How to Repair Ford Cruise Control | 5 Common Issues Featured Fixing My F150
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ส.ค. 2021
- Learn to diagnose and repair 5 common parts that keep a Ford's cruise control from working. This video features my 2004 F150 but applies to a broad range of Fords from the 90's till now.
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Couple of notes:
If you have after market LED brake lights that can also make your cruise control not work. You need to add an additional resistor in line to bring up the resistance.
Check if there are any recalls on your vehicle. The pressure sensor switch is a recalled item on some Fords.
If your horn and your switches don't work on your vehicle there is a good chance it is your clock spring: • Ford Quick Tips: #34 H...
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This was the most thorough video on this subject!!
Thanks! I hope it helped you.
Wow that's really cool. I had no idea the cruise control wouldn't work if the brake lights were out. Awesome video!
Thanks! Yeah its kind of surprising how many things are necessary to be working right for the computer to turn it on the cruise control.
Wish I would have found this video earlier. This guy goes from cheapest fix to most expensive which is the correct way to diagnose what may be wrong. After replacing the shifter switch(most expensive), the brake switch, the buttons on the steering wheel, I finally came across this video and figured out it was my 3rd brake light bulb on the top rear of the cab was out. After spending a few hundred on the rest of the other stuff, a $7 bulb was what the problem was.
Thanks! Sorry about money you spent. The cruise control is pretty annoying on these Fords so I’m glad it helped you.
A scan tool
You can borrow one from most parts store's or they will scan it for you. Sometimes it doesn't detect the smaller stuff especially with ford vehicles and especially with the 3 valve 5.4 tritons, because most of their sensors are daisy chained together. So if one sensor goes out, it's going to effect all the sensors below it. But if you have never diagnosed an automitive electrical problem, then it's definitely worth the time to take it and have it scanned.
Very informative video and clear instructions on how to fix! Good camera work and editing also. Thank you very much! I just purchased an 02 F150 and my cruise control isn't working so I went to TH-cam and this was the first video i watched. My problem was the master cylinder switch. If anyone is looking, the fuse box is on the driver side on 97-02.
Awesome, thank you!
the cruise on my 2005 f150 quit. i have not driven it in a while, my wife drives it. she did not mention to me the right turn signal was not working but told me the cruis did not work. after watching rthis video,. i had a couple of extra brake light bulbs laying around so i changed the right one and VOILa, it works now. thank yoU for your concise and thorough video.
Thanks for sharing, and glad you got it back up with a quick fix!
Wow! That was very thorough and helpful. Great diagnostic walk through.
Thanks! I tried to make a video version of what a diagnostic tree would look like.
A very good video and overall efficient step by step troubleshooting methods. Congratulations. My 2006 Freestar is next.
Thanks. I’m glad you liked it.
Smooth operator and nice tone
excellent guidance thank you. 5/16 = 7.3975 mm, i apply bulb grease, clean all lamps with alcohol and test before reinstalling assembly.
Thanks mate from Australia I have a BA Ford Falcon new 2005 RTV mark 2 you're the only one that's got any informative perspective on this thank you very much for your help I will try everything
Thank I really appreciate it! Hope you can get it fixed.
Thank you for this video. I took my truck to an electrical shop but they couldn't find the problem. They changed the cruise control switches on the steering wheel, clock spring and still has no cruise control. With your video I was able to diagnose the problem. It was the floor shift actuator. I did what you mentioned on your video and yes it was bad. I was able to shift without pressing on the brake. Thank you so much for your info
I am so glad this helped you. I spent so much time trying to fix mine and it was the same issue. Glad you got it sorted out and bummer all that other stuff had to get replaced.
I must have gone for more than 6 years without cruise control because vehicle electrical mechanics couldn't diagnose the issue. They only tested the steering wheel buttons which weren't working as well. The brake pedal sensor. Thanks to you I did it myself and fixed the problem. Auto zone has the floor shift actuator a bit pricey but with a lifetime warranty. Again thank you
Great information and descriptions. Best video I've come across for F150 (04).
Glad it was helpful! We 04 owners gotta help each other out :)
I watched your video. Went out to my truck and checked my break lights, they worked. Next I started it up and put it into gear without pushing the break. I ordered parts. Thank you for the video a super quick diagnostics.
