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#564831 - 04/06/09 10:07 PM loss of cruise control
doxjag Offline
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Registered: 06/25/06
Posts: 5
Loc: colorado USA
My 98 XJ8 cruise control will disengage when the engine is not
pulling - such as at the top of a hill. It then has no memory when
I try to resume the speed. It will stay engaged as long as I'm
going uphill, even for miles. Then it never fails to turn off when
I coast or let off throttle. Any ideas? Thanks.

These fault codes may not be related: P1227, P1643

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#575106 - 05/10/09 08:31 AM Re: loss of cruise control [Re: doxjag]
John_Worthington Offline
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Registered: 05/09/09
Posts: 56
Loc: Wisconsin
Could it be a vacuum line issue?

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#575192 - 05/10/09 02:04 PM Re: loss of cruise control [Re: John_Worthington]
TOC Offline

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Jedi Knight

Registered: 06/17/08
Posts: 804
Loc: Kirkland, Wash., USA
I haven't dealt with cruise controls for at least 10 years, but, since there are literally DOZENS of types, here goes my limited knowledge:

The "Resume" button is bad or dirty.
If mounted on the end of the T/S switch, it can even be the small wires that go from the T/S arm down the column.
If steering whel spoke mounted, clean the switch and the slip rings.
Some depend on specific resistance changes to operate, and dirty slip rings/brushes can do that.

Fuses. Some have 2 power feeds, unswitched battery and ignition.
Sometimes, some functions won't work if one supply is bad (but generally other things will not work at the same time).

If someone has done any electrical work of late, especially anything to do with aftermarket raio, IPods, handless cell phones, sometimes folks probe a wire looking for power and get what they think is what they want, and it's a load sensitive cruise control line.

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