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(Message started by: BENZA on Jul 20^th, 2009, 8:13pm)

Title: Cruise control stopped working, need help
Post by BENZA on Jul 20^th, 2009, 8:13pm

starting to wonder now that i made mistake letting myself into fords :-/, almost every day something goes wrong with that scorpio, i mean 80k on the clock car should fly without any problems..... cruise control now stopped working just before a 400 miles trip i have planned, does anyone knows what can be wrong? thanks

Title: Re: Cruise control stopped working, need help
Post by Gazza_UK on Jul 20^th, 2009, 8:28pm

on 07/18/09 at 15:09:18, Jonnycab wrote:

Check that the plunger on the C/C switch behind the brake pedal is out as far as it will go & is pressing against the pedal :)

Title: Re: Cruise control stopped working, need help
Post by Simmo on Jul 21^st, 2009, 7:47am

The other simple check is to make sure the cable from the cc unit is still connected to the throttle linkage. If you've done any work in that area it can get dislodged. :)

Title: Re: Cruise control stopped working, need help
Post by lesterlad on Jul 21^st, 2009, 1:19pm

Could also be a vacuum pipe adrift or leaking.

Does the Cruise control light on the dash work ?
IE: does it light up when you switch on the cruise control on the steering wheel ?

Title: Re: Cruise control stopped working, need help
Post by BENZA on Jul 27^th, 2009, 2:56pm

sorted! the plunger behind brake pedal was snapped. was easy repair, but still looks like it should not happend :-/

Title: Re: Cruise control stopped working, need help
Post by scorpio_man on Jul 27^th, 2009, 3:08pm

hi there

guys, you need to remember the age of your car, not just the mileage.

80,000/11 years old car (min) = 7272 miles a year.

that's a fair bit of stop/start driving, putting wear on all parts.

hth