Great to hear! Glad you were able to diagnose it so quick!
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I had it fixed and running in an hour. The shift selector switch was bad.
I've been struggling with my 05 Mercury Mariner's cruise control since I bought it. I had no idea that there was a diagnostic mode for it. I'm going to try it today.
Good luck!
Yes very good quick and to the point
Thanks! Hope it could help you.
Let me know what issues you had, or have had with your cruise control here in the comments so we can get a view of what is typically going wrong. Particularly if it is something else not mentioned in the video! For my truck I had both a burned out rear tail light and the actuator in my floor shifter.
Thanks. What happened is my wife needed the battery jumped and the guy helping her hooked it up backwards. He no more that connected the jumpers and said whoops there’s smoke in here and took them off quickly. What we see so far is no radio, ABS light is on and no cruise control. Not so good. I would think that we would blow fuses before any smoke. Ouch.
my 2013 F150 cruise control only works when the ambient temp is 40degrees or less, I changed the steering wheel controls and still have the problem.....where do I look next ?
abs, a/c , cruise control fuse kept blowing.
It was the 7 prong trailer connection
just wanted to share, I haven't seen no videos out there showing that it was the seven prong connector. it took me a few days to figure out hope this save somebody some time.
Wow thanks! That is the first time I have heard about the trailer connection. I bet it was the same circuit at the break lights since the trailer connection will pass the power for the trailer brake lights.
Good job and much appreciated!
Glad to help
Gracias Amigo For Your Helpful Video tutorial, May God Bless You & Your Loved Ones
Thank you so much. I am glad the video was helpful.
Thanks. This is good info
Glad it was helpful!
man is a legend! thank you
Thanks!
That’s really helpful
Glad you liked it :)
shifter actuater: i think you just solved 2 issues i am having. i replaced the shifter bulb and it is still dark and my cc doesnt work. i cant wait to try to fix this
Just a tip, wear gloves when replacing the bulb, it makes them last longer
Thanks that’s good to know.
My brake light was on in dash because I was low on brake fluid. Did a brake job topped off fluid .Cruze works now.
Wow, thanks for the info. I hadn't heard of that particular issue before. I guess that could be on the same circuit as the break detector. Glad your cruise is working now.
I checked all and nothing was problem. I than remembered i used parking brake the other day. I moved parking brake peddle up so it would close that switch and cruise worked.you may want to add that. Thank you for the help
Thanks!! That is definitely one I need to add to the list! Thanks for letting me know. That makes perfect sense but I haven’t heard of that happening before.
My parking brake cable is snapped so the light is always on. Turns out the pedal was down slightly tripping some switch. Thank you!!
Thank you for this detailed information. I got a second-hand 2005 Ford F150, the speed control switch covers both were missing, if I replace the switch, do I need to re-program it? Thanks in advance for your answer.
I am not 100% sure, but I don't think you have to reprogram it for new speed control switches. I bought new ones for my truck and installed them and did not have to reprogram anything.
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Your welcome!
At Time index 0:16 - This is the cruise disconnect switch and needs to be replaced Immediately as this style has a recall due to internal leakage from brake fluid and causing fires to start. Ford does have a updated switch and wire loom to replace this old design...
Thanks, that’s good to know.
You forgot to mention a bad clock spring
Thanks! That is another place to check if your cc isn’t working!
I recently replaced a brake light with a random bulb I had. It fit and it lit up so I assumed it was good. Maybe that's why my cruise stopped working. Guess I need to get the right bulb and give it a try.
Yeah that could be the issue, especially if it was an LED bulb.
Great video thank you! Turned out my parking brake was slightly engaged, leading me to this question!
I have a 2008 F150 XLT with a non functional parking brake, so the light is always on. This does NOT prevent the cruise control from working. However if the parking brake pedal is depressed at all, it disabled the cruise control.
Im curious about this....
That is odd to me. I thought the light was in the same series circuit but perhaps it is a parallel circuit. I don’t know if I have heard of the light acting that way before. Strange…
don't touch your brake light bulbs, use a paper towel. That is a manufacturer's recommendation as the sweat and sebaceous materials on your fingers degrades the bulbs. Use a paper towel or clean rag. what about the rotational sensors? Aren't they failure prone?
