruise Control data list. This will help eliminate the possibility of a internally open or shorted inflatable restraint steering wheel module coil.
    • For an intermittent, refer to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections .

Reference Information

Schematic Reference

Cruise Control Schematics

Connector End View Reference

    •  Cruise Control Connector End Views
    •  Data Communication Connector End Views

Electrical Information Reference

    •  Circuit Testing
    •  Connector Repairs
    •  Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections
    •  Wiring Repairs

Circuit/System Verification
  1. Ignition ON, observe the scan tool Cruise Control Switch parameter in the BCM while pressing the various cruise control switches. The reading should be Error.
    2. ⇒If the Cruise Control Switch parameter toggles between On, Off, Resume, and Set accordingly with the depressed switches, then go to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections .
  2. Go to Circuit/System Testing.

Circuit/System Testing

Caution: Refer to SIR Caution in the Preface section.

Disable the inflatable restraint steering wheel module when performing this diagnostic. Refer to SIR Disabling and Enabling .

  1. Ignition OFF, remove the inflatable restraint steering wheel module. Refer to Inflatable Restraint Steering Wheel Module Replacement .
  2. Disconnect the harness connector of the cruise control switch.
  3. Ignition ON, measure for 10 volts or greater at the cruise control supply voltage circuit.
    4. ⇒If less than the specified value, check for an open/high resistance or a short to ground on the cruise control supply voltage circuit.
  4. Ignition OFF, test for an open/high resistance, a short to ground, or a short to voltage in the cruise control switch signal circuit.
  5. Test the component. If the circuits and the component tests are normal, replace the BCM.

Component Testing

Caution: Refer to SIR Caution in the Preface section.

Disable the inflatable restraint steering wheel module when performing this diagnostic. Refer to SIR Disabling and Enabling .

Important: The cruise control ON/OFF switch must be ON in order to properly measure the resistance of the ON, - Set/Cruise, and the + Resume/Accelerate switches.

  1. Ignition OFF, remove the inflatable restraint steering wheel module. Refer to Inflatable Restraint Steering Wheel Module Replacement .
  2. Ignition OFF, disconnect the cruise control harness connector at the inflatable restraint steering wheel module coil.
  3. Measure the resistance between terminals E and F (E and H for the Cancel Switch) at the cruise control switch side of the connector. Individually activate and hold each cruise control function switch and compare the resistance reading to the values on the schematic for the ON/OFF, - SET, the + RES, and the Cancel switches.
    4. ⇒If any of the resistance measurements for the OFF, ON, - SET, + RES, and Cancel switches are not within the listed resistance values, replace the cruise control switch assembly.

Function Switch

Minimum Resistance Value

Maximum Resistance Value

OFF

O.L.

O.L.

ON

7.8K ohms

8.6K ohms

- SET

1.2K ohms

1.3K ohms

+ RES

2.7K ohms

3.0K ohms

Repair Instructions

Perform the Diagnostic Repair Verification after completing the diagnostic procedure.

    •  Steering Wheel Control Switch Assembly Replacement
    •  Control Module References for BCM replacement, setup, and programming