ian stainsby Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Good evening ,I have owned my accord for 3 years and this is the first fault I have had . After lending my car to friend it has come back with the cruise control not working . Any ideas please my cruise light switch comse on when I press the switch on the dash illuminates green. It doesn't come on the display lights on the speedometer or come on when I press the buttons on the steering wheel .the brake lights work. Any ideas where to start appreciated HONDA 1999 V6 3.0L COUPE REG T781DBY thanks Ian. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted June 10, 2018 Administrators Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Hi Ian welcome to the club and sorry to hear you having trouble with your coupe, first off it could be the brake pedal switch, which works on 2 different circuits, one for the brake lights and the other circuit is for the cruise control and this part of the circuit can go bad despite the brake lights working. Alternatively could be the clock spring in the steering wheel, failing that it could be the unit itself or its cable? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted June 10, 2018 Moderators Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 Yep, I am with Hughezee on that one. An accord I had with the "dual" brake switch had this problem... Took the switch off and discovered the cruise part was duff... new brake switch solved the problem. Would suggest you start with that, it's easy !!...... maybe your mate has big feet and caught the brake switch connections??!!!!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted June 11, 2018 Moderators Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Hi Ian and welcome aboard! Does the gear shift position indicator still work ok? Sometimes the contacts in that switch mechanism for it get dirty with age and cause rough gear shifts/engagement and also don't light up the shift position on the dash. The same switch tells the various ECUs that the car is in D or any other ranges that cruise will work in - without that signal you won't have cruise control. If the shift position lights up on the dash, you can probably discount this as the fault and double-check that brake pedal switch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian stainsby Posted June 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 On 6/10/2018 at 9:58 PM, ian stainsby said: Good evening ,I have owned my accord for 3 years and this is the first fault I have had . After lending my car to friend it has come back with the cruise control not working . Any ideas please my cruise light switch comse on when I press the switch on the dash illuminates green. It doesn't come on the display lights on the speedometer or come on when I press the buttons on the steering wheel .the brake lights work. Any ideas where to start appreciated HONDA 1999 V6 3.0L COUPE REG T781DBY thanks Ian. Hi , thank you for all the info . I have bought a new brake light switch and will test the car as soon as my drivers seat is back from the upholstery. Regarding the gear shift indicator that has started doing what you said and will have to check , is this an easy job to tackle . I won't be lending my car to anyone again. thanks again for the help. ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted June 12, 2018 Moderators Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 1 minute ago, ian stainsby said: Regarding the gear shift indicator that has started doing what you said and will have to check Do you mean it is not lighting up each shift position as you move the lever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian stainsby Posted June 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 the dashboard lights to tell you which gear you are in are not always on . when I jiggle the auto shift they flicker and stop on and sometimes go off again . what you suggested regarding cleaning around the shifter area could be a good start is this easy to strip down. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted June 12, 2018 Moderators Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 I think this might well be your problem. Yours is the 3.0 V6 Accord Coupé isn't it? Mine was the previous gen and had a slightly different arrangement i think so hopefully Stu can fill in the blanks on the console trim removal etc. Once you get to the contacts on the switch, some contact cleaner should work. On the good side, it's fairly normal wear and tear and happens sooner or later so it's nothing your fiend has done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PTR200S Posted June 13, 2018 Moderators Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 9 hours ago, ian stainsby said: I have bought a new brake light switch and will test the car as soon as my drivers seat is back from the upholstery. Did you find fault with the brake switch then? The gear shift light problem is also apparent too so two faults ? Hopefully a good clean and contacts check will sort this as the Laird has said. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian stainsby Posted June 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 Hi , not been able to drive the car since fitting the brake light switch. My drivers seat is getting reupholstered the usual place has gone on the seat .will let you know but I think the gearshift light will be the problem . Hopefully easy enough to strip down . thanks for all the advice Ian. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted June 13, 2018 Moderators Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 If you can't drive it at the moment Ian, you could strip down the centre console round the gear lever and then find the switch alongside the lever that tells the ECU and the dashboard what position it's in. You could try some contact cleaner inside on the contacts or you could strip the switch down, clean the contacts with fine emery cloth and switch cleaner, smear some silicone grease on it to protect the contacts, reconnect and then test it. Switch the ignition on, leave the handbrake on and move the selector lever through all positions - the dashboard lights should light up accordingly. If all is good, switch the ignition off and box it all up as it was originally. Then when you get the seat refitted, you can give it the final road test to prove the cruise is now working again - or not as the case my be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted June 13, 2018 Administrators Report Share Posted June 13, 2018 2 hours ago, ian stainsby said: I think the gearshift light will be the problem . The selection switch is located on the left lower part transmission it's accessible when the N.S wheel is removed, its a sealed unit they are know fail from time to I have a spare one somewhere... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian stainsby Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 On 6/12/2018 at 11:02 PM, ian stainsby said: Hi , thank you for all the info . I have bought a new brake light switch and will test the car as soon as my drivers seat is back from the upholstery. Regarding the gear shift indicator that has started doing what you said and will have to check , is this an easy job to tackle . I won't be lending my car to anyone again. thanks again for the help. ian Good evening , just wanted to thank you for the advice regarding the cruise control cleaned the gear shift selector and now works a treat . Next job is to source some rear brake back plates as mine are just about shot. Thanks Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted July 22, 2018 Moderators Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 You're welcome Ian - glad it was something simple! The gear selector switch is an often-overlooked source of grief with cruise control. I think Stu sourced some rear bark back plates from the USA, possibly from Rock Auto but might be wrong - that's just a guess. With luck he'll be along soon and be able to give you the details. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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