# 2005 Ford Freestar cruise control doesn't work **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** cruise-control, ford, freestar\ **Created:** [May 16, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-freestar-cruise-control-doesnt-work/117532 "2018-05-16T22:10:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shari33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@Shari33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Shari33)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-freestar-cruise-control-doesnt-work/117532/1 "2018-05-16T22:10:35Z")
My cruise control has completely stopped working. It worked intermittently while on a 1500 mile road trip, but now won’t work at all. Is this typical of a 94k mile Ford minivan? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-freestar-cruise-control-doesnt-work/117532/2 "2018-05-21T15:49:58Z")
Take the vehicle for a drive. Place your left toe under the brake pedal and lift up on the brake pedal. Now try engaging the cruise control. If the cruise control works, there’s a problem with the brake light switch. Tester ---
**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-ford-freestar-cruise-control-doesnt-work/117532/3 "2018-05-21T16:01:30Z")
Check that your brake lights are working, especially the third (center) one. The cruise control on two of my care was disabled by a burned out center brakelight. Ed B.