drbob11

Amen buddy! That is exactly right. The clowns of today just whine about everything until they get their way. That is funny she couldn't park the Yukon. I will say that most women cant park anyway so i will have to give it to her. Now a guy i know on the other hand bought one of those new Lexus that parks itself and i had to go up to him and take his "man card' away from him. Told him he could get it back when he bought a regular car and can park it himself. i am not a true believer in the "fly by wire" technology. look at Toyota and the run away gas pedal. as long as i have been alive i can not ever remember a throttle cable on multiple cars getting stuck like that. but what kills me is like you said no one will take responsibility for their own stupidity. like those people that "died' from the run away gas pedal and sued Toyota. gee... common sense would tell me to turn off the key! problem solved! like that moron in California where the highway patrol car had to slow down his Toyota. he said and i quote "i couldn't get the car to stop using the breaks".. well if I were the cop i would have told him he was a moron for not turning off the key. oh well... i guess that is what we have to look forward to these days. i will be happy to just turn off my traction/stabil crap. i got rid of my avalanche cause it had all sorts of electronic issues. i got this gmc w/ the simple turn of the knob controls. no fancy up/dwn temps or nav to mess w/.

I totally agree that the car manufacturers are making drivers dumb and lazy. How hard is it to park your car? now they do it for you. whats next?? while sitting on the sofa and you need to shit push a button and a tube probes your ass and sucks it out?!! and yet the folks or the new generation want to ban fast food because the kids are getting fat. its not the fast foods fault it is the parents lazy ass fault. when i was a kid we played until it was dark and burned energy now kids just sit and watch video games all day or tv. now it is bleeding over into the cars. it has become a sad place to live. Im 100% with you, and I live in northern Alberta, we get real snow and ice up here. Traction control/stability control/ABS.....blah blah blah.....is useless in these kind of conditions. My fiances Jeep has these and I dont know how many times Ive had to hit the off button in a panick because the bitch wouldnt turn left through an intersection on ice. These controls are fine for young inexperienced drivers but for me, I have 4x4 and good tires, Ill sort it out myself. Its these kind of nanny systems that are breeding the worst drivers who think the vehicle will bend the laws of physics to save their stupid asses. Dont know how many women/rednecks/teenagers Ive pulled out of the ditch who have said "but I have 4x4 and traction control, I dont know why i lost control..."

yeah... it is great for snow but here in Texas it is just hot and useless. i don't mind it dropping power for a second but it then drags out slowly picking up speed mean while you are in traffic and cars barreling down on you and the darn thing takes it time to get back up to speed. thot might be something wrong but dealer told me 3x's that's how it works. i will try to pull fuse idea and see how that works.

will that disable the abs as well? i heard that pulling the fuse will take out the traction crap but abs? i guess i am still old school... i dont like any of the new car computer controls at all. why they would put traction control on a 4x4 is beyond me??? a car sure a truck why? thanks buddy

Does anyone know how to disable the traction control and stabilitrak controls? They are worthless in my truck. Actually more of a danger hazzard than anything else. I want to turn them off permamently not just push the button. Any help would be great! Thanks guysI can take my foot off the gas just as easy as the computer but the computer is a lot slower.

Funny... thats where i got a quote for 125 bucks. I sold the Steering Wheel I removed....as far as I have read on this board, if you have Cruise Control...all you need to do is simply swap out a wheel with the Cruise/Radio Controls and Everything Will be Plug and Play. Try Nordstrom's Auto in South Dakota...they are a New GM Dismantler....that is where I have always gotten my Steering Wheels at Great Prices.

thanks for the reply... yeah.. after reading page after page now i know it is as simple as getting a new wheel an away you go. i am now looking for a wheel. the price has come down on a new one from gmpartsdirect... they cost 172 bucks which isnt too bad. the cheapest used i found they wanted 125 bucks so for a couple bucks more i will just get the new one. I sold the Steering Wheel I removed....as far as I have read on this board, if you have Cruise Control...all you need to do is simply swap out a wheel with the Cruise/Radio Controls and Everything Will be Plug and Play.

Hey Trav13 do you still have the old steering wheel? will it work and fit my truck? also since you have already tore apart the wheel maybe you can help me out. do you know if the column is factory wired to accept radio controls? mine does not have steering controls and i want to chg my sheering wheel for one that does have controls. your thoughts?? thanks