Fixed a broken vacuum line on my Jeep XJ feeding the cruise module (it snapped in two) by literally sticking a straw from a spray can inside the tube to splice the two halves together. 22 years later, that fix is still in place, still works good as new.
Once you cross 250,000 miles, you just gotta keep going. Every person I ever met would hear " she's got three hundred and something thousand miles, she's still running great".
When I first got my Xterra I said I'll push it to 100k. When I got there I said Ok push her to 150k. Now I'm at over 236k and I'm just going to keep going.
Its always nice to see it when you break the circuits down like you do and talk us through the thought process. The proof is when you discover something like this that's so simple and easy, yet so easy to overlook if you aren't checking powers and grounds like you always start out with. Kudos, Ivan!
I had the exact same issue on my car when I bought it, cruise would turn on but not latch. the rubber stopper on the pedal left the chat after 15 years in the Florida sun. one of the easiest fixes I've ever had.
Sometimes I'm very happy that they don't make them like they used to but I go back to the middle 60s when I started driving. Love the simplicity of the vehicles back then but they had their own problems.
That SUV was the only vehicle I've ever purchased new. I even bought a second one years later. It was no frills, but it was an awesome vehicle. I had very nasty wreck in it and it was an absolute tank.
Say the 2002 xl-7 is now retired. The car has 4177130 miles.wow the rig actually still runs but the water pump pulley started eating into the timing cover..bearings out but no leak. Also going through coolant and oil..got another one at 170000 miles.the rig does 100 mile mail route 6 days a week..the lady tried to get 500000 close huh Ivan
Had a 90's model Maxima that had some green nylon bumpers on the brake and clutch pedals for the switches. They rotted out and fell apart. New ones fixed it. Common on older Nissans I think.
I dislike cruise control, and never cared if a vehicle had it or not. I noticed if I'm driving a manual vehicle, I can control the speed better than the cruise control. Automatics take away a lot of the driving experience.
My 98 astro and 98 gmc2500 both had intermitant cruise engage problems. Both were fixed with new stop lamp switch, no ajdustment possible. Good diag. Ivan.
It very common for the eraser style bump stop for the brake/clutch pedal switches to break due to age. The Fix I use is a plastic trim tab(No. 8 or 10) in the hole of the pedal. This Fix should last the life of the car.
The rubber pads on the brake pedal frame rail for both the brake light switch and cruise control activate/cancel deteriorate over time and can cause malfunctions of the cruise control and brake light switch. I’ve see this issue on a 1999 Pathfinder. Nice diagnosis.
Great job diagnosing the issue. I have a similiar issue with my 2011 Xterra, sadly the switches both are great, but I still can turn on my cruise control.
This is the most common cause of the Cruise not engaging on these trucks. There's a couple of small rubber grommets that are supposed to be in the brake pedal to engage that switch (one is for Cruise and the other is the brake lights). Those things disintegrate eventually.
Nissan got it right with the Xterra! Both generations are very reliable. My 06 has over 236,000 miles and it's a daily driver in the city with frequent highway trips as well. Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance and she'll run forever
Those plastic pieces at the stop and clutch switches tend to break when their old and Nissan is REAL PROUD of them. Shows in the price! Napa has some that come close and work well. Case in point. My 06 Frontier V6, "6 speed manual trans," 4WD. 1 clutch safety switch plastic "button" $13.00! Napa pack of 5 very close to original, $6.00. Do the math. Oh ya. Still running on the first Napa replacement after 4 years.
I have seen a similar problem with a car that had some type of rubber/plastic plug on the brake lever. It had fallen off and was not allowing the brake lights to turn off.
Usually what happens with the cruise control and brake switch is the rubber piece at the end,what I do is remove it and place a small bolt in it's place where it will only make contact when depressed so that when the brake pedal is pushed it releases the switch,also a real quick way is paper clip the switch connector and if the cruise works it's the switch,lol. good job
On my 2002 Nissan Bluebird Sylphy, this pedal stopper (little rubber knob) of the accelerator fell down and the car refused to accelerate. It threw some codes too. After plugging a small plastic knob, it worked.
on the older tanks it was often the brake pedal switch, which was a mechanical vacuum switch, later it was often the electrical brake light switch. first place I always look when there's a "chicken control" issue(lol. because those are very frequently cycled switches, secondly I look at all vacuum lines(wire/plugs on newer). then start bashing head on the rest lol
Sure would be nice if they could price these nice tools so we home mechanics could have one on hand. 90% of our vehicle issues are dealt with at home and only the most confounding of problems get sent out. Or anything that I just don't have time or my back just won't stand for me to do.... Most recent thing that I debate to do myself is the timing chain o a 2011 HHR Just might do it, but it is 550$$ at the shop and if I buy all the parts(water pump too) it would be a parts bill of about 275$$. So is it worth 250-to 275$ to let a shop do it or go for it and save that change and hope I did it right the first time? Hmmm.... thoughts anyone?
