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Symptom Troubleshooting Index

SYMPTOM TROUBLESHOOTING INDEX

Symptom Diagnostic procedure Also check for
Cruise control cannot be set
  1. Check for PGM-FI DTCs (see GENERAL TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION ).
  2. Check horn operation.
  3. Check cruise control set/decel, resume/accel, cancel switch (see CRUISE CONTROL SET/DECEL, RESUME/ACCEL, CANCEL SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  ).
  4. Test brake pedal position switch (see BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH TEST ) and check its adjustment (see BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH ADJUSTMENT ).
  5. Test clutch pedal position switch (see CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR CABLE ADJUSTMENT  ) and check its adjustment (M/T) (see CLUTCH PEDAL, CLUTCH PEDAL POSITION SWITCH, AND CLUTCH INTERLOCK SWITCH ADJUSTMENT ).
  6. Check transmission range switch (A/T) (see TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH TEST ).
  7. Do cruise control unit input test (see CRUISE CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST  ).
  8. Check for continuity between powertrain control module (PCM) connector terminal E25 and cruise control unit 14P connector terminal No. 12. (A/T)
  • Blown No. 4 (10 A) fuse in the underhood fuse/relay box
  • Blown No. 7 (15 A) fuse in the under-dash fuse/relay box
  • Poor ground: G101 (A/T), G402 (M/T), G401, G451
  • Faulty horn relay
  • Open circuit, loose or disconnected terminals between cruise control unit and cruise control inputs
Cruise control can be set, but the cruise control indicator does not come on
  1. Do the gauge assembly module self-diagnostic function procedure (see SELF-DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTION ).
  2. Do cruise control unit input test on pin No. 10 (see CRUISE CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST  ).
Open circuit, loose or disconnected terminals: BLU/YEL
Cruise speed is noticeably higher or lower than what was set
  1. Check cruise control actuator (see CRUISE CONTROL SET/DECEL, RESUME/ACCEL, CANCEL SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Adjust the cruise control cable (see CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR CABLE ADJUSTMENT  ).
  3. Do cruise control unit input test on pin No. 12 (see CRUISE CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST  ).
 
Excessive overshooting or undershooting when trying to set speed
  1. Check cruise control actuator (see CRUISE CONTROL SET/DECEL, RESUME/ACCEL, CANCEL SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Adjust the cruise control cable (see CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR CABLE ADJUSTMENT  ).
  3. Do cruise control unit input test on pin No. 12 (see CRUISE CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST  ).
 
Speed fluctuates on a flat road with the cruise control set
  1. Check cruise control actuator (see CRUISE CONTROL SET/DECEL, RESUME/ACCEL, CANCEL SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Adjust the cruise control cable (see CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR CABLE ADJUSTMENT  ).
  3. Do cruise control unit input test on pin No. 12 (see CRUISE CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST  ).
 
Vehicle does not decelerate or accelerate accordingly when the set/decel or resume/accel switch is pressed
  1. Cheek cruise control set/decel, resume/accel, cancel switch (see CRUISE CONTROL SET/DECEL, RESUME/ACCEL, CANCEL SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Do cruise control unit input test on pins No. 6 and No. 7 (see CRUISE CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST  ).
Open circuit, loose or disconnected terminals: GRY/RED, LT GRN/BLK, BLK/RED, BLK/ORN
Set speed does not cancel (engine RPM stays high) when the clutch pedal is pressed (M/T)
  1. Test clutch pedal position switch (see CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR CABLE ADJUSTMENT  ) and check its adjustment (see CLUTCH PEDAL, CLUTCH PEDAL POSITION SWITCH, AND CLUTCH INTERLOCK SWITCH ADJUSTMENT ).
  2. Do cruise control unit input test on pin No. 14 (see CRUISE CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST  ).
Short to ground in the LT BLU wire
Set speed does not cancel (engine RPM stays high) when the shift lever is moved to N (A/T)
  1. Check transmission range switch (see TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH TEST ).
  2. Do cruise control unit input test on pin No. 14 (see CRUISE CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST  ).
Short to ground in the LT BLU, BLU/YEL, YEL/RED wires
Set speed does not cancel when the brake pedal is pressed
  1. Test brake pedal position switch (see BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH TEST ) and check its adjustment (see BRAKE PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH ADJUSTMENT ).
  2. Do cruise control unit input test on pins No. 2 and No. 5 (see CRUISE CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST  ).
Short to power on BLU wire
Set speed does not cancel when the cruise control main switch is turned off
  1. Check cruise control main switch (see CRUISE CONTROL MAIN SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Do cruise control unit input test on pin No. 13 (see CRUISE CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST  ).
Short power in the LT GRN wire
Set speed does not cancel when the cancel switch is pressed
  1. Check cruise control set/decel, resume/accel, cancel switch (see CRUISE CONTROL SET/DECEL, RESUME/ACCEL, CANCEL SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Do cruise control unit input test on pins No. 6 and No. 7 (see CRUISE CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST  ).
Open circuit, loose or disconnected terminals: GRY/RED, LT GRN/BLK
Set speed will not resume when the resume/accel switch is pressed (with the cruise control main switch turned on, and set speed temporarily canceled by pressing the brake pedal)
  1. Check cruise control set/decel, resume/accel, cancel switch (see CRUISE CONTROL SET/DECEL, RESUME/ACCEL, CANCEL SWITCH TEST/REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Do cruise control unit input test on pins No. 6 and No. 7 (see CRUISE CONTROL UNIT INPUT TEST  ).
  • Faulty brake pedal position switch
  • Open circuit, loose or disconnected terminals: LT GRY/BLK
The transmission shifts down slower than normal when going uphill with the cruise control on (A/T) Troubleshoot the cruise control communication circuit (see CRUISE CONTROL COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT TROUBLESHOOTING  ). Open circuit, loose or disconnected terminals: BLU/ORN