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Re: 2000 Civic LX cruise control not working
Does the car have manual transmission or automatic?
If manual, see if the rubber button is missing from the clutch pedal switch contact tab (the lower switch)...If it's missing, the pedal may no longer push the plunger of the switch in.
Same for the brake pedal switch, but most of the time people notice the brake lights stay on and it kills the battery.
Most of the electrical testing can be done from the cruise control unit connector under the dash.
Does the car have manual transmission or automatic?
Automatic.
If manual, see if the rubber button is missing from the clutch pedal switch contact tab (the lower switch)...If it's missing, the pedal may no longer push the plunger of the switch in.
Same for the brake pedal switch, but most of the time people notice the brake lights stay on and it kills the battery.
That happened a few weeks ago on our 2002 Civic. First the transmission started slipping a little, when starting out, then the battery was completely dead outside a restaurant. We got a jump start and took it to the mechanic, thinking the battery was bad. But it was a crapped out piece of plastic in the brake pedal and the brake lights were on all the time. He replaced it and it was fine!
Most of the electrical testing can be done from the cruise control unit connector under the dash.
