2006 2.5 Steering wheel controls for radio not operatin

gardel · Post by **gardel** » 12 Aug 2015, 09:33

As the title says, the radio controls on the steering wheel don't function. However, when I press the Cruise control button, 'cruise' shows up on the dash. Since I did not have a chance to drive the car in the highway I am not sure if the Cruise control actually works, but at least the button does something.

So my question is: is there a fuse that controls these and could be bad? Or is the module?
Thanks in advance. I've been fixing little things on the car for the last month -bought it used 2 months ago- and have pretty much everything sorted out.

P.S. Let me add. one day I felt like not all the speakers were working, then, all of the sudden, it normalized itself and became louder too, of course. My car has the rear seat entertainment system.

Ou2mame · Post by **Ou2mame** » 13 Aug 2015, 03:55

I would pop the airbag out and see what's going on with the wiring harness behind it.

gardel · Post by **gardel** » 17 Aug 2015, 08:52

Thank you, Ou2mame for your response. How do I do that?
Update: Cruise control works and is illuminated. Volume-Seek control is Not illuminated and does Not work. I can confirm that.
Fuse or connector?

Ou2mame · Post by **Ou2mame** » 18 Aug 2015, 11:22

Probably the connector. There's numerous videos on YouTube about taking the air bag off its not hard. 2 pins from behind the wheel have to be popped with a screw driver. Obviously disconnect the battery, putting the truck on jack stands will help since moving the wheel 180 degrees makes it a lot easier