Cruise Control Intermittent

[Steven.Langdale]

Hello all

 

I've got a 2000 2.3 auto with intermittent cruise control. From searching the site it looks like the commonest problem is the rubber pipe from the vacume pump, but before I delve into that I'd like your opinions on the symptoms.

 

Intermittently the cruise control will just dissengage and won't come back on when I press the button. What also happens is that sometimes it won't even engage, normally when you press the button you can hear a relay clicking in the cabin, when it's not working you hear nothing. Try it 20 mins later and it nay work...

 

Any ideas? does this look like the vacume pipe problem or something else?

 

Thanks for your help.

 

Steven

[Masked Marauder]

It really is a two minute job checking the pipe. I would check it first.

[Steven.Langdale]

Good God! That was a quick reply!

 

You've convinced me, I'll check it tomorrow.

 

Thanks

 

Steven

[Guest kd035050]

you may also want to check the pedal switches, i has a problem just like yours and what was wrong was a faulty brake light switch so worth a look. the only problem is you need the hands of a gynocologist to tease the switch on and off of the bracket

[Steven.Langdale]

Guys

 

Just had the indicator out, and lo and behold, the rubber pipe was perished and cracked.

 

I think this must have happend with the previous owner as well as the now even shorter pipe is a bit of a snug fit, I may have to get a longer bit and replace it. It looks like the thick black pipe goes under the bettery tray and joins onto a thin clear (ish) one.

 

I can't go for a test run now, but will try it tomorrow.

 

Thanks for the tip about the brake switch, that had occured to me as well, but I'm not too keen on trying to fiddle around under there yet. We all know what happens, you get the switch out fine, and spend the next 3 hours cursing trying to get the bugger back in!

 

Thanks again all

 

Steven.

[Masked Marauder]

Does the Vaccum version of the cruise control not have an air-valve instead of a switch on the brake & clutch?

 

I must go and look at the parts bible and see.....

 

 

 

...........nah, a switch by the look of it!

[Steven.Langdale]

Just a quick update. It works perfectly now :) looks like it was just the pipe.

 

Thanks again for the advise

 

Steven

[Steven.Langdale]

All

 

Another update :lol:

 

I was a bit premature thinking I'd fixed it, cos it stopped again.

 

It was the switch on the brake pedal, swapped it out and it works perfectly. kd035050 was right, you do need the hands of a gynocologist to get the switch out. Got mine out half way and it stuck!! It was much easier with the brake light switch off as well.

 

All the grazes on my hand and wrist from the fuse box mounting are nearly all healed as well :lol:

 

Thanks for the tips.

 

Steven