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'09-11 Models

SYMPTOM TROUBLESHOOTING INDEX TABLE

Symptom Diagnostic Procedure Also check for
Cruise control cannot be set
  1. Check for PGM-FI (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION ).
  2. Check the No. 7 (15A) fuse in the under-hood fuse/relay box, and the No. 4 (10A) fuse in the under-dash fuse/relay box.
  3. Do the cruise control combination switch test (see CRUISE CONTROL COMBINATION SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  ).
  4. Do CRUISE CONTROL INPUT TEST 
Poor ground G101 (A/T model) or G502 (M/T model)
Cruise control can be set, but the cruise main indicator does not come on
  1. Check for PGM-FI (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION ).
  2. Do the gauge control module self-diagnostic function procedure (see SELF-DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTION ).
  3. Do CRUISE CONTROL INPUT TEST  . Test the cruise control main switch signal input.
Faulty gauge control module
Cruise control can be set, but the cruise control indicator does not come on
  1. Check for PGM-FI (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION ).
  2. Do the gauge control module self-diagnostic function procedure (see SELF-DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTION ).
  3. Do CRUISE CONTROL INPUT TEST  . Test the cruise control main switch signal input.
Faulty gauge control module
Vehicle does not accelerate accordingly when the resume/accel button is pressed
  1. Check for PGM-FI (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION ).
  2. Do the cruise control combination switch test (see CRUISE CONTROL COMBINATION SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  ).
  3. Do CRUISE CONTROL INPUT TEST  . Test the cruise control resume/accel switch signal input.
Open circuit, loose or disconnected terminals: LT GRN/BLK wire
Set speed does not cancel when the brake pedal is pressed
  1. Check for PGM-FI (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION ).
  2. Do the brake pedal position switch test (see BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH ADJUSTMENT ).
  3. Do CRUISE CONTROL INPUT TEST  . Test the brake pedal position switch signal input.
  • Short to ground in the WHT/BLK wire
  • Faulty clutch pedal position switch
Set speed does not cancel (engine rpm stays high) when the clutch pedal is pressed (M/T model)
  1. Check for PGM-FI DTCs (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION ).
  2. Do CLUTCH PEDAL POSITION SWITCH TEST  .
  3. Do CRUISE CONTROL INPUT TEST  . Test the clutch pedal position switch signal input.
  • Short to ground in the YEL/GRN wire
  • Faulty clutch pedal position switch
Set speed does not cancel when the cruise control main button is pressed
  1. Check for PGM-FI DTCs (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION ).
  2. Do the cruise control combination switch test (see CRUISE CONTROL COMBINATION SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  ).
  3. Do CRUISE CONTROL INPUT TEST  . Test the cruise control cancel signal input.
Short to power on the LT GRN wire
Set speed does not cancel when the cancel button is pressed
  1. Check for PGM-FI DTCs (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION ).
  2. Do the cruise control combination switch test (see CRUISE CONTROL COMBINATION SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  ).
  3. Do CRUISE CONTROL INPUT TEST  . Test the cruise control resume/accel switch signal input. Test the brake pedal position switch signal input.
Open circuit, loose or disconnected terminals: LT GRN/BLK or GRY/RED wire
Set speed does not resume when the resume/accel button is pressed (with the cruise control main switch turned on, and set speed temporarily canceled by pressing the clutch pedal)
  1. Check for PGM-FI DTCs (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION ).
  2. Check the brake pedal position switch adjustment (see BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH ADJUSTMENT ).
  3. Do the cruise control combination switch test (see CRUISE CONTROL COMBINATION SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  ).
  4. Do CRUISE CONTROL INPUT TEST  . Test the cruise control resume/accel switch signal input. Test the brake pedal position switch signal input.
  • Faulty brake pedal position switch
  • Open cicruit, loose or disconnected terminals: LT GRN/BLK wire
Set speed does not resume when the resume/accel button is pressed (with the cruise control main switch turned on, and set speed temporarily canceled by pressing the clutch pedal) (M/T model)
  1. Check for PGM-FI DTCs (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION ).
  2. Check the clutch pedal position switch adjustment (see CLUTCH PEDAL, CLUTCH PEDAL POSITION SWITCH, AND CLUTCH INTERLOCK SWITCH ADJUSTMENT ).
  3. Do the cruise control combination switch test (see CRUISE CONTROL COMBINATION SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  ).
  4. Do CRUISE CONTROL INPUT TEST  . Test the cruise control resume/accel switch signal input. Test the brake pedal position switch signal input.
  • Open circuit, loose or disconnected terminals: LT GRN/BLK wire
  • Faulty clutch pedal position switch