# 2011 Subaru Forester - No cruise when warning lights illuminate **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** subaru\ **Created:** [February 17, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-forester-no-cruise-when-warning-lights-illuminate/189175 "2023-02-17T02:26:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wally56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Wally56](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Wally56)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-forester-no-cruise-when-warning-lights-illuminate/189175/1 "2023-02-17T02:26:58Z")
My cruise will not work when 3 different idiot lights freeze up. This is a known problem with Subaru’s. Any idea what the fix is? ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-forester-no-cruise-when-warning-lights-illuminate/189175/2 "2023-02-17T02:55:09Z")
You cannot use the cruise control when the engine ECU detects a malfunction, the cruise control is not the problem. Connect a scan tool to the diagnostic connector and read the fault codes in the PCM. ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-forester-no-cruise-when-warning-lights-illuminate/189175/3 "2023-02-18T01:51:46Z")
It’s a safety feature in case whatever is causing the CEL to light up could also cause runaway acceleration. That in turn lights up the brake warning light and the ABS warning light. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-forester-no-cruise-when-warning-lights-illuminate/189175/4 "2023-02-18T02:14:35Z")
OP says it’s a known problem online and in the Subaru community. So, elaborate. Sounds like he knows a lot about it. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-forester-no-cruise-when-warning-lights-illuminate/189175/5 "2023-02-18T02:19:45Z")
Simple. Fix the things causing the 3 error lights and the cruise will work again. Top Tip, when the Check Engine light comes on… Check the engine! ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 5:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-forester-no-cruise-when-warning-lights-illuminate/189175/6 "2023-02-18T05:32:33Z")
Known, but not a problem. Read my earlier post. Subarus are not the only vehicles that do this. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 10:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-forester-no-cruise-when-warning-lights-illuminate/189175/7 "2023-02-18T10:10:58Z")
> [@keith](#): > > Known, but not a problem ANY warning light needs to be addressed. That is why they are called idiot lights, only an idiot would ignore them. ---
**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 10:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-forester-no-cruise-when-warning-lights-illuminate/189175/8 "2023-02-18T10:33:47Z")
> [@Wally56](#): > > My cruise will not work when 3 different idiot lights freeze up. This is a known problem with Subaru’s. Any idea what the fix is? The reason it is so well a known “problem” is because that’s the way it is supposed to work, and is even mentioned somewhere in your manual. And the fix is ……. Wait for it…………wait for it………fix the reason(s) the dash warnings are coming on. ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-subaru-forester-no-cruise-when-warning-lights-illuminate/189175/9 "2023-02-18T20:13:08Z")
My bad. I meant for “not a problem” to mean the three lights coming on are not the problem. That is the way it is designed to work like that when there is an actual defect that needs attention. But I can see how it could have been interpreted to mean that nothing was wrong with the vehicle. Now @Wally56 , get the code read and report the actual code here and we can help you with that.