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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 09:42 PM
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Cruise control help please?

Hello I have a 2003 f-250 5.4l and the cruise control quit. If you press the on and coast it will honk the horn so im thinking switches on the steering wheel or the clockspring. I need to test those. Does anyone know how. everything else works fine
 
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Old Mar 26, 2013 | 05:45 AM
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Sounds like a clockspring issue.
 
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Do you know how to test the clockspring?
 
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If you press the on and coast it will honk the horn
That's normal. It's a bit of an "Easter egg".


The most common failure in the cruise system is the pressure switch (SCDS) on the master cylinder, the subject of recall 05S28 (SEARCH for it...)
 
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Basically, you test each wire of the clock spring with a VOM for continuity.
 
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cruise control fixed

i fixed it. it was the clutch position switch easy to check pop it out and look inside my springs were corroded and broke not allowing it to move inside the vehicle would still start though
 
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i fixed it. it was the clutch position switch easy to check pop it out and look inside my springs were corroded and broke not allowing it to move inside the vehicle would still start though
Did you happen to take any pics?
 
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