Cruise control/speed limiter not working

[Renault_Clio_182]

Hi all yet again another problem with my 182.
Cruise control an speed limter are not working.
The button on dash working though as the symbols lighting up on dials. Thanks

 

[dane0]

break pedal switch?
fuse?
do you have an abs fault?

 

[Renault_Clio_182]

No abs fault. Thanks

 

[dane0]

Could be the break pedal switch. It's a 2 part switch one part does the abs and break light and the other part controls the speed restriction/cruise. I don't know if it would flag up the abs fault if it was just the cruise part broken, but will flag a fault up if the break light abs side goes so it's a possibility as I know if the other part goes it usually flags a fault but not always fixed by doing the adjustments? I could be way off but it's a possibility as them switches are very tempermental on these.

 

[Renault_Clio_182]

So would it need replaced then. Cheers

 

[Renault_Clio_182]

I just noticed if i push brake pedal the rear fog light on dash lights up as you push brake pedal.

 

[dane0]

Not necessarily, but it's one of those things that you will never know unfortunately. The fog lamps did cause me an abs fault to do with the switch but doesn't mean yours is. Basically that pedal switch senses when you break to cancel out the cruise so your not breaking while its trying to accelerate into the car in front of you. Take the rear lights off its just one plastic screw with your hand and spray the terminals with wd40 or terminal cleaner. I had a very fine screwdriver and pressed it in the female connection and scraped the male ones to get them as clean as possible. You can also use the screwdriver to pinch the female ones tighter as they do get loose over time and they sit at an angle and basically short eachother out and power the fogs from the brake light cable. This did solve mine so I got away with buying a break pedal switch so let's hope it does the same for you!

 

[Renault_Clio_182]

Cheers mate will give it a try.

 

[dane0]

There's also one on the clutch pedal but I've never heard of anyone replacing it

 

[Renault_Clio_182]

Cheers mate. Im no having much luck with this car just home from nipping to shops in the car an tried to stop at junction an car wouldnt stop.

 

[dane0]

I've had never ending ones from small to large but I can't get rid of it! I suppose they are around d 12 years old and probably had a harder time than most normal cars being what they are lol, my pads fell out 3 times and then I couldn't stop! Pedal went to the floor and I pooped myself coming of the motorway one time haha, but that's more Important than your cruise I'd look at that too, you wasn't giving it a hard time before hand was you and got the brakes too warm?

 

[Renault_Clio_182]

No was just goin about the town...just took it another run but seems to be fine now but scrapin comin from passenger rear possible rear pads fucked

 

[dane0]

If you run the pads too low it can cause problems if the piston travels too far have a look at them mate

 

[Renault_Clio_182]

So i found the passenger rear pad had fallen out and also the rear passenger light was shorting through corrsion. Thanks i would have never thought off looking at rear lights

 

[Renault_Clio_182]

Not sure if cruise control working yet though

 

[dane0]

Well there you go at least you got 2 problems sorted and the pad was definitely the main one to sort buddy give cruise a try at some point and work from there

 

[Renault_Clio_182]

Yeah thanks for your help really appriate it. Think todays job is to try restore my headlights.

 

[dane0]

I started doing that and used a set that goes on a drill from Halfords and under the cotton it had a screw that came out and I made it 10x worse lol!

 

[Renault_Clio_182]

Finally got it working

 

[dane0]

Finally got it working

Spill the beans then lol

 

[Renault_Clio_182]

Car had wrong squib fitted

 

[dane0]

Bloody hell, always the simplest of things we overlook because we assume it's all correct. Glad it's sorted bud!

 

[Renault_Clio_182]

Yeah i took airbag off steering wheel an noticed switches were no plugged into anything...cheers bud but i fix one thing wi this car an then somethin else happens

 

[dane0]

Yeah i took airbag off steering wheel an noticed switches were no plugged into anything...cheers bud but i fix one thing wi this car an then somethin else happens

That's my bloody life story! I've replaced nearly every moving part apart from the engine so far and everything in between. It's nearly as fresh as it was back in 2004 lol