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Thanks for the info. So I tried to look today and screwed up my neck trying so I'm gonna have to try again another day.. LOL..

Thanks for the info and all but I really just wanted to know if there is a plug at the bottom of the steering column or under the dash that I can just unplug? That's more than I want to go through. I think I may just pull the radio and see if I can't just cut the wires that go from the steering wheel switch to the radio in the harness. This car is gonna probably see the junkyard within a year or so so I'm not too concerned about how I go about it. Just like the A/C blower motor. I got an after market one and I'm probably gonna just cut the metal plenum box or what ever it's called and pull it up out of the way and easily install the new one and bend the metal back down and caulk it.

Nope! Not sure where it's from. I always smell it, but never see any leaks anywhere. It has about 150K miles on it now.

Thanks! Yes, the horn works fine. I've tried the controls while turning the wheel and get nothing. Unfortunately this car has a lot of issues and I believe now a head gasket is going. I gotta add antifreeze every month and I can smell it. Just don't see where it's coming from so I'm assuming a head gasket. But the car is still limping along. I believe it'll be in a scrap yard in another year or so. I'm kinda chicken to take the horn pad off because of the airbag. With my luck the airbag will blow on me. LOL.. If it wasn't for that I'd just take the wheel off and unplug them. Yes, this is my favorite year too. Love the car and the looks.

Hey folks, so I tried this question on another forum and didn't really get any help so let me try here. So the steering wheel controls on my 96 DeVille don't work anymore. Plus, the radio volume will go up and down on it's own and it also changes stations on it's own. The A/C, the temps will go up and down on it's own as will the fan speed. This all pretty much happened when the controls stopped working. I wanted to try and remove the horn pad/airbag and just unplug them but I don't want to mess with the old airbag. I'm pretty sure there's gotta be a plug at the bottom of the steering column so I wanted to ask if there is and is it a certain color? How do I identify the correct plug? Sorry for the stupid question but I'm a stupid guy so I gotta ask.. I need all the help I can get.. LOL.. Thanks!

Guess I gotta put the thing back in the shop. This car is a money pit for sure. Probably still cheaper to fix with what used cars are going for now. Insane! Pretty sure it happened a year or so later..

Gotta mention another thing. So the blower motor quit working. I went out tonight and just stood next to the car and I can hear it making noise with the car totally off. The car was off sitting there for hours yet I heard something making noise. When I popped the hood I can hear it coming from the blower motor and if I touch it I can feel it vibrate a little. Kinda sounds like it's revving up a bit and then back down. Like it's going from off to low speed and back. But if you're in the car it's not really blowing at low speed it lower than what low speed normally is. And it seems to do it in all of about 10 seconds and starts all over again. Ever hear anything like that?? This car is NUTS!!! LOL.. So I unplugged it for now.. I'm stumped.. This car is making me as nuts as it is. HA!! LOL.. HELP!! 🤪

Logan, thanks again for the info. Greatly appreciated.

Yes, I tried the original spare key and have the same problem. Logan, thanks! So what is it I'm checking on the IPC? As I said many times before, I'm as dumb as a box of rocks so I need a little more info. I rode the short bus to school.. LOL.. 🤪

So today it acted up a lot. Checked codes and got Current IP-B2511 again and a new one, IP-B2515, Strg Whl Cont Illegal Resistance Value. Not sure what that means, but I'm starting to think the problem is gonna be in the steering column. Can't really find anything online about that code. The battery connections are clean and tight now with the spacer and still having the problem. Let me add that the dash/cluster lights didn't work anymore. I had that problem and had it repaired years ago. It went out many months ago. But this time even the message area at the bottom went out too. That didn't happen the first time it went out. Now, all of a sudden it's been working again the last week. Stays on most of the time now. So that's weird.. So now I'm able to run a code check. Seems like it started working when the starting problem started.. This car has a lot of problems.. It's a shame because it only had 137K miles on it. It also has a very small antifreeze leak somewhere. I can always smell it but can't find it and the car will run hot and overheat if we drive too much. Goes into that safety mode. But it's definitely a small leak. Only gotta add like a glass of antifreeze about 3 to 4 weeks. Also, today, the A/C blower motor quit working. LOL.. I'm trying to keep this thing alive without breaking the bank, but I don't think it's got much more time. The fat lady is getting ready to sing and off to the junkyard it's gonna have to go. Just wish I was smart enough to figure this out..