@@Rein_Ciarfella Yeah, that is usually my answer as well. Sometimes it is tempered by other factors like like health, weather, or other projects or maintainance that needs doing. Confidence enters the picture at times. I have never had it happen but it would be embarrassing as heck to have my vehicle towed to a shop with an incomplete repair job I had started. LOL
Most cruise control units only “activate” once the vehicle gets to 30 and above. Sitting won’t activate Cruise, you can turn it on but it won’t engage until you hit the 30 mph That’s even true in our school busses, it has something to do with a speed sensor switch.
Seen two older Fords with the cruse control button broken off the steering wheel because the driver pushed harder to get it engaged but it wasn't turned in.......
1978 T bird I bought from my Mom had been in an accident and repaired. I noticed the cruise would not come off when hitting the brake. The repair guy had pulled the brake fuse during the wreck repair and not replaced it. Car had still passed inspections like this. Hmmm
My first thought was brake switch as my 07 Avalanche with 175k had a bad switch, well...has a bad switch, as when I kick it around (tapping the case of the switch) and pressing the button I can het it to work. Had my wife drive while I did some jiggling of wires but no go. So then I tap while she pushes the button and it would work. So I ordered the switch...now I just have to install it.
I had a similar problem on a Ford Truck, the brake switch's NYLON threads were stripped out. Nothing a few wire ties couldn't fix,LOL. NO PARTS REQUIRED, YES.
Had the same problem on my 1998 Nissan Frontier 15 years ago. There is a little rubber button that goes in the hole on the brake pedal that pushes the cruise switch and it dries up and snaps off.
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics Having the same issue with a 1998 Nissan Frontier that I bought new. Couple years ago the brake lights came on and would not turn off. Found that little button on the brake switch had disintegrated and fallen off. Fixed it with a piece of rubber that I attached with a zip tie. My truck has a manual transmission which has the same rubber stopper on the clutch pedal that also fell off. After watching your video I think that is what is keeping my cruise from turning on. I plan to put a rubber patch on that clutch button and will see what happens. Always wondered why Nissan put a degradable plug/button stop on these. Maybe to save the actual switch. Anyway, thanks for the good vid.
The old 3.3 is a very good mill. Hard to believe Nissan was still using that stand alone system in '00, but I guess so :) Still, I would think there would have to be PCM PIDS for CC on/off, and BOO switches. No?
These love eating brake/cruise deactivation buttons and switches sometimes as well. And valve cover gaskets, heater hoses…don’t forget those, lol. Phillips screws. Smh
Ivan, at the 4:00 mark you indicate a switch that is labeled NC and remark "Not closed". NC has always meant Normally Closed, and NO means Normally Open. Did you mis-speak on that, or does Nissan have their own nomenclature rules?
Used to making out diagrams with notda, what a rats nest, Gona soon enough have to cough up for a thinktool unless you have a better idea/input base/plus/pro+? Think I like the tool.
Stay away from anything with a JATCO CVT in it unless it has a very low power engine. They cannot take the torque of a larger engine. JATCO is used in pretty much every brand with a CVT other than Honda and Toyota and the newer Subarus. Chrysler, Ford, GM all used JATCO units in various models.
I don''t understand, surely you would need a Body Control Module, a Steering Module an Engine Control interface Module, I bidirectional Can bus Module just to switch on the cruise. Followed by a reprogram of the engine control module at a specialist authorized dealer for recalibration. I mean a simple latch relay and button who would ever have thought?
there was still a bug I could see on the dashboard but it was probably caused by him sitting behind the wheel (Shone red) i in the US can be happy to i live in the US and not in my country you will be fined the equivalent of US $ 240.50
Ivan...notice you had thinkdiag lying on the floor of the xterra...Do you think it is any good...bought one and I am struggling to use it...asked them for a manual, there isn't one...difficult to learn how to use it.
a 2000 XTerra with 300k+ miles, and I had a 99 Maxima that went 400k miles with no issues. Just goes to show how far the quality of Nissan has declined, thanks Renault
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Fixed a broken vacuum line on my Jeep XJ feeding the cruise module (it snapped in two) by literally sticking a straw from a spray can inside the tube to splice the two halves together.