Great vid thank you! My dash cruise light comes on for a split second then goes off again....any ideas where i should start?
Weird. Does the cruse control go off or just the light. Sounds like maybe there could be an intermittent wiring issue. Perhaps try switching some of the fuses around. I am not really sure.
excellent tutorial...my cruise control does not work on my 2006 f150 5.4 lariat...will follow your advice and see if i can nurse it back to health..will add you to favorites cause you spoke sooo fast i need pause this as i do the system checks one by one...hopefully the cheapest remedies first
Good luck. Hopefully it goes well and is only a fuse :)
@@BuildItMakeIt finally fixed it by one by one going thru the steps you showed....everything was fine except for the steering wheel mounted cruise control button assemblies....when i bought new ones from amazon ($210.00) and installed them...then it began working. Amazon was only place that had these 3 button grey colored switches. They came as a set, with the 4 button radio controls included. I did not need new radio controls ..oh well...anyway it works now
@@verysimlpesimon I am so glad you got it fixed. Bummer it ended up being the most expensive part.
Does this "new system" apply for an F-150, 2014 V8. 5.0L?
Yes most of them are the same.
What does the bulb in the shifter have to do with the actuator being bad? I can't shift out of park with the foot off the brake but the bulb is out?
If the bulb is out it may mean the circuit for the cruise control won’t work. The actuator is probably good, but with the burned out bulb it may be stopping your cruise control from working.
2005 f150 XLT
While driving down the road the cc just randomly turns on. Then it might go off. Occasionally I have to press the break to turn it off. Any ideas?
That is really odd. I’ve never heard of it randomly r turning on before.
I pulled my speed control inhibitor switch out and tested it with a multimeter. I’m getting continuity with the pin out and pushed in. Does that mean it’s bad?
If there is continuity no matter pushed in or out it is bad. Make sure you are careful testing it, it typically fails open for safety.
Same problem. Found that the switch was not bad, I was not testing it properly. Found the high mount brake light was burned out.
Hello. Two questions. If plunger will not always press down, is that an indication of failure. Otherwise, which pins (mine is oem 8T4T-9G854-AA for 2015 f150) which of the four pins do I use to test
Make sure the plunger is pressed down and the little side switched is turned like when it is installed. Sometimes the plunger is hard to get in this position but that doesn't necessarily mean it is bad. If in the "low" position and then the plunger has a hard time pressing down then I would say it is bad.
So I am not sure on the pins but looking at similar electronic diagram it looks like normally pins 1 and 2 should be open normally and pins 3 and 4 should be normally closed. Then when you press down you should see pins 1 and 2 close. Take this with a grain of salt, but I think that is right. Search "8T4T-9G854-AA diagram" on google and you will see a bunch of different but very similar parts all with this pin configuration. Hope that helps a little.
@@BuildItMakeIt thanks so much. Old one was bad after all. Replaced with new now all is good
@@rbk2896 I’m so glad you got it working!!
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While the cruise control was not working, was the light on,on the screen when you pressed the button?
For me no, the light on the dash wouldn't turn on until the cruise control was broken.
What about the reverse lights
Asking for a 2008 ford focus
I haven't heard that the reverse lights can cause the cruise to not work, but perhaps in the focus it is on the same circuit. Luckily that is a pretty cheap check. Let me know if it works for you.
Do you have a video for 2017 F150?
Not a specific one but most of these are the same for all the F150s. I’ll trade you my 2004 with working cruise control for your 2017 ;)
I have 2007 f150 my break and abs went on a month about I changed front and back break pads still nothing cruise don’t work
That is weird. Is your abs working again after the pad change out? You may have a fuse burned out.
@@BuildItMakeIt it’s not all I want is my cruise control back take a lot of highway drives 😂
My 2006 f150 cruise control works somedays then others it doesn't. I have checked everything except new switches. Strang how it does that.
Ugggg... intermittent errors are the worst. If it was my guess is you have either a bad brake switch, bad cruise control switch, or a flakey speed sensor. Since the brake pedal switch is so common to be bad it may be worth the 30 bucks for you to change it, but it is sort of a shot in the dark.
