weird cruise control issue -Solved-

[SiCkSTi04]

my cruise control stopped working last week. it was working then stop once a hit a small bump. i paid no attention to it, i just cut it off via the switch. this is what i could only do. the relay would click but nothing else.

today i followed the cable to the little round plastic thing mounted on the firewall (tapped it a couple times). i check the hose behind it. seems to fit but its not tight...should it be? i then followed it to the passenger side where i saw nothing loose or missing. i took the car out for a test, press the switch i can hear the relay click near the glove box, i press the cruise control handle down to set which then i hear an other click like its turning on? i let go of the gas but still nothing BUT i can control the speed with the handle if i hold it up to accelerate. also sometimes i'm not able to accelerate, i just get an other click when i press up. then nothing else happens.

any ideas? i thought maybe a bad relay or computer box? or even pump

[SiCkSTi04]

-Solved- I went ahead and tested the cruise control out again, pressed the dash switch in then down on the handle and nothing. yesterday i found a thread saying to check the brake pedal because theirs a sensor to tell the CC to cancel out. so while on the highway i lifted the brake pedal up with my front shoe and held it there.... it works again! i was able to set the cruise control at a speed. i left off my shoe holding the brake pedal up to find it still working.

i did another test by lightly tapping the brake pedal on the left/right side because i said it all started when i hit a bump when it stopped. sure enough it did it again and the problem started all over again where i cant set the cruise control.

i come to a conclusion that the brake pedal is loose or something..too low? does anyone know what to tighten up down there?

[BSOD2600]

Have you checked out that senor which touches the brake pedal? See if that pin is sluggish or doesn't move and needs replacement. The brake/pedal cluster tight against the firewall?

[tahiti350]

the brake switch is adjustable, and does wear over time. I have had the same problem in my truck and the subie. simply adjust the switch slightly to provide a more positive stop for the brake pedal.

Glad it was an easy fix.