22 years later, that fix is still in place, still works good as new.
Love it!
Once you cross 250,000 miles, you just gotta keep going. Every person I ever met would hear " she's got three hundred and something thousand miles, she's still running great".
It seems like any car that’ll make it to 300k will make it to 500k as long as you continue the maintenance.
@@JackS425 provided the frame doesn't rust in half like our 2000 taurus did at 384k miles. Rust is a bitch.
My family had a first gen Pathfinder, over 300k miles, and it did run great, just the frame was rusted out.
When I first got my Xterra I said I'll push it to 100k. When I got there I said Ok push her to 150k. Now I'm at over 236k and I'm just going to keep going.
@@macsawesomeplace 100k is nothing for modern vehicles, that wasn't pushing, even at 150k.
Lovin the Russian repair no parts required whenever possible Ivan! 😎😎
When you get a lot of miles you start seeing a different group of repairs where things just wear out. The lifetime of parts is reached.
Its always nice to see it when you break the circuits down like you do and talk us through the thought process. The proof is when you discover something like this that's so simple and easy, yet so easy to overlook if you aren't checking powers and grounds like you always start out with. Kudos, Ivan!
Ha. No bonus footage required. Love it Ivan.
I had the exact same issue on my car when I bought it, cruise would turn on but not latch. the rubber stopper on the pedal left the chat after 15 years in the Florida sun. one of the easiest fixes I've ever had.
Can't believe that you called it old! True it's got a lot of miles but to me that's modern lol! Great job getting it to work!!!
I know your wife must be proud of her hubby! Great job Ivan!
Wear your seat belt, Ivan! We need you safe and sound for the next 50 years, my friend.
He'll wear it when he feels like it.
Sometimes I'm very happy that they don't make them like they used to but I go back to the middle 60s when I started driving. Love the simplicity of the vehicles back then but they had their own problems.
That SUV was the only vehicle I've ever purchased new. I even bought a second one years later. It was no frills, but it was an awesome vehicle. I had very nasty wreck in it and it was an absolute tank.
Say the 2002 xl-7 is now retired. The car has 4177130 miles.wow the rig actually still runs but the water pump pulley started eating into the timing cover..bearings out but no leak. Also going through coolant and oil..got another one at 170000 miles.the rig does 100 mile mail route 6 days a week..the lady tried to get 500000 close huh Ivan
Had a 90's model Maxima that had some green nylon bumpers on the brake and clutch pedals for the switches. They rotted out and fell apart. New ones fixed it. Common on older Nissans I think.
Same with my '90 Honda Civic
@@saucercrabzero They used to come in with brake lights on at all times running the battery down. Seen it a bunch of times.
Excellent, cruise control is a valuable accessorie, I tend to speed up without it, truck seems to drive pretty good
I dislike cruise control, and never cared if a vehicle had it or not. I noticed if I'm driving a manual vehicle, I can control the speed better than the cruise control. Automatics take away a lot of the driving experience.
My 98 astro and 98 gmc2500 both had intermitant cruise engage problems. Both were fixed with new stop lamp switch, no ajdustment possible. Good diag. Ivan.
Nothing beats a wiring diagram!
It very common for the eraser style bump stop for the brake/clutch pedal switches to break due to age. The Fix I use is a plastic trim tab(No. 8 or 10) in the hole of the pedal. This Fix should last the life of the car.
The rubber pads on the brake pedal frame rail for both the brake light switch and cruise control activate/cancel deteriorate over time and can cause malfunctions of the cruise control and brake light switch. I’ve see this issue on a 1999 Pathfinder. Nice diagnosis.
Love the NPR videos. Just some logic and common sense.
Hi Be safe
Thanks for the no parts required video
Thanks for the video Ivan. Good to see you doing well!
Great job diagnosing the issue. I have a similiar issue with my 2011 Xterra, sadly the switches both are great, but I still can turn on my cruise control.
This is the most common cause of the Cruise not engaging on these trucks. There's a couple of small rubber grommets that are supposed to be in the brake pedal to engage that switch (one is for Cruise and the other is the brake lights). Those things disintegrate eventually.
No bonus footage required???? Say isn't so, ivan??? Lol!! 304k. Not bad! Mine is still 253,000 and still running great lol
Nissan got it right with the Xterra! Both generations are very reliable. My 06 has over 236,000 miles and it's a daily driver in the city with frequent highway trips as well. Maintenance, maintenance, maintenance and she'll run forever
I've got an 06 as well with 170k. If I can ask, what mileage are you getting? I'm pulling maybe 12 to 13 mpg at best.
