Cruise control not working

[munsterrr]

when i go turn on the cruise control the light turns on but when i hit the buttons on the steering wheel nothing happens at all.

i remember once and just once when i had the radio off i hear it make like a clicking noise when i messed with the buttons but nothing happened.

[2ndnissan]

There is an actuator for the cruise control on the firewall(passenger side real tight to the corner. It's probably failed. Mine does the same thing but I've decided to just drive without it.

[sebazztard]

also look for the vaccum connected in ^above stated location. mine was weathered and wouldnt maintain enough pressure. just cut the edge of the hose so its new like, and reattach. cured my problem, might help yours. its located on the passenger side near the firewall, looks kinda like a big eye drop haha.

[numbnuts240]

interesting, because mine will work one day, and the next day it won't work. the following day, it will go back to working again. it doesn't bother me enough right now to try and figure it out though.

[munsterrr]

HAHA this is the second picture ive taken today about 6 inches to the left.

can you point out what you are talking about? i like to cover my *** so i dont mess anything else up. cruise control is not something that goes out often you konw

[munsterrr]

yea me

interesting, because mine will work one day, and the next day it won't work. the following day, it will go back to working again. it doesn't bother me enough right now to try and figure it out though.

yea me either but i am having the dreaded over heating issues right now and am waiting for the car to cool down. so right now im looking for other things to do while i wait

[sebazztard]

pic doesnt work. just follow the vaccum hose coming from the throttle/intake area, you'll see where it connects to.

[munsterrr]

[stephen240]

hey man if you have a 5 speed what you need to do is pull the clutch pedal away from firewall (towards you) with your foot after you shift. Mine used to work then not work all the time.

Then one day i realized its cause my clutch spring doesn't push the cltuch pedal out all the way where its supposed to sit.

Just thought i'd help out. Let me know if this helps...

[Michael.Timz]

mine just went out yesterday, and my symptoms are the same as the OP's.

i noticed a crack in the line that goes to the throttle, but didn't think this was a vacuum tube meant to hold pressure.. can somebody verify this?

meanwhile, i'm gonna tape up the crack and see what happens.

[Michael.Timz]

anybody else? i can't stand not being able to take my foot off the pedal a couple times in my commute.

i'm sure it's something simple, just never worked with cruise control before.

[brizanden]

ok... like the guy two post up said. there is a small sensor the clutch has to be touching in order for the cruise to turn on. if you have a 5 spd pull the clutch pedal out toward u till u cant anymore. then try to hit the steering wheel button. if u touch the pedal at all after that it usually turns off.

[madrift]

if no one has said it yet check your cruise motoreasiest way is to pull the connection look at the wires going to the connection a green and white wire are the ones you care for now. run a jumper wire to those wire connectors and if the motor picks up then you can narrow it down a bit. dosent matter which is positive or negative on this test

mine dosent work and i found it to be the brushes werent making good contact inside the motor

[low91240sx]

it took me about 5 months of owning the car and asking people I knew to figure it out I finally called the guy I bought it from and he told me about pulling the pedal up with your foot. Has worked ever since

[munsterrr]

thought this was dead....

im about to go try right now to see if that works....my Skins are on though

[brizanden]

it took me about 5 months of owning the car and asking people I knew to figure it out I finally called the guy I bought it from and he told me about pulling the pedal up with your foot. Has worked ever since

seriously lmao. i thought it was broken the first month i had the car. and my dad is like maybe the sensor is bad. and im like idk i think its a fuse. and hes like here and pulls the pedal up and tells me to look under the dash. he says make sure its like this now go drive and see if it works. and it did. I was like hahah my dad master cruise control fixer.

[stephen240]

Try almost six months of getting pissed off cause it would work half the time then not... I like prayed that it would work every time.

Then I realized it was my clutch

[drift24Osx]

Thanks Stephen. I bought the car a month ago, and on the way home I tried using the cruise control, it didnt work. I thought i would look it up. I took my car out and it worked!

Damn CLUTCH!

[stephen240]

Thanks Stephen. I bought the car a month ago, and on the way home I tried using the cruise control, it didnt work. I thought i would look it up. I took my car out and it worked!

Damn CLUTCH!

Yeah like I said it took me almost six months to find that out

[munsterrr]

hahaha finally really drove it today and it kind of makes you feel like an ******* when it actually works

[stephen240]

hahaha finally really drove it today and it kind of makes you feel like an ******* when it actually works

BELIEVE ME, I know the feeling...

[MasterOfAngle]

Cruise control is a usless invention. Just step on the damn gas pedal, its not that hard.

[munsterrr]

you brought back this old post just to make a comment like that?

[YellowKoolAid]

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ive got an automatic convertible and cruise control doesnt work and i dont know what could be the cause. can anybody offer some possible reasons?