Need help after getting it back from service
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Staging Lane
Joined: Nov 2016
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From: Corpus Christi, Texas
Need help after getting it back from service '99 30th Anniversary model. The clutch master cylinder went out so I took it to a garage for repair. In the old days, I would have done it myself but the 72 y.o. old bones don't like laying up under the dash anymore. When I got it back, the cruise control and the rear hatch release no longer worked. Took it back in. The shop said they didn't have anything to do with that. 
I am thinking there is common connector somewhere, even though one is wired through the steering column and the other is under the dash. Any thoughts?
I am thinking there is common connector somewhere, even though one is wired through the steering column and the other is under the dash. Any thoughts? 
Both of these are very common things, but likely different issues.
For the hatch release, they probably unhooked the button to take the dash panel off and never plugged the button back in. Just take the panel off, find the wire, and plug back in. (If your hatch still works from the remote, 95% chance this is what your issue is.)
The cruise control is likely the adjustment of the clutch pedal switch. Whenever you get a new M/C, the switch needs to be adjusted to the new position of the pedal. The switch sits in a bracket and rotates to adjust the plunger in and out to the position of the pedal. This switch is probably reading (incorrectly) that your clutch pedal is down, which is why your cruise won't work.
You should be able to take the car back to your shop and give them this information. You might also make the point that they have access to shop procedures for this and didn't read them...
You can also tell them that you saw information on the internet that anyone who misses these things and refuses to double-check them or read the instructions are morons. <- They really are. Presumably, if you are having a master cylinder replaced, these people have experience with manual transmissions. A clutch pedal switch is a common thing... (You might be worried or double check the credentials of this place.)
For the hatch release, they probably unhooked the button to take the dash panel off and never plugged the button back in. Just take the panel off, find the wire, and plug back in. (If your hatch still works from the remote, 95% chance this is what your issue is.)
The cruise control is likely the adjustment of the clutch pedal switch. Whenever you get a new M/C, the switch needs to be adjusted to the new position of the pedal. The switch sits in a bracket and rotates to adjust the plunger in and out to the position of the pedal. This switch is probably reading (incorrectly) that your clutch pedal is down, which is why your cruise won't work.
You should be able to take the car back to your shop and give them this information. You might also make the point that they have access to shop procedures for this and didn't read them...
You can also tell them that you saw information on the internet that anyone who misses these things and refuses to double-check them or read the instructions are morons. <- They really are. Presumably, if you are having a master cylinder replaced, these people have experience with manual transmissions. A clutch pedal switch is a common thing... (You might be worried or double check the credentials of this place.)
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'99 30th Anniversary model. The clutch master cylinder went out so I took it to a garage for repair. In the old days, I would have done it myself but the 72 y.o. old bones don't like laying up under the dash anymore. When I got it back, the cruise control and the rear hatch release no longer worked. Took it back in. The shop said they didn't have anything to do with that. I am thinking there is common connector somewhere, even though one is wired through the steering column and the other is under the dash. Any thoughts?
I am thinking there is common connector somewhere, even though one is wired through the steering column and the other is under the dash. Any thoughts? Thread Starter
Staging Lane
Joined: Nov 2016
Posts: 74
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From: Corpus Christi, Texas
Thanks for the info wssix99. I'll bet your diagnosis is spot on. Thank you sir. I sure could have used the rear hatch release the other day when I left my keys in the trunk area. Dooh.
