Cruise Control Not Working

[leeboy]

HELP!!!!!  Cruise control in my 2003 galaxy 2.3 has stopped working. The symbol comes on dashboard when I turn it on but Iy just doesn't work. i took it to ford and while thet was checking it they found a coolant leak so i had that fixed at great cost. If anyone knows a place where I can get cruise control checked please let me know. Thanks Help

[leeboy]

any local mechanics in south east Bromley area which can look at my cruise control but don't charge fortunes

[gregers]

long shot are your brake lights working?

[leeboy]

yes my brake lights are fine.

[leeboy]

yes my brake lights are fine. Would this effect the cruise control

[gregers]

thought it might be the brake switch.

[tezerez]

I once had the brake lights working after having a new switch fitted, but got the flashing glow plug sign about 2 weeks later which showed as brake switch fault on simple vag-com test. Switch needed about 1/ 64th of a turn to properly align. Did anyone fit a new switch lately?

[BrianH]

I once had the brake lights working after having a new switch fitted, but got the flashing glow plug sign about 2 weeks later which showed as brake switch fault on simple vag-com test. Switch needed about 1/ 64th of a turn to properly align. Did anyone fit a new switch lately?

It might be worth a scan anyway - the OP won't get the glowplug light as its a 2.3 petrol, but fault code may still be logged. Would think worth scanning with an obd reader and VCDS and see if anything comes up on either in the way of faults.