What does the blinking cruise control light mean?
The cruise will blink telling you it’s disabled when the car senses a problem. Generally you will have a CEL along with it but, if it’s a pending code, I’ve heard that sometimes only the Cruise will blink. Did you goof around and do burnouts in the dirt ?
Why does my cruise control keep going off?
The most commonly seen causes for this kind of problem is the use of incorrect tire sizes on one or more wheels. This alters the rolling radius of the wheel so the sensor on that wheel or wheels give a wrong reading. As the vehicle speed increases so does the variation and when it is too much, the cruise control will shut down.
Can a bad brake light switch disable cruise control?
The switch should be adjustable to compensate for the change in brake petal travel. The same might be true for the switch on the clutch petal. Make sure your center brake light is working, a bad bulb will disable the cruise control. Ed B. A bad brake light bulb will disable the CC? I wonder why they’d design it to do that?
Why does my cruise control cut off when I step on the pedal?
If the switch has any sort of contact or internal issues, it may cause the cruise control system to cut off unexpectedly when activated, even if the pedal is not stepped on.
The cruise will blink telling you it’s disabled when the car senses a problem. Generally you will have a CEL along with it but, if it’s a pending code, I’ve heard that sometimes only the Cruise will blink. Did you goof around and do burnouts in the dirt ?
What happens when you turn off the cruise control?
This will cause the vehicle to continue to accelerate as the brakes are being applied, which can cause them to overheat and damage the components. Usually the cruise control will have to be switched off by hand in order to stop the vehicle from continuing to accelerate.
The switch should be adjustable to compensate for the change in brake petal travel. The same might be true for the switch on the clutch petal. Make sure your center brake light is working, a bad bulb will disable the cruise control. Ed B. A bad brake light bulb will disable the CC? I wonder why they’d design it to do that?
What are the symptoms of a bad cruise control brake release?
Another common symptom of a potential problem with the cruise control brake release switch is a cruise control system that stays on even when the brakes are applied. If the cruise control switch fails, it will not be able to deactivate the cruise control system when the brake pedal is depressed.