@@nyasthomas5305 I'm getting about 15-17 in the city depending on how much idling I have to do and 19-21 highway
great find friend
You are consistent. No seat belt.
Those plastic pieces at the stop and clutch switches tend to break when their old and Nissan is REAL PROUD of them. Shows in the price! Napa has some that come close and work well. Case in point. My 06 Frontier V6, "6 speed manual trans," 4WD.
1 clutch safety switch plastic "button" $13.00! Napa pack of 5 very close to original, $6.00. Do the math. Oh ya. Still running on the first Napa replacement after 4 years.
I have seen a similar problem with a car that had some type of rubber/plastic plug on the brake lever. It had fallen off and was not allowing the brake lights to turn off.
Usually what happens with the cruise control and brake switch is the rubber piece at the end,what I do is remove it and place a small bolt in it's place where it will only make contact when depressed so that when the brake pedal is pushed it releases the switch,also a real quick way is paper clip the switch connector and if the cruise works it's the switch,lol. good job
The exact same thing happened to my 2000 Elantra. Little rubber button broke and fell out. Amazon for the win! The only place I could find an OE part.
Like #88
Thanks for the video!
HINDSIGHT is 20-15!
Life is a learning curve!
Thanks for the good advice
Your a Monster great job 😁👍
Awesome man, Thank youuuuu!!!
On my 2002 Nissan Bluebird Sylphy, this pedal stopper (little rubber knob) of the accelerator fell down and the car refused to accelerate. It threw some codes too. After plugging a small plastic knob, it worked.
Great job 👍...
on the older tanks it was often the brake pedal switch, which was a mechanical vacuum switch, later it was often the electrical brake light switch. first place I always look when there's a "chicken control" issue(lol. because those are very frequently cycled switches, secondly I look at all vacuum lines(wire/plugs on newer). then start bashing head on the rest lol
Sure would be nice if they could price these nice tools so we home mechanics could have one on hand.
90% of our vehicle issues are dealt with at home and only the most confounding of problems get sent out. Or anything that I just don't have time or my back just won't stand for me to do....
Most recent thing that I debate to do myself is the timing chain o a 2011 HHR
Just might do it, but it is 550$$ at the shop and if I buy all the parts(water pump too) it would be a parts bill of about 275$$.
So is it worth 250-to 275$ to let a shop do it or go for it and save that change and hope I did it right the first time?
Hmmm.... thoughts anyone?
It depends on your financial situation. I’d do it for sure. 👍🔧🧰🚗
@@Rein_Ciarfella Yeah, that is usually my answer as well.
Sometimes it is tempered by other factors like like health, weather, or other projects or maintainance that needs doing. Confidence enters the picture at times. I have never had it happen but it would be embarrassing as heck to have my vehicle towed to a shop with an incomplete repair job I had started.
LOL
ThePeopleVerse Ain’t THAT the truth! 😂👍🔧🧰
304k miles, wow! Good thing Nissan wasn't using CVTs as the norm yet, lol.
Most cruise control units only “activate” once the vehicle gets to 30 and above. Sitting won’t activate Cruise, you can turn it on but it won’t engage until you hit the 30 mph That’s even true in our school busses, it has something to do with a speed sensor switch.
I’ve also seen commercial trucks where you can use the cruise control while parked for a high idle, such as when running a PTO for something.
On my car it's 18mph.
Because the cruise works in km/h and that's 30km/h!
Nice job
Seen two older Fords with the cruse control button broken off the steering wheel because the driver pushed harder to get it engaged but it wasn't turned in.......
1978 T bird I bought from my Mom had been in an accident and repaired. I noticed the cruise would not come off when hitting the brake. The repair guy had pulled the brake fuse during the wreck repair and not replaced it. Car had still passed inspections like this. Hmmm
The classic NISSAN brake pedal bumper.
My first thought was brake switch as my 07 Avalanche with 175k had a bad switch, well...has a bad switch, as when I kick it around (tapping the case of the switch) and pressing the button I can het it to work. Had my wife drive while I did some jiggling of wires but no go. So then I tap while she pushes the button and it would work. So I ordered the switch...now I just have to install it.
Good job
Same happened to my dads 01 acura tl at 225k miles, i used a penny and electrical tape lol
Good fix Ivan
I had a similar problem on a Ford Truck, the brake switch's NYLON threads were stripped out. Nothing a few wire ties couldn't fix,LOL. NO PARTS REQUIRED, YES.
Had the same problem on my 1998 Nissan Frontier 15 years ago. There is a little rubber button that goes in the hole on the brake pedal that pushes the cruise switch and it dries up and snaps off.
