Cruise Control

**v6boy** · 7th August 2005, 18:32

Hi there i have another question from a newbie veccy C owner. I've read the manual front to back, just to make sure i'm not missing out on any features that aren't apparently obvious and i seem to have a problem with C.C. First day i got the car i was driving along and pressed the top button on the stalk to turn on the cruise (what i weird feeling, my car was actually driving itself

) Anyway, i broke which deactivated the cruise, but then i couldn't turn it back on, the only way to turn it on again was to turn off the engine and start again, am i doing something wrong?? i did have a theory that maybe it knows your driving i.e stop start around town and will not let you turn cruise on unless you have been motoring at a relativly constatnt speed for a while??

Any suggestions or is that another trip to the garage!!

Ta

**Bainie** · 7th August 2005, 18:47

I thought mine had stopped working, then I realised I had my foot resting on the clutch, it was in just enough to stop the cc working

**chunkster** · 7th August 2005, 19:17

i have done that before bainie, if you are touching either the clutch or brake even if ya not pressing them then the cc will not come on

**lborob17** · 7th August 2005, 19:43

Mine had a wabbly just after I had it - wouldnt switch back on sometimes when I hit resume. Trip to a garage and I had a new 'sim' fitted - a known problem! - ok now

**Stewie** · 7th August 2005, 19:58

Mine played up on the way to Billing. Booted it out of the Newmarket services and once I reached 70, switched on the CC and nothing happened. Pulled over and restarted the engine and all was well again. Worked fine ever since.

**Bainie** · 7th August 2005, 22:12

There is a known problem with the clutch spring, fixed under warranty, this could be your prob mate ...

**C19_CJB** · 8th August 2005, 08:42

I had the same problem with my LS... took it back to Vaux and they replaced the whole pedal box as they couldn't get hold of a V6 clutch pedal spring (which apparently is a stronger spring than the one on the LS

)... every now and then the CC won't work but if I fully depress the clutch pedal it seems to sort itself out again, no need to turn the engine off

HTH

Chris.

**Dwabo** · 8th August 2005, 18:34

Having prob's with mine at the mo..wouldnt work for over 30 mins last week on the motorway..pulled over switched off and restarted but still wouldnt work for 10 minutes...no foot on clutch or break!..few problems since too..the resume speed or decelerate button sometimes wont lower the speed either...got it booked in for thursday plus first to second gear is a bit clunky too so gettin that checked also!

**GARY3306** · 8th August 2005, 19:00

Originally Posted by Dwabo

...got it booked in for thursday plus first to second gear is a bit clunky too so gettin that checked also!

Wonder if Vxl have sorted out these gearboxes for the launch of the facelift. I think they need to be taking a long hard look at them and coming up with an alternative.

**v6boy** · 8th August 2005, 22:18

Cheers for the repiles guys, today i have been playing with the cruise, on/off and its been fine, i still think the increase/decrease buttons are a bit unresponsive so i think i'll mention it to Vx when i take it in.