Why would your shifter bulb being burned out be a quick way of knowing if the part is bad? couldn't it just be a bad bulb? Because my bold isn't lighting up but the shifter is working properly.
That’s a great point. If the shifter is bad and the bulb isn’t lighting up it won’t allow the cruise control to turn on. You can have a blown bulb and just replace that, but typically when the bulb isn’t turning on it is because the shifter is bad. It was designed that way to be an indication of a bad shifter.
I have a 2017 f150 with adaptive. It started to randomly not work at all, no response to any of the buttons, then hours later it will work again. Checked tail lights, they are fine. I did replace the starter right about when this started, and I also wiped most of the engine bay down with a damp cloth, but I did not spray any water in the bay.
I also tried to put it into gear without touching brakes, and it would not go.
Ugggg, intermittent problems are the worst. I find intermittent is often wiring related, or it could be a part wearing out. It is hard to diagnose it without just replacing parts. If you want to try replacing the pedal sensor switch that typically isn’t very expensive, and see if the problem goes away, or you could take it out and see if it is behaving weird.
@@BuildItMakeIt Would a bad pedal switch not let the cruise light up at all? I thought it would only stop it from setting a speed.
On mine the light won’t come on if it doesn’t set the speed, so any fault means no light. Yours may be different, but that is how my ranger and F150 are.
@@BuildItMakeIt It has been working more on then off the last few days, so I was playing with it to see when I can turn it "on". Turns out I can be at a stop with the brake pushed, and it will turn on with the button, so it rules out any brake related issues. Thank you for your time , it is appreciated.
Hello sir, i have Ford cmax 2008 and when i press the cruise control button (on) nothing happens no light on the dashboard, i checked everything you did and everything is working fine, I don't know what to do.
That is a bummer. I wonder if you have a wiring fault somewhere. Did you used to have working cruise control? I think that not all the Ford cmax's have cruise control. I have a ranger that doesn't have it.
@@BuildItMakeIt yes it was working before, and i couldn't find any fuse with name cruise control, and maybe the problem with cables or i don't know.
What about standard transmission
I am not sure if the transmission makes a difference on the cruise control at lease I haven't seen it. I would love to know if some of this info doesn't apply to manual transmission trucks.
I have a problem with the 2014 Expedition cruise control .When I drive for a while all of a sudden the maintenance indicator lights up and the cruise control gets stuck and the acceleration becomes weak.
When I restart the motor sometimes it turns back on and sometimes the maintenance indicator comes back and the cruise control fails. Can you help , please!
That sounds like a tough situation. It sounds like it it something other than just the normal cruise control circuit that having issues. Do you know what codes the check engine light is throwing?
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Thank you for your response, I actually performed a computer check and the error came out from the: Throttle / Pedal Position Sensor / Switch "D" Circuit Low input / Switch "D" Circuit High input / Switch "E" Circuit High input
and these are the codes came out : p2122 , p2123 , p2128
@@asamki81 oh yeah all those codes are with your throttle. I am pretty sure your cruise control issues are a secondary byproduct of the throttle problems. Once the throttle problems are fixed your cruise control will most likely work fine again. Most likely your issue is a faulty pedal position sensor, or something on that circuit.
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Finally, a problem occurred that made the main problem clear up.
the gear shift got stucked.I called an electrician..He chicked all the fuses , and found a cord under the front fuses' box not tightly connected which explained why the cruise every now and then stucked.I remembered I'd gone through several big bumps that might have caused this.
After connecting the cord, all problems have gone,and the maintenance indicators don't light up again. Thanks God !!
@@asamki81 I am glad you figured that out and have your Expedition working again . That is a pretty crazy issue that would have been super hard to diagnose. I am glad things are working again, and sorry I wasn't more help.
OMG watching you play plinko with screws made me laugh.
I just have no indicator light when the CC is engaged
Does the cruse control work though? You may have a burned out cruise control light, or wires broke to the light.
The Cruise Control works but the indicator light doesn't come on. Also,niw I'm finding that my speedometer is waaayyyyy off.
My 09 ford ranger 5 speed manual cruise control does not work. No pressure switch on master just the one in the resivore
Yeah not all the fords have the pressure switch in the master. Did you check the other things I mentioned in the video? Also it could be a bad parking break switch as well. That was something I missed as a relatively straightforward thing to check as well.