Yup makes sense 👍
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics Having the same issue with a 1998 Nissan Frontier that I bought new. Couple years ago the brake lights came on and would not turn off. Found that little button on the brake switch had disintegrated and fallen off.
Fixed it with a piece of rubber that I attached with a zip tie.
My truck has a manual transmission which has the same rubber stopper on the clutch pedal that also fell off. After watching your video I think that is what is keeping my cruise from turning on.
I plan to put a rubber patch on that clutch button and will see what happens.
Always wondered why Nissan put a degradable plug/button stop on these. Maybe to save the actual switch.
Anyway, thanks for the good vid.
The old 3.3 is a very good mill. Hard to believe Nissan was still using that stand alone system in '00, but I guess so :) Still, I would think there would have to be PCM PIDS for CC on/off, and BOO switches. No?
Ivan with 304k a compression test just to see what's left in the 20 yr old....Thxs
These love eating brake/cruise deactivation buttons and switches sometimes as well.
And valve cover gaskets, heater hoses…don’t forget those, lol. Phillips screws. Smh
5:47 hmm looks like an aftermarket alarm or remote starter brain
Seems you do not even need a voltmeter. 😉
Ivan, at the 4:00 mark you indicate a switch that is labeled NC and remark "Not closed". NC has always meant Normally Closed, and NO means Normally Open. Did you mis-speak on that, or does Nissan have their own nomenclature rules?
Like a boss!
Used to making out diagrams with notda, what a rats nest, Gona soon enough have to cough up for a thinktool unless you have a better idea/input base/plus/pro+? Think I like the tool.
Scotty Kilmer says stay away from the newer Nissans with C.V.T. Transmission.
Ivan's got a Rogue with CVT, he has rebuild videos.
You need to dig into Ivan's back catalog for the epic CVT repair (and subsequent teardown of the failed unit) on his wife's Rogue.
@@serge4856 tHANKS FOR YOUR INPUT.
@@litz13 EXCUSE ME FOR LIVING. THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT BRO.
Stay away from anything with a JATCO CVT in it unless it has a very low power engine. They cannot take the torque of a larger engine. JATCO is used in pretty much every brand with a CVT other than Honda and Toyota and the newer Subarus. Chrysler, Ford, GM all used JATCO units in various models.
Ivan good logical trouble shooting.
There is a nylon grommet probably $2 at the dealer
I don''t understand, surely you would need a Body Control Module, a Steering Module an Engine Control interface Module, I bidirectional Can bus Module just to switch on the cruise. Followed by a reprogram of the engine control module at a specialist authorized dealer for recalibration. I mean a simple latch relay and button who would ever have thought?
SEAT BELT ! YOU HAVE A FAMILY
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Seems you don’t one wearing your seatbelt while test driving??
there was still a bug I could see on the dashboard
but it was probably caused by him sitting behind the wheel (Shone red)
i in the US can be happy to i live in the US and not in my country
you will be fined the equivalent of US $ 240.50
Nissan with 304k, it's just getting broke in.
Are you a politician?
Is the thinktool pro you use able to change the odometer mileage stored in the pcm
cool
Nice.
I use a 1/4 oz tape on wheel weight on the Asians
Did you notice the plastic pieces on the floor?
SWEET!!
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It will cruise control in reverse?
Ivan...notice you had thinkdiag lying on the floor of the xterra...Do you think it is any good...bought one and I am struggling to use it...asked them for a manual, there isn't one...difficult to learn how to use it.
It's a great tool! No manual required... Just poke around the screen and take notes 👍😉
Like # 117, never been this early before 😁
Wow
saaawwwweeeeet thats what it's all about fifty bucks if that and a happy customer huuuaaaahhh
Ok
Charge him $10 for that plastic spacer.
Ivan -May not be OEM but still a part. I put a Dorman button for the brake peddle light switch a few years back on my daughter's 95 Honda Civic.
Disappointing lack of new parts here Ivan..
Well that was no challenge for you ivan :-D
Charge the customer $500 for messing you about ha ha :-D
a 2000 XTerra with 300k+ miles, and I had a 99 Maxima that went 400k miles with no issues. Just goes to show how far the quality of Nissan has declined, thanks Renault
Hey! You used parts!
That doesn't count lol!
@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics 🤣
First what did I win ? 😃
LOL "no bonus footage required". The entire video is bonus footage because its an older school system and no scanner required !
X-Terra and 2 wheel drive. HMMM, OK.............
All you need is a wiring diagram, voltmeter, test light ......and a brain.
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