Question, would a starter relay work intermittently if it was bad or going bad? I'm thinking they just quit all together, but not sure.. 🤪

The guy cleaned them all when he changed out the battery, but I'll look into it this weekend. I think those codes are for the steering wheel controls. Both the stereo and A/C controls both quit working at the same time. I'm guessing there is a bad wire in the steering column or under the airbag. I'd look, but I don't want to mess with the airbag. With my luck it'll go off in my face.. LOL. I'll have to check this weekend. Starts OK for me, but not the wife. Maybe it's her?? LOL.. Yeah, I hate those terminals. Should have stayed with the top terminals.. Thanks for the info.

So the last couple of weeks the car sometimes wont crank when you turn the key. Just replaced a bad battery a few weeks ago but the problem was happening before and now after the new battery.. Current codes, IP-B2510 Steering Wheel Controls HVAC Key Stuck.. And IP-B2511. Steering Wheel Controls Conv Key Stuck. Most times if you turn the key a couple times it'll start. Tried changing ignition key with the spare and still does it. Hoping it's not the starter. Security light goes out so I'm assuming not the security system. Also, there are two red cables hooked to the positive side. One is good and tight but the other isn't. It's tight, but not enough to where I can't move it some. What are the two cables to? Starter is one but what's the other? Thanks!!

Yeah the 94-96 are definitely better looking. I love how the rear tire is partially covered. Inside is better looking too in my opinion. I have an AM/FM/CD stereo from I think a 93 or 95 Seville. Too bad I couldn't just slap that in. It worked great back when I took it out.

Well it doesn't look as good as it does in the pics anymore. No more Vogue tires and no center caps on the wheels and the rear passenger door is still caved in from the drunk driver that hit me back in 2017. It's still a good looking car though. Pretty sure it's days are numbered though. LOL.. So the wife said the radio didn't work at all, but I just think that the volume was down all the way. I was wondering what would happen if I just unplug the steering wheel controls all together? But I guess I can't do that because of the stupid airbag.. LOL The Vogues I got from Cardio-Doc years ago. He told me they were brand new even after I asked him what the dates were on the tires. Then when I get them they were already over 2 years old. He lied and then said that I can return them on my dime if not happy.. Buyer beware with that guy.. POS!!

The shop didn't find the problem. Intermittent problem and never any codes. I picked up a new coil and was gonna swap them out one by one to see if that would work. Went on YouTube and found a video of a guy testing them and I went out and did what he did in the video and found one coil was weak. I swapped it out and the car runs fine now. But this car has a lot of problems. The steering wheel controls for the radio and A/C don't work. At times the radio will change stations on it's own and the volume would either go all the way down or blasting all on it's own. Same with the A/C, temp would go from 60 to 90 and the fan would go from high to low. I'm assuming it has something to do with the steering wheel controls. Now today the radio quit working all together. I don't see any problems in the wiring anywhere that I can see. One of these days I believe the car is gonna burn.. Just way too many electrical problems.

OK, so the code did clear. I did it wrong the first time. I cleared it days ago and the problem is still there. It was real bad a couple days ago and then last night it was fine. It's coming and going. I rechecked the codes and still no codes coming up. The popping sounds like it's coming from the engine. Maybe Throttle body area. Car would also stutter real bad when you really give it gas. Right now it's in the shop and it's not doing it for them now either. But that's how it usually goes..

Yes and it won't clear.

Hey folks, long time no post. Question, on my 96 Deville, I kinda feel a little miss in it. If I'm sitting at a light it'll run smooth and then all of a sudden kinda stutter and then clear up. Also, if I hit the gas hard it'll backfire/pop. That's the only way I can describe it. At first I thought bad coil pack, but it's not like I remember a bad coil pack would do. I can't see the onboard computer codes because the dash lights went out again. I used a Actron code reader and the only code I get is a P1634. Any ideas? Thanks!

The Westley's bleche white, now Black Magic, is even better than it was before. Works great! Just make sure you wet your rims before you use it.

I bought my new set of Vogue tyres from him back in July. I got a good deal from him, but they were over 2 years old. I asked before I bought then if they were new and made within the year and he said yes. Had I known he was selling me tires that were over 2 years old I wouldn't have bought them. He wouldn't do anything for me other than say to return them at my cost for a refund. Even though he said they were all made within that year.. May not be a big deal to some, but it is to me. I always check the date on the tires I buy. Especially on the pricey Vogues.. They're bad enough freshly made never mind over 2 years old... I don't like the way they ride, but they make my DeVille look soooo purdy..

I use Westleys on mine too. Works great, but takes a lot of paint off. I still run the Vogues on my 96 DeVille. They Look great on a Diamond White DeVille. Don't ride good, but they're pretty..

Sunny Clearwater, Florida, is the place to be in the winter. Then you all can see my beautiful 96 Diamond white DeVille money pit