It's a common annoyance.
First, get some switch cleaner (not WD40) and carefully spray the cruisecontrol/speed limiter switch assembly.
Ro... Posted by BigJohnD on 15 February 2012 | Relevance: 1.8
...as changing the brake switch, to try and stop the cruisecontrol, turning off and service light coming on (still doesn't work), I thought I'd check al... Posted by BernieRubble on 20 June 2011 | Relevance: 1.8
I once managed to get the SERVICE light to come on by accidentally switching from speed limiter to cruisecontrol at the same time as pressing one of ... Posted by Chip on 16 May 2010 | Relevance: 1.8
... new clutch :|
P.s my VTS somtimes gives the cruisecontrol speed faulty, goes away when you turn cruisecontrol off and does not log in warning ... Posted by Gooders on 23 December 2011 | Relevance: 1.8
...ber, age is as much a factor as mileage.
5.) Cruisecontrol error can be due to a couple of things. Try spraying some electrical contact cleaner ... Posted by CamM on 25 January 2013 | Relevance: 1.8
...wn. Her other trick is to be constantly using the cruise as it is so controlable!
Also she used to dislike hill starts but whats a hill start i... Posted by on 22 October 2008 | Relevance: 1.8
...On yours, you will have the option to switch back to conventional cruise (something that is only fitted to cars post November 2014 product... Posted by FrankBullitt on 28 June 2015 | Relevance: 1.8
... new Exclusive+ order now will mean you get the switchable active cruisecontrol feature, which earlier cars don't have.
Do keep us posted. Posted by bluehdi on 26 April 2015 | Relevance: 1.8
...f of the engine
Irreversible cutting of the cruisecontrol
Deactivation of automatic mode for the electronic parking brake
Deactivat... Posted by BigJohnD on 19 August 2010 | Relevance: 1.8
If the cruisecontrol failed, then it's more than likley it was caused by a faulty brake pedal switch which costs under £8.00 to replace via this gui... Posted by Dave_Retired. on 08 July 2010 | Relevance: 1.8
I had this "brake light switch" failure.. which caused my cruisecontrol to do exactly the same as what you describe.. and they had to replace some of... Posted by on 12 May 2010 | Relevance: 1.8
What setting do you have the CruiseCOntrol set at?
If you have it on REG then the car will maintain a speed around the desired speed based on... Posted by routemaster1 on 10 June 2011 | Relevance: 1.8
Cruisecontrol fail is usually (but not always) the brake pedal switch from reading posts from others who had a similar issue and resolved it Posted by Dave_Retired. on 22 September 2009 | Relevance: 1.8
Hi,
I had the same problem with the cruisecontrol on my C4 1.6 petrol last year.
After repeated trips to the garage for first, a software upgrade... Posted by Georgie on 27 September 2009 | Relevance: 1.8
Cruisecontrol fault again. I replaced the brake switch about 3 years ago and it fixed the issue. Now I can`t select CC at all again, but can select a... Posted by okeydokey on 02 July 2014 | Relevance: 1.8
I'm wondering if the car hadn't tried to re-engage the cruisecontrol? I have heard of this same issue on other manufacturers cars. Had you recen... Posted by MurrayHenson on 03 January 2010 | Relevance: 1.8
lol... have the exact same problem and you hit the nail on the head coz for a while my C4 Vts shows the same warning signs, and when I use cruise cont... Posted by on 04 May 2011 | Relevance: 1.8
... in a garage check all the switches including the cruisecontrol as they can suffer from dirty contacts. A few longish motorway journeys with the air... Posted by Jimux on 29 January 2010 | Relevance: 1.8
Welcome to C4Owners.org, Dan, sorry to hear of your expensive problems.
It's really hard to be specific on the interweb, but CruiseControl probl... Posted by BigJohnD on 22 May 2011 | Relevance: 1.8
...ot in the dark:
Do you use your cruisecontrol? Does work OK? No error messages? I think a faulty brake light switch could trigger the fault. Posted by BigJohnD on 20 May 2011 | Relevance: 1.8
As part of thread: C4 Speed control system faulty.
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