no cruise control?
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From: Anchorage Alaska
no cruise control?
i had had intermittent issues with the cruise control not working in my excursion. most of the time it was fine though. after a recent 150 mile trip it stopped working half way through. i didnt worry about it too much..got back into town and checked under the hood. i found brake fluid running down the inner fender well! all over everything under the master cylinder. finally tracked it down to the cruise control switch on the master cylinder leaking. i pulled the plug apart and it was full of brake fluid.
meanwhile the master cylinder was about half full, so i replaced it with the same switch out of a '96 parts explorer which is the same part luckily. also yes i have had the cruise control recall done.
so if you have lost CC and you have a leak replace the switch! seems it can leak..and at a pretty good rate..alittle scary! glad i figured it out before my 800+ mile trip later this week/weekend.
meanwhile the master cylinder was about half full, so i replaced it with the same switch out of a '96 parts explorer which is the same part luckily. also yes i have had the cruise control recall done.
so if you have lost CC and you have a leak replace the switch! seems it can leak..and at a pretty good rate..alittle scary! glad i figured it out before my 800+ mile trip later this week/weekend.
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From: St Louis
A pretty common occurrence on any F-series vehicle.
The recall was just to add the fuse (keeps truck from burning up) unless the technician observed the switch was leaking at that time. There are several million switches still on trucks that potentially will leak over their remaining lifetime. Usually, they will result in intermittent or no speed control.
The recall was just to add the fuse (keeps truck from burning up) unless the technician observed the switch was leaking at that time. There are several million switches still on trucks that potentially will leak over their remaining lifetime. Usually, they will result in intermittent or no speed control.
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