1996 Accord EX V6 Cruise Control

Discussion in 'Accord' started by Paul D, Jan 2, 2004.

  1. Paul  D

    Paul D Guest

    Happy New Year Everyone,

    I just got a 1996 Honda Accord EX V6 with about 62,000 miles on it.
    The cruise control is not working and I am trying to troubleshoot the
    problem. I have not previously had a car with cruise control so I have not
    had to deal with any problems before. I have ordered the shop manual, but
    it has not arrived yet. So, I wanted to relate the symptoms to find out if
    anyone has a good idea what the problem is.

    What is see is that when I turn on the Cruise Control main switch on the
    Dashboard, the light located on the switch turns on, as does the indicator
    on the dash. When I try to set the cruise or even select the resume/accell
    button it does not work. I have checked the fuse and it is fine. However,
    I changed it anyway and this did not help. Next, I disconnected the cruise
    control connector under the hood and reconnected it after a few moments and
    the cruise control worked for a short time. What I saw when it worked was
    that when I depressed the main switch on the dash, the light on the switch
    illuminated, but the indicator on the dash did not. The dash indicator only
    illuminated when I set the cruise with the switch on the steering wheel and
    it went out when the cruse was disengaged. I assume this is the way it is
    supposed to work. This continued for about 5 minutes or less then stopped.

    At one point, I disconnected the battery for 5 minutes (for another reason),
    but the cruise worked after that for a short time the same way it had as I
    described in the previous paragraph.

    I am hoping it is just the switch on the steering wheel, but was not able to
    get the cover off easily. I will work on that this weekend and try to check
    the switches to see if they are faulty.

    So, anyone have insight?

    Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide.

    Paul
     
    Paul D, Jan 2, 2004
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    Paul, it sounds more like the switch on the brake pedal is tripping
    because it's either defective, or out of adjustment. There's also an
    inertia switch somewhere that kills the cruise if you're sailing through
    some farmer's field instead of the interstate. :)

    Start by fixing the easiest and cheapest parts, then work your way up
    the chain...

    'Curly'

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    'Curly Q. Links', Jan 2, 2004
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