@@BuildItMakeIt parking brake switch I would say is good since the light goes out after I release Since I use it all the time when parkinh
I have all the buttons on my steering wheel, from on, off, res, set, cat, but none of them are responding. What can be the problem, is there a solution? Thank you.
Are there buttons on both side of the steering wheel or just one? If you have buttons on both sides and both of the two sides aren't working then you may have a bad Steering Column Wiring Harnesses. If it is just the one side and it controls just the cruise control then it could be any of the issues I listed in the video and you will have to diagnose them.
@@BuildItMakeIt yes both sides don't work, thats why I listed them, neither button is responding, I cannot change anything on the dash, also at night when the dash light is on, cannot see the information like miles on the cluster section
@@ralphwhitaker8761 I think the dash problem is you probably have a burned out bulb in the dash and I suspect that is unrelated to the switches. If both sets of switches are not working I suspect that the wiring in the steering column is bad, or got disconnected. Granted I can’t see anything, so my advice is probably worthless, but that is where I would start trying to diagnose from.
@@BuildItMakeIt no never helpless you help enough by responding, I was not thinking about the harness in there because I never opened it up, but I purchased it used like that, so who knows what type of experiment the previous owner was doing. I will open it up and see
How to set cruise control. My c/control use to set at (74 76 84 86 90 95 100 105 110 115)Now it’s only setting at 74 76 84 86 94 96 104 106 114 116. How can I set it so it sets at the first set of numbers in brackets but would rather have 74 76 84 86 be 75 and 85. It does use other numbers but not the ones I want, Because when I press the up or down button it goes up or down 2 klms per hr. How can set to go one klms at a time.
Wow, I am not sure what is going on there. Maybe someone else reading can make a comment, I am not sure I have heard of this issue before.
I took it to the ford dealership where I live to see what they can do with it and if they find the problem I'll let you know what they did to repair it.
Why go into all of those very detailed except for the fuses? Which fuse would be the ones to look at, as the Manuel doesn't say anything to indicate what fuse it would be
Yeah the fuses are tricky with the cruise control. I know of at least 4 different ones that could cause the problem. I find it just easier to check each fuse since it only takes around 2 min than trying to find every fuse it may be. There isn't a specific fuse for the cruise control that I know of on at least on the ~2000-2012 Fords.
Fuse 15 5A, Fuse 28 10A, Fuse 13 20A. Critical ones, but like he said check all just to be sure.
@@LaVidaLocaHomie thanks!!
5/16 is 8mm
I remplace my taillight bulbs for led bulbs right now my cruise control not working 😕
Oh sorry. That’s a bummer. It stinks that the Fords can’t see the resistance on those.
2021Ford Edge cruise control won’t work & pre collision assist is on dash
Sorry to hear about that. I know you have to fix the pre-collision assist before the cruise control will work again. I don't have any Fords new enough to have that feature so I am not sure how to help you with it, but I would start with trying to figure out why that pre-collision assist is lit up on your dash.
If you put leds as a replacement for brake lights,.. the cruise wont work on a 1993 ford ranger. It wont even go into overdrive
Thanks! I knew for the early 2000 f150s leds would mess it up, but nice to know it messes up the rangers as well. I have a 1996 ranger so I will keep that in mind.
@@BuildItMakeIt I couldn't figure it out for the longest time. Thinking my transmission was roasted again. A 93 to 97 is pretty much the same so I don't think it would be any different. Give it a shot and you'll see what I mean
it's the same as a 2002 to fix
That’s great to know. Thanks!
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where is the web site for dinosis please sir
www.idmsvcs.com/2vmod/cruise/tsb060805.pdf
not the issue
sorry
f.y.i. please dont touch bulbs with bare hands the oil off your fingers will blow the bulbs
Thanks that is a good point about the halogen bulbs.
I don't know.
If you'll see this comment or not, but when you said brake lights being out, does that mean the third brake light also cause mine's out and my cruise doesn't work LO😅
It depends on the vehicle, but I would fix all the brake lights first before going onto the other options to fix the cruise control.
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GREAT VIDEO!
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5/16 = metric 8mm.
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